RE: Throttle servos frying - cause unknown
6.7v is low for a fully charged LiFe, but 7.4 is dead on. Did the lower voltage test have any substantial load on the pack? I would expect a voltage difference if you are comparing loaded vs. unloaded. I might also suspect your battery connector given that you saw the same phenomenon by testing just the battery by itself. Of course, you could also be right that it's a bad meter.