Damaged battery?

[Jvalles95]

So my friend gave me his mech mod and battery but i have a feeling the battery might be damaged since i remember he had it in backwards one time, would putting it in backwards damage the battery?

 

[Wraith504]

So my friend gave me his mech mod and battery but i have a feeling the battery might be damaged since i remember he had it in backwards one time, would putting it in backwards damage the battery?

batteries are cheap enough to be safe and buy new ones.

 

[Sgt.Rock]

Putting a battery in a mech backwards means nothing as far as damages are concerned...Not good/safe practice but certainly not harmful to the battery unless it shorted out and melted down.

If the battery shows 4.1-4.2 when fully charged you're good to go.

 

[K_Tech]

Putting a battery in a mech backwards means nothing as far as damages are concerned...Not good/safe practice but certainly not harmful to the battery unless it shorted out and melted down.

If the battery shows 4.1-4.2 when fully charged you're good to go.

^^This.

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[Baditude]

It does nothing harmful to the battery or a mechanical mod. However, putting a battery in backwards if using a Kick in a mechanical mod, will fry the electronics of the Kick. The Kick does not have reverse polarity protection.

The majority of regulated mods have built-in reverse polarity protection. Check your owners manual or with your vendor's website to see if it is protected for this incidence.