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zonks
 
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smoking batteries

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First time soldering an electronics project. Trying the Minty boost kit. My batteries started smoking within seconds of install. What did I do wrong? I had to throw it in a snowbank to cool it down to get the batteries out. Will I be able to remove all the solder and try again? Or is something faulty in my kit. Everything seems to be pointing the right way but my solder joints aren't the prettiest.

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Please post some photos of the front and back of the board and we'll take a look.

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Re: smoking batteries

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Batteries will get real hot if they are shorted.

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