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Melting insulation

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:20 am
by stone7223
Has anyone ever had the insulation melt off of a brand new NIMH battery after one charge and use?

Re: Melting insulation

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:43 am
by drbelleville
How did you charge it, what size battery? what charger?

Re: Melting insulation

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:04 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
stone7223 wrote:Has anyone ever had the insulation melt off of a brand new NIMH battery after one charge and use?
Sounds like a connector issue. What kind of connectors are you running? What esc and motor? It sounds like the esc/motor combo is drawing more power than the connector can safely provide and is causing heat to back up into the battery wires. Need a little more info to give a definite answer though.