Damaged battery

[MavicPro15]

I was recently in a crash and my battery has some damage to the back right corner, is it still safe to charge it and use it?

 

[BD0G]

You're Good! No swelling and it looks like it just gnawed on the corner where there are no cells present. Charge it. See if it holds a charge and fly

 

[MavicPro15]

Ok I'll go that, thanks

 

[Milo187]

Just be cautious ... monitor the charge and do it in a safe place nowhere near flammable materials to be safe. I would also make sure it locks into the bird securely. The last thing I would do if it were me is let it hover at a low altitude near a soft landing spot until the low battery level warning trips to see how it behaves before sending it up 400' and down range of launch. You never know!
If you subscribe to Airdata (formerly Healthy Drones) (Airdata UAV - Flight Data Analysis for Drones) you can see a lot of telemetry associated with batteries and much more so you can see history, trends, life expectancy and defective cells. A must have for serous fliers IMHO! You can also log maintenance on the drone and batteries quick and easy.