I have heard that when a lipo is shorted even for an instant the are f....ed up. Thats the only thing I'm scared of ....ruining one of my packs otherwise I would try one of these things. Anyway let us know if your battery pack stops working ok thanks. Also you can get the smell off your truck by setting it in front of a de-ionizer (or a negetive ion generator) for a few hours...it deadens the oder molecules. I know because I bought a rare leather holloween mask from the ukraine and it smells like cigarette smoke so bad I almost gagged going near it....it works.