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this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2024
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Canada needs HEAVY regulation of imported, high watt-hour, batteries. It's easier to get a poorly manufactured lithium hand grenade than it is to get a properly protected battery.
Again, this is hysterical handwringing and over exaggeration.
No, it's really not. Poorly protected cells get charged too quickly, discharged too quickly and over-discharged which makes them much more likely to fail in a violent way. I have seen loads of off-brand tool batteries burn up in power tools because they do not have the, expensive, protection circuit that comes with a name brand battery.