OMG!!!! My battery justn now EXPLODED

[Fisheeboy]

I mean that sucker sounded like someone fired a gun in my house! Scared the hell out of me. Have no ides why this happened. I'll try to get some pictures. It was on fire and everything. Just a simple kgo battery on the charger. Thank goodness it was in my bedroom. I had thought about charging from my computer while checking out the ecf. Sure am glad I didn't. I don't think I'd have a face left if I had. Please be careful everyone! Dang it now I only have two batteries. Did I mention this scared the hell out of me?

 

[JoeDerty]

Glad your ok! What kind of battery was it?

 

[VapinBill]

Thank God, you are alright.

 

[kbjoran]

I too am glad you're okay (except for the scared part). How old was the battery? More deets , please. Pictures are always good as well.

 

[Fisheeboy]

Yeah I'm okay. I just developed a whole new respect for charging these batteries though. It was a Kgo 1100mah regulated voltage. Had it for a little over a year. Now I'm nervous about the other one I have just like it.

 

[Fisheeboy]

I'll have to get my dad to help me with the pics. I aint so computer savy. I don't even have a camera on my phone. My house stinks so bad right now. Burnt plastic and lord knows what else

 

[kbjoran]

Yeah I'm okay. I just developed a whole new respect for charging these batteries though. It was a Kgo 1100mah regulated voltage. Had it for a little over a year. Now I'm nervous about the other one I have just like it.

I think I might be a little shy around the other battery as well.

 

[crxess]

Have to ask:
Were you using a Brand name Charger or some cheap no-name?
If ever, how many times have you Dropped that battery?

Just trying to get an idea if it was a Charger fault or possible internal battery damage.
A year, if used regularly is about the limit for battery - avg. recharge life 300 cycles

 

[leelee.d]

OH geez....now you have me scared to death! Does this only happen while charging? Tell me this doesn't happen while vaping! I feel panic mode setting in!

 

[Fisheeboy]

I take these things to work with. I don't even want to think about what if I was charging it at work and that happened. Man, if I would have got somebody hurt, I don't even want to think about that. Boy o boy all the what ifs are starting to kick in now.

 

[sc12]

I'd be freaked out too! Glad you're ok and the house is still standing.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

THAT is absolutely amazing!!!

Where did you get a phone that doesn't have a camera?

Oh yeah, glad too that no one got hurt.

 

[Fisheeboy]

Have to ask:
Were you using a Brand name Charger or some cheap no-name?
If ever, how many times have you Dropped that battery?

Just trying to get an idea if it was a Charger fault or possible internal battery damage.
A year, if used regularly is about the limit for battery - avg. recharge life 300 cycles

you got me there. I was using a charger that came with a different starter kit I got a long time ago. same threading so I thought it would be okay. I couldn't tell how many times Ive dropped it. I very rarely do unless I forget it's on my lap before I stand up. Probably been dropped two or three times. Problem though is I have(had)two of them and they are identical. Couldn't say which one has been abused more. Although one of them did ride around in a tool box for several months csause I had misplaced there.

 

[Fisheeboy]

THAT is absolutely amazing!!!

Where did you get a phone that doesn't have a camera?

Oh yeah, glad too that no one got hurt.

LMAO thanks, I needed that Yeah, the year 2000 keeps calling me asking for their phone back.

 

[Jarbs]

how long was the battery on the charger?

 

[NerdVap0r]

Glad your ok, sounded quite scary, just need pics & alot of infos though. Alot of frauds trolling with battery explosion stories as a scare tactics out there.

 

[leelee.d]

Wow, I put mine on the charger and then go to bed....won't be doing that anymore.

 

[Nikkita6]

It is a little unsettling to hear about Ego type batteries exploding, and I feel like I am hearing this more frequently as of late. Two years ago I felt like I very rarely, if ever heard stories of exploding regulated batteries. So glad that OP is ok, and that the battery was not charging from his computer.

 

[emus]

Can you measure charger voltage?

 

[Penn]

OH geez....now you have me scared to death! Does this only happen while charging? Tell me this doesn't happen while vaping! I feel panic mode setting in!

I've heard of a few "explosions" with batteries. All but one I know of were charging issues. The lone exception was some "genius" that was trying to get more power by stacking batteries.