• 200ok@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Tl;Dr

    As the battery rests in a deep discharge state, the electrolyte breaks down, turns into gas, and the battery poofs up.

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      3 months ago

      I found this with my old PSP that I had stored away for years and pulled out one day for nostalgia purposes. Popped the battery cover off and it was all swollen like a balloon. It was quite a terrifying issue to have to deal with. Back in the old land of reddit, they even had a sub dedicated to this called r/spicypillows