Valence Battery teardown

A failed attempt at disassembling the coveted Valence Lithium Iron Magnesium Phosphate battery in a more civilized manner that does not involve a saw; long story longer, we ended up using a saw. The plastic cap and body is mated in a tongue-and-groove set-up with a ton of glue, bonded by nuclear forces. The polycarbonate-abs plastic body was not cooperative throughout the entire process.

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Some of the tools used during this experiment:

Digital clamp meter - Kaiweets HT206D (https://amzn.to/3O04cMF).

Benchtop Power Supply - Nankadf (https://amzn.to/3GZzwsq)

Combination heat/solder station - MYPOUOS 2 IN 1 750W LED Digital Soldering Station Hot Air Gun (https://amzn.to/3xrVNMm)

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