hot weather and batteries

[cafecap]

Hi. I'm cafecap. Been lurking for a while. I have jury duty this week and don't want to try to take my mod or batteries into the courthouse. I know juice can thin in the heat, but what about the batteries? Would it be safe to leave them in the car? Using a Sigelei 150 with Samsung 25r batts.

Thanks so much for your help.

 

[Lessifer]

not advisable to leave a battery in a hot car. Around here it routinely goes above 120 inside a closed car, that's asking for trouble.

I had jury duty two years ago, took an ego battery/clearo in without issue. Just don't use them IN the courtroom.

 

[gandymarsh]

Heat is bad for batteries. It will also cause juice to leak out.
Maybe put your stuff in a ziplock in a cooler with ice or ice packs.

 

[suprtrkr]

I agree. Put 'em in a cooler. Or go buy a 20 buck starter kit, just to get you through, and carry it in. If they confiscate it, you haven't lost anything.

 

[Lessifer]

Just out of curiosity, why do you think you wouldn't be allowed to take it in?

 

[cafecap]

I haven't been to the courthouse in a long time, so I'm not sure what's allowed in and what's not. I didn't want to risk having my mod confiscated.

Thanks for the replies. I'll find a workaround. May try the cooler.

 

[Lessifer]

I haven't been to the courthouse in a long time, so I'm not sure what's allowed in and what's not. I didn't want to risk having my mod confiscated.

Thanks for the replies. I'll find a workaround. May try the cooler.

You might want to call and ask, though that won't truly help if you have to be there Monday morning. There's no reason you should not be able to take it inside, unless they don't allow any electronic devices inside. Using it is another matter.

 

[WindyCityJoe]

I keep all my gear in a zipper pouch and throw it in my cooler, it works great here in the desert.

 

[cafecap]

I'll do that. Thanks!

 

[dbrandt01]

Heat is very bad for them. Just 10 minutes in the car in this Alabama heat and it's almost like touching leather that's been in the sun all day. Either carry it with you or leave it home or do the cooler idea mentioned earlier.

 

[PaulBHC]

I have a softside lunch tote with a plastic insert. I wrap a plastic freezer block with a wash cloth and put my vape stuff in there with it.

 

[philoshop]

In my experience with battery-operated construction tools there is no real 'danger' involved. The 'danger' is to the battery itself rather than to it's surroundings.
If a battery does happen to be exposed to high temps, for whatever reason, let it cool down before any sort of use or recharging and it'll probably survive the episode.
FWIW, I make it a point to keep my tool batteries in a cooler in the shade when I'm on a job site, because I have about a dozen of them and they cost $100 a pop.

 

[K_Tech]

I haven't been to the courthouse in a long time, so I'm not sure what's allowed in and what's not. I didn't want to risk having my mod confiscated.

Thanks for the replies. I'll find a workaround. May try the cooler.

I wouldn't sweat it, I live in a cultural vacuum and even the guards at my courthouse are familiar with (and don't bat an eye at) e-cigs. I just chuck mine in the tray with my keys and cell phone, I've never had an issue.

As long as it's not a weapon, you're good to go, seriously.

Worst case, they'll hold it for you at the exit, but that's a remote possibility.

 

[wheelie]

I would be taking it in with me. Hopefully they would send me home if they did not like it there. LOL

 

[Yirumi]

i thought batteries go flat faster in cold weather. not sure if it works the same when it's hot.

 

[nvadasz]

i thought batteries go flat faster in cold weather. not sure if it works the same when it's hot.

I actually have found just the opposite. Having lived in both Michigan and Florida, I can tell you that the heat drains the batteries faster. If you're thinking of like your car not starting on a cold winter's day...remember that things contract and oil gets stiff all causing a drag on your engine...but heat is a battery killer. On another note: I find my floor counsel being a good 10 degrees cooler than the car. Most vehicles have a duct running under the counsel, in turn when you are running our A/C it's getting cooler inside the counsel, and being shaded, stays cooler longer...just saying..........

 

[Bunnykiller]

and since you will be inside where vaping probably isnt allowed.... when you feel the urge, just place a small drop of juice on the finger and lick it up ( a small drop) supresses the urge pretty well ... dont do too much or you may end up with hiccups

 

[wheelie]

I would take a big squirt and they would dismiss me and send me home for distracting the court room. LOL

 

[nyiddle]

Nah, batteries + heat = bad, and when it's as low as 70 degrees and sunny your car (with the windows rolled up) can be as hot as 115 degrees. Very hot.

But, just so you know, the court won't have a problem with you taking your vape stuff inside. I've entered courtrooms with vape stuff, and while I need to empty it out at the metal detector, it usually just receives the odd comment/"what the hell is that thing?" from the on-duty officer. No biggie when I went.

 

[navigator2011]

I wouldn't sweat it, I live in a cultural vacuum and even the guards at my courthouse are familiar with (and don't bat an eye at) e-cigs. I just chuck mine in the tray with my keys and cell phone, I've never had an issue.

As long as it's not a weapon, you're good to go, seriously.

Worst case, they'll hold it for you at the exit, but that's a remote possibility.

This is exactly what I will do when I go to jury duty in August, just like I used to do with my smokes and lighter.