R/C Tech Forums - View Single Post - Team Orion 3200mAh Race Spec LiPo
View Single Post
Old 09-30-2007, 08:23 PM
  #1652  
billjacobs
Tech Master
iTrader: (65)
 
billjacobs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 1,415
Trader Rating: 65 (100%+)
Default plugged in pack and motor spinned up, not turned on

This will happen if the pack is plugged in backwords, +->- and -->+. You are in a sense overloading then bypassing the speedo and giving power to the motor. I have seen this happen a few times with nimh batteries. There is no smoke and the motor spins up. In a novak esc, it can stand the condition for about 1-2 seconds, then the speedo is toast. It is very easy to hook the wires up backwords in a 3200 lipo pack, so please be very careful and always double check.
billjacobs is offline