Hi All,
So my contribution to the "Dumbest thing i've done this week" is as follows:
I was about to charge up 3 x 2200 batteries via a parallel charging board and unfortunately misaligned the balance leads (put the first one correctly into the 3S port, but put the second one into the 4S port such that the ground of the second battery was directly connected to a positive lead on one of the cells from the first battery). Result was a 24 gauge wire trying to cope with a rather large current surge! Needless to say it didn't go well!!!
So my resulting question to those that have more experience than i .... is it safe to try and replace the balance lead on the affected battery? Or should i simply discharge the battery and dispose of it?
Is there any risk that i've damaged the cell/cells or is it likely to have just affected the balance leads?
It's only a $12 battery and replacements are already enroute but i figured if it was a relatively straight forward fix, and a relatively safe one for future use, then i'd buy new leads and do a little DIY.
Anybody got an opinion?
Thanks
Peter