Depuffing a lipo. ...wait what?

[sikeston34m]

It is very important to work on the very edge of the cell if you are going to attempt this.

Everyone knows what happens during a puncture of the layers. The cell goes up in flames and smoke. Don't burn your house down.

Don't do this inside of ANY building, in case something goes wrong!

If you don't believe this, take a lipo outside and shoot it with a BB Gun.

Using something NON-conductive like a tooth pick is the smart thing to do.

Actually the puff itself will make the cell Not perform. It promotes layer seperation.

The pressure the heat shrink exerts on the cells is beneficial to the pack.

Puffing pushes back against this, leaving open space for layer seperation.

It is the layers touching each other that makes the cell work in the first place.

One other note: I noticed someone said this gas was toxic.

No it isn't. But it is very flammable. It is Hydrogen Gas.