Well when the pack is on charge, and it starts bleeping to say it has peaked, the cells are warm, but nothing like hot, they are just warm to touch.
The battery connector didn't melt, as i unplugged it without problem, and I don't recall it actually feeling hot either.
Are these the deans connectors you mean? (and matching sockets)
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.ph...n&ItemID=11418
At this stage while I am getting acquainted again with RC cars, and getting practice so as to be good enough to entertain the notion of club racing, my budget is a little restricted.
All that said, my mate was chucking his hotshot around for 10+ minutes with the same battery pack as I have, and the same charger. He has a different motor and ESC though, so I know it must be something to do with my car setup logically.
One thing I did wonder is how best to 'waterproof' the motor connectes, as quite a bit of water ended up splashed around, which I don't think helped my cause much.
I have much to learn!
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by jimmy
Well I can tell you the connectors on that battery absolutely cannot handle anything as fast as a 12 turn motor - not even close!
If they aren't very hot and losing lots of power - then they are already terminally melted and fused together!  Just remember to take some scissors with you and cut one lead at a time! 
If you want similar function then DEANS style connectors are the best option - they work in a similar way and won't melt.
I've no idea what the cells are tbh, if you want stick sport packs like this it's best to get some brand name cells you can recognise as these could be anything. The cells (and of course the connector) are probably the culprits.
The charger - not sure tbh. You're best with even a cheap 2nd hand charger off here over the one you showed - maybe it's OK but it just doesn't look like it has all the settings you might require (low cutoff for the nimh for example) but if the cells aren't getting too hot whilst charging then it should be OK - unless it's false peaking and the cells are still cold / hence your run time??? |