MMM V3 Dead Short on Lipo!

[SpEEdyBL]

If the capacitors are at 0 volts, and you plug in a 5s pack, YOU WILL see a decent spark. That's normal, but usually the second time you try to plug it in there is no spark. Maybe there is just low enough resistance so that the capacitor drains rather quickly on its own and will always cause a spark every time you plug a pack in. Or maybe castle just decided to use mega capacitors on the V3s. Lol

[jhautz]

No... It wasnt a normal spark. Trust me Ive plugged in more than my share of these things in my day. lol It was huge crack like when you accidnetally short a lipo. It melted the ends of the deans plug. It was like an arc welder not capacitor spark.



The fact that it works now is the thing thats totally freaky to me.