Here’s why you should always inspect your batteries!

[john 8s]

I always check my batteries out after every run and also the balance leads also. Those small wires can get damaged easily just by getting pushed up against the case. There's not a lot of protection for them.

 

[SrC]

Yep, lithium batteries can be dangerous, both lipo and lithium ion batteries. An ebike caught on fire in a Toronto subway recently:

There was also a battery fire on a cargo ship, 800 metric tons of batteries...

https://apnews.com/article/cargo-sh...-coast-guard-565d51c76e958097d44216a7365655b6

I would never drive or commute with my E-bike on Salted roads. Period. You are begging for trouble.

I always check my batteries out after every run and also the balance leads also. Those small wires can get damaged easily just by getting pushed up against the case. There's not a lot of protection for them.

Yeah those balance leads are always a liability. Broke one too many, been there.
I have to admit, that those Smart Lipos without bal. leads are the only major Plus about them.