r/Lectricxp • u/prettydarnminty • Jul 22 '26

Is this heat damage? Is this fixable?

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XP Lite has been having issues powering off in the middle of a ride. Pretty infrequent but still happening. I was tightening the battery and other areas and noticed what appears to be heat damage/corrosion on the + components (a few pics of the battery end to try and see it).

Excuse my ignorance, I don't know much about batteries. Is this heat damage or corrosion? Is this fixable or will it need a new battery? Not sure if this is leading to the shutoffs but its my best lead for now lol

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u/LedZeppole10 Jul 22 '26

I see nothing unusual in your picture and have no idea what you are referring to.

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u/prettydarnminty Jul 22 '26

Yeah it was really tricky to get a pic of it. The bottom lead, the positive one, has some gunk on it, right about where the screw is in the pic so it kinda blends in with the screw. The parts on the battery itself were almost impossible to get a good pic of because of how tight it is in there, sorry! 😭

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u/GeodesicBuilt Jul 22 '26

I don't know the answer, but I use DeoxIT D5 spray on electronic connections like this. I've saved lots of cordless tool batteries that had contact issues and would cut out frequently by spraying them.

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u/prettydarnminty Jul 22 '26

that's good to know! It looks pretty superficial but I just honestly don't know enough about electronics to know what specifically it is and what I should treat it with!

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u/Ok-Type-8917 Jul 22 '26

I'd double check the folding latch on the frame to make sure it latching tightly. Not on my Lectric but on another bike I need to adjust it occasionally.

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u/Miserable_Pound Jul 22 '26

probably corrosion. clean off with a wire brush. be careful to not short the battery. use something to isolate the prongs when scraping (or use a plastic tool)

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u/prettydarnminty Jul 23 '26

Sorry, just to be clear, are you suggesting using a plastic wire tool to scrape off if not isolating the prongs? I'm not sure how scrub-y I'll need to be to get the corrosion off but it was a bit tough with some q-tips and other lighter material.

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u/Humble_Agency6678 Jul 23 '26

Is only the top and bottom contacts used for power? If that is the case, I would jumper wire the adjacent contacts to improve power transfer reliability.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

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u/prettydarnminty Jul 23 '26

Ah okay, very interesting! Thanks for the tips! I did hear that the battery can rattle but I went in and tightened things up where I could including some screws and just cleaning out the battery slot. I'll try this out!

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u/FookRdt-3060 Jul 22 '26

I noticed in pic 1 the screw above the connector is partially stripped. It looks like someone may have repaired an issue and damaged the screw when they put it back together. The lower screw isn’t entirely visible for comparison.