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If it could get puntured I would get rid, I have been on the sharp end of a lithium battery going nuclear in the back of the van and mine were even in Stihl battery boxes.
Thanks Dave I suspected it would be the safest option .
Yes I remember your post you were incredibly lucky going by what I have seen on the news lately with people charging electric bikes up .
I don't charge any batteries overnight anymore .
if it happened to me, it would depend how bad the crack was. I sold one i'd been using for years which I only realised had a crack at the last minute, pointed it out to the buyer but they still wanted it anyway! Depends on your attitude to risk. As Dave rightly points out, even a seemingly undamaged battery has a possibility of going into melt down. Super Glue might be a help. Or buy an empty replacement casing for the same type of battery. Which a bit of a long shot as manufacturer's don't sell them. But maybe second hand from someone who stripped down a faulty pack. Also depends on the value/rarity/age of the pack. If my new Stihl AP500S got a crack I would be inconsolable.
I remember my dealer saying husqvarna will replace cracked battery cases free of charge, don’t know if this applies to other brands, probably worth investigating.
My understanding is that the case contains several cells, thermal runaway happens because of problems inside the cell. If you can make it waterproof, I would go down that route myself. NB Gaffa tape isn't waterproof, glue and/ or something like good quality insulating tape would be better.
Managed to bond it together with some epoxy resin and will keep it and charge it outside in a stone outbuilding for home use only , won't be transporting it around .
Had one faulty battery replaced and collected almost instantly by one company , very impressed by their customer service .
Also bought some battery bags designed to stop or slowdown thermal runaway .