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Old 02-02-2013 | 06:51 PM
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Postma
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Default LiPO Repair Advice

The other night, I had a head on collision with a younger kid driving the wrong way around the track. My buggy was completely undamaged but my, five run old, LiPO didn't make it out so well. After splitting the hard-case, it looks like the tab broke off of the positive terminal of the battery. It's a Turnigy battery, so it wasn't very expensive, but having to toss it after five runs would suck...

I've done some searching on repairing LiPO's and it looks like they can be repaired in some cases. I'm not sure if I could repair it in this case, so I'm turning to you guys for advice. Can I just solder the positive side back onto the metal piece sticking out of the battery? Anything I need to look out for, when re-soldering? (I know, try to not short the battery out!) How much heat can these things take?

Thanks for any help!
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