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  1. MedeHawn

    Rig Mod Explodes

    The threads bled out on the bottom from the pressure (thin copper threads) whereas the top was thicker (so I'm told) The employee doing it I have never seen install a battery upside down, and (I wasn't there) from what witnesses told me the battery also shot out.
  2. MedeHawn

    Rig Mod Explodes

    So it seems everyone here already agrees it was a short not the build? Wow, unexpectedly quick. Robert I don't know for sure the battery didn't survive.
  3. MedeHawn

    Rig Mod Explodes

    New MXJO Half-Wrap 20A Cont.
  4. MedeHawn

    Rig Mod Explodes

    Sorry I missed something, when he fired it he had the chuff cap and sleeve off, and said he hit the button twice, the second time being when it exploded the instant he pressed it down with nothing getting hot or warm. That there was a short of some kind. Not that a .17 is dangerously low and...
  5. MedeHawn

    Rig Mod Explodes

    So my local community has been up in arms lately due to a tube exploding. I'll fill you in on the details as I understand them and have been verified by multiple people close the the explosion. Day of a cloud comp, local shop is hosting three comps one of which is a .1 Tube Class. A few hours...