SYAC: "Potting, which uses a hardening resin poured between cells to isolate them from each other and the environment, can mitigate the two biggest factors resulting in fires: corrosion and physical damage."
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Actually: makes them non repairable, hard or impossible to recycle, and inscrutable so you can put anything inside like a counter that kills the battery once it's past the warranty and a reasonable life but still likely to buy a replacement instead of changing brands.
Those are good points, I wouldn't put it past a lot of these companies to pull shady shit given the opportunity to make more money.
Sounds like it would make repairing batteries harder unfortunately.
Interesting render.
Just an AI pic based on the title probably. The article never mentions DIY battery modifications, but the title kind of suggests it.
I was fortunate to switch to Grin's LiGo potted batteries a few years ago. They're spectacular not only because they're potted but also because they have per-cell balancing and monitoring.