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tclarson1 Not that this matters but I used to be big into RC hobby years ago. We used lipo and li ion all the time . We would see batts do this and it was because of a short in the pack. The battery is literally shorting and sucking itself down instantly. That's also why it's hard to charge because as it's charging it's shorting and discharging. That is so dangerous. I would turn off and return immediately. It's not if but when that thing melts . Sorry for your problem that stinks
Ding ding ding
This may or may not be related to the recall problem, but internal battery shorts do happen on occasion. This is why you see a drastic drop with a lot of heat, but no sign of heavy app usage (even at full power, the processor wouldn't cause this steep of a drop anyway).