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Connect the red wire or the black wire first on battery?

Old 04-06-2013, 11:17 AM
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Hey,

Do I connect the "red" wire or the "black" wire first when plugging my esc into the battery pack?

I did red wire first and then when I went to plug in the black wire it sparked for a second. Startled me and then I was concerned that I would short something out.

Suggestions?

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Old 04-06-2013, 11:28 AM
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I plug the negative in first, then positive. No spark.
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Old 04-06-2013, 03:21 PM
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I've had it spark both ways.
It doesn't hurt anything.
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Old 04-06-2013, 04:15 PM
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It's charging the power cap that most ESCs have on the input. It’s startling at first but after a while you hardly notice it.
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