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blew out my zz....

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 6:25 pm
by ziprc
erk.....my 3rd zz. tried some weird stuff and i overcharged and killed it. see cuz i made a standalone, and i wanted to test if it would work. i dindt finish my dual cell yet, so i put my single on it, and wahddya know, 2 of the copper wires (im assuming the forward ones, since that's the direction i tried before it fried) are now BLACK. it's like marvins magic drawing board. gold to black! woppeee. now i have an excuse to get a new zz and go to RS for some supplies. oh well, at least i know my charger puts out alot. it's just the zz charger base directly connected to the zz AAA battery compartemnt.

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 6:34 pm
by CaboWabo
good way to look at it..
it's not a loss, it's an opportunity! lol

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:28 pm
by ziprc
picked up a maza rx-8 half an hour before closing. woopersnapperdedoo. i think i have like 5 batteries now. think i should dual cell :P ?

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 12:41 am
by crazydave
Sorry to hear about your loss, but cool you got the RX-8. I just grabbed me a 350z tonight.

I hafta say. It seems like the #1 cause of bit death is overcharging. Be careful guys, and don't drink and drive. :grin:

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:33 am
by ziprc
well...i got a working dualcell, but i had charging problems and stuff happened. long story short, i popped 4 fricken batteries rofl. anyone know if ratshack carries zip batts? im gonna go next week if they don't, pick up layman batts

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:47 am
by hogjowlz
what the heck are you charging with? ive never damaged a battery.

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:20 pm
by ziprc
well it wasnt really the chargers fault. i realized somethign might be wrong with my batt. circuitry, so i undid the soldering and the second solder process popped them. BUT...just like last time i picked up a gold civic off a friend, mint for 8 dollas, 2 homies clowns (the one in the stripes and the scary teeth), and 2 regular homies (girl with hair in the front pointed up and the guy with hands in pockets). GOOD DAY LADIES AND GENTS!

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:34 pm
by hogjowlz
remember. + goes to - goes to + goes to -