sparkplug1288j

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I have a gtb with 3.5 and I was using a venom 3300. I jsut got done charging the battery and put it in the car. I made one pass and the battery exploded. This is a brand new battery used 1 other time. Why did it explode.

_pilot_

You need to run quality cells when running a 3.5, either IB or EP cells (and lipo). Venom cells won't hold up to that much amp draw.

air8

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That Venom was a sport pack right? The matched cells are built for something like a 3.5, but the sport/stick packs aren't made for that kind of power. Is anything else ok?

TheTurtleMan

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The Venom batteries are about as low end as you can get.

OG RC 10T

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Novak GTB with 3.5 Racing Motor $265

Venom 3300mah stick pack $35

Watching your buddies RC explode - Priceless

OG RC 10T

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Sorry I couldnt resist, all of those damn master card holiday commercials.


Seriously though, the 3.5 is one of the fastest, hottest motor out there. Venom batteries are one of the cheapest batteries / cells out there.

They just cant handle the draw that the 3.5 pulls. This caused the cells to way over heat, and blow up.

When running a high end motor, you need a high end battery. If you upgrade to lipo or high end matched cells, this wont happen a second time.

Good luck, and sorry about the wise crack above.

Jason Pelletier

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A Nimh battery blew up last night in the pits, Sounded like a gunshot !

I was racing and was like WTF was that ! I stopped turned around and then it caught on fire. Some nice madness to watch. Cost me a 43 second lap ..... about 2.5 laps finished second. Lipo fires will be interesting to say the least.

BuggyKing

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Wat amps r y chargin cells at. Also wat charger r u using. I highly recommend the EP 4200's cells for racing.

joe of loath

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i had 8 go off in my garage. i accidentally plugged my batteries into the wrong channel on the PSU. it was meant to be 12v 300mah, i plugged it into 16v 5a. not pretty.

Cain

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got pics of the aftermath?

Bigfeet

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I had a similar experience with a venom pack. I built a dual mamba 5700 4x4rustler/pede and after one pass battery blew, sounded like a gunshot. Changed to a 2s Lipo or a quality nimh pack and it solved the problem. And yes the truck is stupid fast!

crazy4wdracer

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You can run the hottest motor made but if you don't have the batteries to back it up then it won't be so hot.

Jason Pelletier

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It wasn't my battery, I was racing and it happened to somebody in the pits (Pits are located behind and below the drivers stand). I still don't know what happened but i am definitly sure it's a violent situation if your battery fails.

air8

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Yes it is. Small gunshots is about the best desription. Or a large firecracker. We had a large race a month ago with like 100 entries or something. A couple high up sponsored AE and Losi drivers too. Big Dogs. Anyways, there was a total of 5 different people that had batteries blow up. None blew up in the vehicles though. They were in the pits. When mine went it was charging (6.5) amps. I know two had just been discharged on trays and were awaiting to be charged when they went. Not sure about the other two. No injuries though.

joe of loath

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muffled shotgun shells. thats what i heard...