Such a stupid newb move!!
So i'm assembling my quadcopter, I think i'm already to calibrate ESC, when I connect the battery all of a sudden all four ESC's are smoking. I got the battery disconnected quickly after that. The LiPo was warm but not hot.
I tracked down the problem to soldering the yellow battery connector on backwards. At this point i'm reregistering my complaint, I hope the assembly literature gets updated. The yellow connector has its - centered on a parting line so it looks alot like a + sign. It took some close inspection to figure out what I did. Now i'm out $75 before i even started.
So my real question is, how do I tell if the LiPo is safe? The charger has it at 11.8 volts, pretty well balanced. it smells a little funny, but i never smelled it before so it could be the plastics. I have it chilling out in a a charging bag right now. Should I dispose of it? keep using it?
Thanks, and hello for the first time
Jonathan
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Maybe we should add this to the instructions as a check list (NASA avoids human error by doing this) that helps double check the assembly to avoid potential mistakes.
As for the battery, if you can do a discharge / charge cycle ok the only outcome maybe a slightly shorter lifespan for the battery.
If the LiPo doesn't show any bulging, I would do a balanced discharge then recharge.