20-02-2010, 05:04 PM
Hi guys, just noticed this warning on the San Diego Wingmasters website.
http://sdwingmasters.com
LiPo Battery Warning!
by David Peterson
I recently purchased a 4 Cell Rhino LiPo from Hobby King. After hooking everything up I got a direct short. Turned out that the output leads from the battery were crossed (+ red was ground) (- black was hot). This was probably a one time fluke, but you might want to put a notice in the newsletter to check newly purchased battery output leads for correctness. Might save someone a destroyed ESC.
It only takes a couple of seconds to double check. - John C.
http://sdwingmasters.com
LiPo Battery Warning!
by David Peterson
I recently purchased a 4 Cell Rhino LiPo from Hobby King. After hooking everything up I got a direct short. Turned out that the output leads from the battery were crossed (+ red was ground) (- black was hot). This was probably a one time fluke, but you might want to put a notice in the newsletter to check newly purchased battery output leads for correctness. Might save someone a destroyed ESC.
It only takes a couple of seconds to double check. - John C.