Just thought I'd share this.
If you leave devices connected to a charger for long periods of time, gas bloating is quite a common problem with lithium batteries. I've had this happen a few times. I replaced the batteries twice on a 4G router, that I leave permanently on, but it wasn't long before the new batteries also failed.
An obvious solution would be to just power the device from the charger without the battery. Unfortunately, many devices won't work without a battery installed. However, it's worth searching the net for work arounds. I found several for my router. Some involved cannibalising the battery or soldering components. However, it turned out that there was a much easier solution; just cover the battery -ve terminal with some sticky tape*. This prevents the battery from charging (and ultimately bloating) but allows the device to work normally.
Hope this is of use to someone else.
* the battery has 4 terminals; taping over the -ve terminal doesn't affect the device but does stop the battery charging
If you leave devices connected to a charger for long periods of time, gas bloating is quite a common problem with lithium batteries. I've had this happen a few times. I replaced the batteries twice on a 4G router, that I leave permanently on, but it wasn't long before the new batteries also failed.
An obvious solution would be to just power the device from the charger without the battery. Unfortunately, many devices won't work without a battery installed. However, it's worth searching the net for work arounds. I found several for my router. Some involved cannibalising the battery or soldering components. However, it turned out that there was a much easier solution; just cover the battery -ve terminal with some sticky tape*. This prevents the battery from charging (and ultimately bloating) but allows the device to work normally.
Hope this is of use to someone else.
* the battery has 4 terminals; taping over the -ve terminal doesn't affect the device but does stop the battery charging
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