{"id":53143,"date":"2024-07-22T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/?post_type=kb_article&#038;p=53143"},"modified":"2025-04-15T21:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:13:27","slug":"astro-sb007-2-sl8-battery-incident-resolution","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/knowledge-base\/astro-sb007-2-sl8-battery-incident-resolution","title":{"rendered":"Astro SB007-2 &#8211; SL8 Battery Incident Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date Released: July 19 2024<\/p>\n<p>Subject: SL8 Battery Incident &#8211; investigation update<\/p>\n<p>Effectivity: Immediate<\/p>\n<p>Required Action:\u00a0 Order ESD stickers and install on SL8<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is an update to our previous service bulletins regarding SL8 failures and potential fires. We have discovered important new info that will help users operate more safely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCUSSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the course of ongoing testing we discovered that the SL8\u2019s are susceptible to high levels of electrostatic discharge (ESD) via the heatsink found on the front of the batteries. During testing we were able to cause a failure of the 3v3 regulator and OLED screen when we introduced ESD on the magnitude of 5kV. In rare instances this can cause the OLED screen to fail, and could cascade into a thermal runaway leading to a cell venting \/ fire.\u00a0 This level of ESD might be possible during the course of normal use during high ESD conditions.<\/p>\n<p>We were only able to replicate damage to the battery when we introduced large ESD events WHILE charging.<\/p>\n<p>We were able to mitigate this risk completely by installing stickers over the heatsink. We are offering stickers for anyone with SL8\u2019s. You can place a free order for stickers for your batteries here<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Order and install stickers to prevent accidental ESD damage <a href=\"https:\/\/store.freeflysystems.com\/products\/sl8-esd-sticker\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally if you have an OLED screen on an SL8 stop working, please consider the battery dangerous and contact Freefly support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPENDIX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESD issues have been resolved in the newer revisions of the Freefly SL8 Batteries. Manufacturing of these batteries started in the second half of 2024. Specifically, it has been resolved starting with SL8 battery hardware revision 3. 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