Voltage gains vs weight = run time?

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by starscream

8S has been my standard for a while now. I run 8S Apogee 2200's and the 12S sentilon which gets me around 25 minutes in my MBX5T on a small track. I've never felt voltage from any pack and really haven't worried about a dead short. This weekend, like a complete idiot, I connected my 2 4S apogee packs together. There was a small pop on the black powerpole connectors and both sides of the connectors seemed like they latched to one aother as if they were mangetically pulled together. I immediatly pulled them apart and saw no signs of puffing nor any noticable heat. Anyway, I guess all things come with risk, you just have to take the needed caution not to kill yourself
I'm not sure how much damage I did to my packs but they still work, for now anyway...

Note to self: when connecting battery leads to RC you MUST be fully awake and sober

If your not awake... THAT will sure wake you up.