No no no. If you do this all the sweet juices will leak out and your battery will be dry as a bone. I recommend just lightly smushing it into shape with a sturdy spatula.
Take it out ASAP if it doesn’t kill any warranty. Find a replacement online and make sure it’s the 41w. Sometimes people get a cheaper one and it ends up not being correct so just price compare.
It did, but fortunately just before they went out of stock in January, so I was able to get a new one and salvage a good chunk of the parts. Moving forward I just never charge past 80% unless I'm leaving the house with it.
Just for anyone reading this-- Charging to 80 does increase battery health- and only partly accurate for preventing bulging.
charging to 80 percent reduces stress on the cells, because a high state of change means higher cell voltage and that accelerates chemical aging.
but bulging is not simply charging past 80 percent all the time. Heat, age, defects, over discharge, bad charging conditions, or even using/charging above 35 c can damage battery capacity and also push it closer to bulging.
Yep. I got totally shafted, and of course it was right outside of even using a credit card extended warranty or anything. Looks like it was actually 34%. I was never even a heavy user.
I've shipped mine before for a repair. Their prices are pretty fair depending on the severity of the fix needed. Only paid around 150 iirc for a few fixes.
That is interesting. I've never had the battery issue before, but that possibility is definitely not zero in OP's case. Depends on what Valve support says on this issue. They might have OP ship it as is (I would most likely believe) or take it apart first then ship for replacement.
The battery is failing but it hasn't completely failed. It is still hold a charge just not as well The problem is is that once it reaches this point each time you recharge it you're basically rolling the dice for something more catastrophic.
Kind of random but there are factors that can cause it. Make sure you keep it within normal room temp, don't block the vents, set a charge limit (doesn't need to be at 100% all the time), charge it before it gets below 20%.
This applies to any Lithium batteries you have - computer, phone, charging bank
Contact steam support and stop using it. You just might get a free battery replacement or cheaper than replacing it yourself(and damaging the unit itself).
Yes, cooked. It’s a literal time bomb. Continuing to use or charge a swollen lithium battery puts you at a severe risk of fire, explosion, and toxic gas exposure. Swelling indicates trapped gases from a degrading internal structure. Charging or using it adds heat and stress, potentially causing a rupture, ignition or toxic exposure. Wear full ppe and back up your saves regularly and your golden
I don't understand how people's batteries are going like this in such a short space of time. I've had devices for over a decade that haven't done anything like this. Is it something to do with the newer style batteries?
Bro, why even ask when it's like this? Ofcourse it is. Use google before you post here - oh wait, its just a karma farm not a real question - who would have guessed...
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/r/spicypillows would like this post. Yeah your battery is cooked, put that in a metal box and and take it to a recycling facility. A new battery should fix your deck though!
Paid up health and fire insurance, bucket of sand, welders gloves, fine needle, Kapton tape, and a wild sense of adventure would be the definitely DO NOT do this ill advised attempt at a sketchy cosmetic and "case fit only" modification that is unsafe and does not address the source of the problem... Save up and order a new a new battery ( ? IFIXIT ? ) is the way to go...
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u/EDC_nut Jul 02 '26
Stick a fork in it, it's done.
Note: do NOT stick a fork in it.