[MTBikerTim]

I did much worse then that last night. I ordered a 3s lipo and a vxl rustler for a friend and last night we got it and soldered all the deans plugs to it. Soldering the deans plug to the esc was a bit of a challenge as the esc was in the car still but we did it. Everything was OK until we went to program the esc and I plugged the battery into it. Buzz, burning smell, crap. I unplugged the battery as quickly as I could but the damage had been done. While burning my fingers trying to solder the 12gauge esc wire to the deans plug I got mixed up and soldered it the wrong way. The VXL esc is toast and i'm pretty sure the battery is too (melted battery shrink wrap). Looking at the form it looks like the repair cost for the esc will be $45 plus international shipping. The battery was a protek and I am hoping that amain will be nice to me and cover it under their crash protection guarantee and I can get another for half price. It will still be an expensive mistake though, one I won't make again.