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mistercrash · 06.05.2009, 09:54 AM

I'm not an expert on working with lipos, maybe Linc can chime in here and give pointers. The 4S packs I split were my first experience and it turned out good. First thing I thought about was my own safety and the safety of my family. I cleared my work table of anything flammable, just keeping the tools I would use for the job, I worked in my garage, close to the opened garage door. If something happened, I was ready to just swat whatever was on fire out the door and it would've fallen on the driveway. I previously cleared the driveway by parking the cars in the street. I had an ABC fire extinguisher at arm's reach, I used ''SureGrip'' gloves to protect my hands and goggles for my eyes.

The shrink wrap is easy to take off, hobby knife, scissors can be used to cut it. You just have to be very careful not to damage the wrapping of the cells, don't cut it, puncture it or anything. To split the cells I used a scrap piece of Lexan, a thick piece that is left when you trim a new body. I just made a rectangle and I sanded one edge I would use to round it out with no sharp edges and I used that to split the cells. I just worked it in slowly to break the adhesive and it worked very well.

The balancing tabs I used were these from Hobby King. I just cut off the female part and used the male.
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=8873

I was thinking of splitting my 3S packs as I only run 2S now so maybe I can take some picks while I'm doing it and I'll try to show how I make a CF part. I just have to find some time as I have been kind of busy lately.

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mistercrash Guelph, Canada, eh! Offline Posts: 1,083 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada	06.05.2009, 09:54 AM I'm not an expert on working with lipos, maybe Linc can chime in here and give pointers. The 4S packs I split were my first experience and it turned out good. First thing I thought about was my own safety and the safety of my family. I cleared my work table of anything flammable, just keeping the tools I would use for the job, I worked in my garage, close to the opened garage door. If something happened, I was ready to just swat whatever was on fire out the door and it would've fallen on the driveway. I previously cleared the driveway by parking the cars in the street. I had an ABC fire extinguisher at arm's reach, I used ''SureGrip'' gloves to protect my hands and goggles for my eyes. The shrink wrap is easy to take off, hobby knife, scissors can be used to cut it. You just have to be very careful not to damage the wrapping of the cells, don't cut it, puncture it or anything. To split the cells I used a scrap piece of Lexan, a thick piece that is left when you trim a new body. I just made a rectangle and I sanded one edge I would use to round it out with no sharp edges and I used that to split the cells. I just worked it in slowly to break the adhesive and it worked very well. The balancing tabs I used were these from Hobby King. I just cut off the female part and used the male. http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=8873 I was thinking of splitting my 3S packs as I only run 2S now so maybe I can take some picks while I'm doing it and I'll try to show how I make a CF part. I just have to find some time as I have been kind of busy lately. No brain, no headaches.