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BrianG · 04.07.2006, 10:52 AM

One thing I've noticed about pretty much any sub-C battery is that the label is a pretty thin plastic material, which also acts as an insulator. The whole "can" of the battery is the negative lead, so if batteries are side-by-side and the label is somehow worn or torn (the metal of the two cans are touching), you are effectively shorting out a cell.

I know you say you are using stick packs, but this could still be an issue. Not very likely though...

On the same thought, is there some type of plastic insulator made to seperate cells to prevent this? Some stick packs have this, but I've never seen anything for side-by-side packs.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.07.2006, 10:52 AM One thing I've noticed about pretty much any sub-C battery is that the label is a pretty thin plastic material, which also acts as an insulator. The whole "can" of the battery is the negative lead, so if batteries are side-by-side and the label is somehow worn or torn (the metal of the two cans are touching), you are effectively shorting out a cell. I know you say you are using stick packs, but this could still be an issue. Not very likely though... On the same thought, is there some type of plastic insulator made to seperate cells to prevent this? Some stick packs have this, but I've never seen anything for side-by-side packs.