Yeah, ESD safety is just a yield management strategy. "It sure is expensive when every 100th board comes into QA dead." Being careless with lithium ion batter

Yeah, ESD safety is just a yield management strategy. "It sure is expensive when every 100th board comes into QA dead." Being careless with lithium ion batteries is "your house burns down, and your insurance company won't pay for it" levels of dangerous; possibly the largest financial risk you can take on as an individual! It's also bad if your family dies in a fire. Personally I just stick with commercially-made solutions from reputable brands here. You want someone your insurance company can sue when it blows up! I have never had any bad luck with lithium ion / lithium polymer batteries, but Reddit randomly shows me r/spicypillows from time to time, and ... it's pretty scary. What would you do if your laptop starts blowing up like a balloon? Have a plan!