Got my first HK,Turnigy Lipos. Doesn't look good....

Well, I guess...I dunno what to think. Do I even dare/bother hooking it up or even trying to return it or did I spend $91 on nothing and learned a valuable lesson or what? Damnit..... i just wanna drive my Flux. So much for good first impressions thats fot sure, this blows hard.

[PBO]

Is it puffed or just an irregular shape?

[Nard Cox]

The left one doesn't look very happy. Does it feel soft?

Try to charge and discharge them with your charger and keep a close eye on them.

[TexasSP]

That could be heat expansion. Quit the hand wringing and run your truck. A puffed cell puffs a lot, not a little when damaged. Seriously, go to the doctor, get prescribed some Valium, drive your truck, and have fun.

[sikeston34m]

What do the cell voltages read?

[PBO]

What does the LHS think? they'll be doing the soldering right?

Well, its easy to squeeze, doesn't take much pressure and if I press hard enough, I can feel firm cells beneath the cushy wrap.

Originally Posted by PBO

What does the LHS think? they'll be doing the soldering right?

The guys gone on an emergency so I actually and went and picked up stuff to solder everything myself

I need to get deans on it first before I can check voltages. I just got my Thunderpower AC6 in as well, but the instructions suck major ass.

[PBO]

Step1: solder plug/bullets on

Step2: charge

Step3: insert into vehicle

Step4: run

[PBO]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

I just got my Thunderpower AC6 in as well, but the instructions suck major ass.

They're not quite intuitive are they...hang in there, it's worth using

[rawfuls]

I received two of the exact same lipos as you, instead of one being slightly puffed, both are.
Cell voltages checked out, I charged, discharged, cycled at least 3 times, everything checked out perfectly.

Ran my trucks flawlessly.

When it starts to flame, then start worrying, til then, don't worry about it!
LiPos are built hard, I know Mike (eovnuwhatever) has a humungous puffed lipo he bashes like crazy.

[bruce750i]

Bummer Frezzy! I got one a little more puffed than that one. "Costumer service" requested pictures and still wanted me to send it back. Same cell type and config. Cells were balanced so I threw it in my lipo sack(coffee can) and charged it up. No change in size, I have yet to discharge it although. I feel ya, what can you do with the one good non puffed cell?

[Bondonutz]

Sorry to see your first HK purchase look like that, hopefully it'll be OK ?

Wonder if theres a RCM record for most threads started by one member in a week ?

[reno911]

Run it already.