Battery and receiver troubles

[Deveshin]

I jut got my LiPo battery in the mail today. My dad and I were trying to hook it up to the receiver and it simply would not fit. In trying to get it to fit we unwittingly turned to connector around and fried the receiver. Because of the way the battery plug is, it won't fit in the right way. I was wondering if it's a smart idea to shave down the battery connector or cut the plastic edge of the receiver to make it fit. I don't want to fry the next receiver that I ordered. So I need some advise. (I have seen the LiPo safety videos and I made sure the battery isn't ruined, I know basic LiPo safety.)

 

[notreallyme]

what size lipo is it? unless it is single cell you can't plug it straight to the receiver which is why you are having issues. the receiver can only take about 5v you need to plug the battery to the esc(for the built in bec) and the esc to the receiver or to a external bec to power the receiver.

 

[RAM]

It sounds like you tried to connect the batteries balance plug to the receiver. That won't work. You need a BEC or an ESC with built in BEC to do it correctly.

BEC takes the battery voltage and lowers it to a safe voltage for your servos and receiver.

 

[PhenomPilot]

What they mean. Typically the battery is plugged into the esc and it powers the both the motor and receiver (which in turn powers the servos). The ubec or bec in the esc is what drops the voltage from the lipo down to 5v for the receiver and servo.

If you mistakenly got an OPTO esc, then it will only power the motor since it doesn't have a Bec. OPTOs are used in quads or aircraft where a rx battery or separate Bec is used.

Never plug a lipo directly into the rx unless you specifically know the rx and servos can handle the voltage. Gas planes usually sometimes have the batteries plugged into the rx but they are usually a lower voltage nicad.