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norcrawler · 07-23-2008, 01:17 AM

and on accident reversed the deans on my battery,went to plug it in to my esc, and the esc just smoked.
then i put a meter to my batts and they said 00.052 or sumthin
now they read 8.1 sumthin.

is my battery toast you think?
so frustrating seeing how i just got my whole thing built and didnt even get to drive it that much.

j33pownr · 07-23-2008, 05:19 AM

You didnt say what type of battery you had. Although I would guess its still ok but that s**** about the ESC.

norcrawler · 07-23-2008, 12:47 PM

its a 6 cell gp matched pack. someone plese help me out.

to see if i need a new batt.
i already ordered a tekin rebel 2

Spot(T) · 07-23-2008, 06:10 PM

Reversed polarity should not harm the battery pack if you only connected the pack to the esc since the battery will be providing the power. Your ESC is mostlikly toasted.
BUT did you replace a battery connector on a fully charged battery? That is not a good idea as a small mishap while working on the battery can lead to serious injury or fire.

A 8.1 Volts on a 6 cell pack is normal and idicates that there is some charge in it.

Yours
Spot(T)

asmith3 · 07-24-2008, 08:20 AM

If you had the wires switched going to the esc it could fry it. Thats sounds like what happened. When you get the new esc just make sure to follow the directions to what color goes where.

norcrawler · 07-24-2008, 01:44 PM

ya it was just a dumass mistake on my part.
but when soldering, the leads touched a tiny bit for a split second.they still read around 8 volts tho
woo! got my rebel 2 for 40 bucks on ebay!!
lol

07-23-2008, 01:17 AM	#1
norcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ov, sacramento Posts: 198	so i rewired my esc and batt and on accident reversed the deans on my battery,went to plug it in to my esc, and the esc just smoked. then i put a meter to my batts and they said 00.052 or sumthin now they read 8.1 sumthin. is my battery toast you think? so frustrating seeing how i just got my whole thing built and didnt even get to drive it that much. Last edited by norcrawler; 07-23-2008 at 02:10 AM.

07-23-2008, 05:19 AM	#2
j33pownr Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: ncrccrawlers.com Posts: 216	You didnt say what type of battery you had. Although I would guess its still ok but that s**** about the ESC.

07-23-2008, 12:47 PM	#3
norcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ov, sacramento Posts: 198	its a 6 cell gp matched pack. someone plese help me out. to see if i need a new batt. i already ordered a tekin rebel 2

07-23-2008, 06:10 PM	#4
Spot(T) Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Iceland Posts: 17	Reversed polarity should not harm the battery pack if you only connected the pack to the esc since the battery will be providing the power. Your ESC is mostlikly toasted. BUT did you replace a battery connector on a fully charged battery? That is not a good idea as a small mishap while working on the battery can lead to serious injury or fire. A 8.1 Volts on a 6 cell pack is normal and idicates that there is some charge in it. Yours Spot(T)

07-24-2008, 08:20 AM	#5
asmith3 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dearborn Posts: 2	If you had the wires switched going to the esc it could fry it. Thats sounds like what happened. When you get the new esc just make sure to follow the directions to what color goes where.

07-24-2008, 01:44 PM	#6
norcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ov, sacramento Posts: 198	ya it was just a dumass mistake on my part. but when soldering, the leads touched a tiny bit for a split second.they still read around 8 volts tho woo! got my rebel 2 for 40 bucks on ebay!! lol

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