whitesox350z

my battery pack on my t4 keeps getting REALLY hot when i take it out of the truck after running it, and it smells like..smoke im guessing that there is a looses connection inside the battery, does anybody know how to check? i took the plastic cover thing off and the cells are wrapped in 2 solid pieces of cardboard...

thanks

raz54

If the battery is getting hot (not warm) it's because some thing is drawing too much power from it. Make sure your motor turns easy and there is no binding in the axles, bearings, and trany and wheels.

LiL Richy

It could be the connector, mine would get soo hot, so i made it so the wires in the connectors make more contact.

If you want you could get deans and it shouldnt do it if thats the problem.

guver

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that is typical of the generic cardboard cells. If truck is stock they will be fine for awhile. If hopped uip then they will get hotter. Or are you running in grass?

what is the runtime and the capacity of battery?

whitesox350z

well i was going to get new cells anyways, i just upgraded to a speed gems 17t motor and a tekin 411p esc about 3 months ago
they're 1500 nicd cells and one pack gets hot, but the other doesn't
im lookin at the ib4200 cells on tower for like $40, i'd prolly get 2 and then a duratrax pulse charger

edit-- and the run time is about 7 minutes, then the motor loses power slowly and to turn i have to let off the throttle

whitesox350z

oh, and one other question

how do i get the wire off the tamiya connector if i convert to deans? do i just have to cut it off?
and should i put the male's on the battery or the esc/charger??