Vtc4 battery leaking

[Sticks11]

Has this happened to anyone else? Causes? just now figured out how to post pictures

 

[djsvapour]

Has this happened to anyone else? Causes?

Nope, but get it out of your house. Quick. Probably won't hit the runway (thermal) but it's corrosive.

Bad luck.

 

[p7willm]

There are many things which can cause a LI battery to leak.

Defect in manufacturing
Physical abuse
discharged too low
overcharged
shorted
and the ever popular many more

The goo that leaks out is corrosive and toxic. Clean it up and throw out the battery.

Check you mod to be sure it is not shorting the battery and do not let it discharge too far. Check the voltage of a battery after you charge it and it should nob be above 4.3 volts, if it is get a new charger. Check that batteries do not get warm when charging, if they do some chargers have a way to charge slower and if not get a new charger. Be careful when chargeing batteries cause if things go wrong bad things can happen, I do not charge while asleep or out of the house.

 

[Marcus68]

throw the dam thing away ... safely thou ..

 

[Ryedan]

I've never seen this in one of my batteries. Unless the metal casing has a hole, I suspect it's leaking from the positive end, correct? Here's some information about how these batteries are built. The VTC batts are not protected, so just ignore that part of it.

I suspect it's leaking through the CID or pressure valve, or there is a defect in that general area. There is nothing good about this and there could be a few bad things about it so I would re-cycle that battery. Certainly, do not use it for anything, specially vaping, ever again.

I don't know the safest way to get it to the re-cycle station. I Googled a bit and found this: What to do with a (possibly) defective lithium-ion battery.

Be careful, they can explode if things go really bad so take this seriously.

 

[Spencer87]

If u just mean there appears to be liquid under the wrapper, it's normal

 

[Ryedan]

If u just mean there appears to be liquid under the wrapper, it's normal

That's a very good point Spencer

What happened to my battery?

 

[Wraith504]

A pic would help others help you.

 

[Spencer87]

Yea. Agreed post a pic

 

[Fenario]

agree with pic as I have personally had a VTC4 go to thermal runaway and it was not pleasant but just vented gas and no liquid.

 

[MHynes84]

I've yet to have battery leak...do you sub-ohm much?

 

[MHynes84]

How long have you had the battery? Picture is the best way to get help.

 

[ProjektMayhem]

Pics or it didn't happen!

 

[Ryedan]

Has this happened to anyone else? Causes? View attachment 385340 just now figured out how to post pictures

Thanks for adding the picture. That's not a leak and it's normal with these batteries. Se posts #6 and #7.

 

[Sticks11]

So it's okay to use? Do I rewrap it or anything?

 

[Sgt.Rock]

No need to rewrap if all you see is what looks to be "wet" under the wrapper.

 

[Ryedan]

So it's okay to use? Do I rewrap it or anything?

I agree with Sgt.Rock, it's fine. It's not wet under the wrapper, so there's nothing to worry about. My MNKE were like that for over a year until I recycled them. All my Sony's are like that too.

 

[Equilibrium]

All of my vtc4's look like that too.

 

[AzPlumber]

There are numerous threads about Sony battery wrappers that are discolored. There is no evidence that it effects the safety or performance.

 

[ScottChensoda]

Before I'd make a judgement I would like the following information concerning the history of the battery.

Where and when it was bought
How it has been used, i.e.;
Devices - atty and coil ohmage along with mod and singly or multiple pack
Which charger it has been charged on and whether it has been left on the charger after fully charging
How it's been stored
Viscosity of emitted liquid
Is the discharge naturally oozing or is it helped by shaking the cell prior?
Just checked the date and that seems ok.