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well, the tear seems to be by the positive end. If that negative part of the cell which is exposed makes contact with the Positive terminal that could cause a short. I have not actually seen grasshopper in person so I do not know how the design is when it comes to the battery contacts. I have, however, seen batteries get hot and burn people, nickel metal batteries to be exact; which is a very safe chemistry, because the PVC is torn and it shorts out when being placed in or taken it out of the charger.how could negative touching negative cause a short explain if you know more about battery's than others
Of course, I cannot tell you exactly what happened because I'm not there. Perhaps the battery did not short inside the device and the battery was defective to begin with. Maybe the battery went bad over time from the stress this device puts on it.
Personally, I have been planning all along to source whatever size batteries are inside the grasshopper once I receive mine. I was also going to make sure whatever battery I sourced was lithium magnesium of some sort because it is a much better chemistry all around especially when it comes to safety.
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