Split second lipo short !

[Dandare]

I'm so annoyed at myself, lol :cry:

Bought 2 new hard case 5000Mah 40c stick packs today, whilst connecting one to my charger i stupidly connected the charge/balance lead to the battery 1st, then before i'd connected the other end into the charger allowed the lead's + & - to touch, it was a fraction of a second but i still heard it. No other symptoms, no heat, smoke etc. I decided to charge it up whilst keeping a watchful eye, it was 7.7v when i started (from the shop) & it finished at 8.41v. No swelling or indication of damage.

Have i got away with it or is it now doomed ?

[(off)roadrunner]

should be fine happens more often than you'd think to people,

[slowjun]

for high capcity Lipo, that would be ok, just think of it as a sudden burst of throttle, but for those tx batts, that will tell the end of it. as i have busted 3 tx batts already... huhuhuhuh

[dale]

Lots of us have been there and done this, you should be fine, big Lipos do seem pretty durable.

[DavidAMS]

did the exact same thing the other day to almost the same lipos and no problems noticed.

atleast i will never do that again..its a learning curve :thumbsup:

[Big G]

my balance leads are black and I accidentally connected the neg 1st and then the pos thinking the neg was the balance connection lol.

pack seems fine

[VillageIdiot]

you should try doing it with 14.8v setup, my arse whistled :woot:

[chris_dono]

I've done it on a 2S lipo in the car.. caps got a little hot and heatshrink began to melt before I removed the lead... everything fine.

[Dandare]

Cool, those comments have put my mind at rest :thumbsup: (goes home to find house burnt down, lol)

I've marked the battery that shorted as i bought 2 together so i'll keep my eye on it to make sure it behaves for a while.

Cheers.

[Cardnim]

you should try doing it with 14.8v setup, my arse whistled :woot:

lol. brilliant.
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[VillageIdiot]

lol. brilliant.
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

you think im jokin the bang was huge and the bananna plug shattered :blush:

[Cardnim]

you think im jokin the bang was huge and the bananna plug shattered :blush:

but its where that banana plug had to be surgically removed from thats the real story :p

[VillageIdiot]

I enjoy a good buzz :p

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6679432949_e7a13725ef_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66027296@N05/6679432949/)


not the best but here you go.

[JonyNitro]

you think im jokin the bang was huge and the bananna plug shattered :blush:

I will top that I did it on 14s:D everything is fine

[dodgydiy]

try letting the ends touch on 22.2V, i did it when unplugging pack from my 1/8, 6mm corally style connector virtually evaporated, was seeing white spots for ages!!

[racingdwarf]

LOL must have made you jump mate:lol:

I shorted my 6cell pack for my T-rex500 through my side cutters some time ago,was changing the connectors,cut one wire at a time,but the + touched the cutter as I was doing the - side...made me jump about 3ft out of my seat with fright:lol:,now have big burn mark in side cutters, pack was fine tho