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Old 05-27-2013 | 10:59 AM
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Stupidly I plugged my bullet plugs in backwards to my battiery and I think it fried my tekin rs. And my question is do any of you guys know what I can do as fare as sending it back to get fixed and how much they charge?
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Old 05-27-2013 | 01:38 PM
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Is it actually dead? as someone at my local club did this the other night and it had only blown the cap.
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Old 05-27-2013 | 02:31 PM
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Is it actually dead? as someone at my local club did this the other night and it had only blown the cap.
Ya it's showing the fault light that it needs repairing
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Old 05-27-2013 | 02:43 PM
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Yeah reverse usually kills them. A very brief tap can blow the cap without killing the esc but only the briefest of taps. Tekin will repair or replace it but I have no idea what it costs.
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Old 05-27-2013 | 04:29 PM
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Its usually around $70 i think.
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Old 05-27-2013 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Madman1
Stupidly I plugged my bullet plugs in backwards to my battiery and I think it fried my tekin rs. And my question is do any of you guys know what I can do as fare as sending it back to get fixed and how much they charge?
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Worst case is $97 plus S/H for new RS Gen 2
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Old 05-27-2013 | 04:45 PM
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I use red model paint on the positive terminal markings on all my batteries since my son did this to his Novak before. I always use a red identifier on the positive esc lead too. Red to Red helps.
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Old 06-07-2013 | 05:30 PM
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I did this once and it shorted the battery not the SC.
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Old 06-09-2013 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Barber
I did this once and it shorted the battery not the SC.
Same here.
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Old 06-09-2013 | 10:02 PM
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I cut the wires so one side wont reach the other.
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Old 06-11-2013 | 11:59 AM
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That's exactly what I do
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