I unwrapped some of the electrical tape and to me it looks like before the tape the cells are wrapped in some kind of white plastic that looks to be hand cut and placed over the cells before it was wrapped in the tape
I've seen some YouTube videos where people are making battery packs from old ones by taking out the good cells and making a pack
From what I've seen in the videos mine looks like it was a re made pack there's no manufacturers wrapping or markings on the wrap under the tape
As far as the ticking sound I would say it's coming from the board as it sounds like a mechanical tick
Any ideas?
And since the battery is hard wired to the board how could or would I go about changing the battery out with a different one? And what battery would you recommend I'd like one with as much mAH as possible that will fit inside the box