Hi! I have a new lift5 and the battery recently died - no response and all LEDs dark no matter what I do. It happened after I updated firmware in my charger and battery, but not sure if that’s the cause. They’re sending me a replacement battery and told me to E-waste it, but it seems like such a waste! So, anyone have tips on troubleshooting a lift5 battery or other uses / ways to repurpose it? Seems dangerous to mess with a giant lithium ion battery if you don’t know what you’re doing (which I don’t), but hate to waste a $3k battery if it’s just a firmware or electronics issue.
Hi Bkarsin, where are you based? If you in the UK I would be very interested in tearing the battery apart.
From my understandig, the battery is potted with something like epoxy, indeed rendering it as e-waste.
Unfortunately I’m on the other side of the planet (Hawaii) and I assume shipping would be super slow and expensive.
I wish I was there! Shipping with cells inside would be more expensive I imagine.
I may be able to walk you though opening it up if you put some close up pics on here.
Potting can be removed. While the cells and BMS may be useless, the case may be useful.