Originally Posted by
Dasupacat1
Damn I just got a new 4 cell match trinity 4cell IB4200 and soldered it up. Today I went to equalize before charging and my DPD read no voltage on the 2nd cell. I confirmed with my dig. voltmeter. This sucks.
Originally Posted by
Dasupacat1
Well. I made a big mistake and bought a Trinity 6C Team pack. To my suprise I found another dead cell at 0.0v.
Originally Posted by
Dasupacat1
They were IB's. i got them from a gent here on the forum. They were sealed.
I think the point is being missed. Dasupacat1 has said in both cases that these were brand new packs. Several people have replied with the 'proper' way to charge, discharge, cycle or store these cells, but none of that applies to this situation. The cells were dead when he purchased them. There was no charging, discharging or cycling involved before he discovered the dead cells, except by the factory or the matcher. A few others have basically said that's the way these 4200's are, just accept it. I would expect that rate of failure if I could buy the pack for $10. It just seems backward to me to be expected to accept a certain amount of failure when paying top dollar.