So I just killed my lipo pack...what to do now?

[Finnster]

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That pretty much sums it up. I was out bashing around this wkend, had a gerat time and brought the truck back w/ an empty batt. Everything was turned off, but I forgot to unplug the 4S. Well, went to go charge the pack last nite, hooked it to the balancer.. nothing, its a 2*2S pack, so tried the other...nada. Um, thought balancer maybe got jacked up, plugged into charger to see voltage, ect.... 1.5V on a 2s pack....dammit. Same w. other.

What I think happened is that the BEC is not switched and so stayed on. Nothing was really drawing current, but the pack was flat, so even a few 100 mah over a couple days killed the voltage.


What should I do w/ the pack now? Its toast obviously. I've heard soaking in salt water 1st then they can be safely trashed? What a waste...

Making me consider the A123s now, as they are stupidity-resistant. How are people wiring a 5s2P pack? I can mod my batt tray slightly to accomodate a 52mm width (was made to fit a TrueRC 50mm pack,) but I'm not sure on the length. I can do ~170mm w/o change it around too much. A 4S2P would fit then, just not sure how to do a 5S2P, which is the voltage I'd really like.

???