Hi everyone,
First post, and I'm really hoping a few of you would be willing to give your opinion on this problem I may have. My RX200 took a fall onto a concrete garage floor from about 20 inches off the ground last night. The RX200 did not have a case on it, and when it fell the battery cover came off and 2 out of the 3 Sony VTC5 18650 batteries in it flew out. I notice now that one of the ones that came out has a dent in it, and the one that stayed in the battery sled also has a dent in it. I don't know what the batteries hit to create these specific dents, but it looks like a sharp edge of something made the dent, and it probably wasn't just from hitting the ground. I'm thinking that it slammed against the mod or battery cover somehow. One dent is on the side about 1/4 inch from the bottom negative terminal, and the other battery's dent is also on the side and around 1/16 inch from the bottom negative terminal. Here are the pics:
Dented battery that remained in the RX200 Sled (In the 3rd pic, the shiny part is the dent):
And this was the dented battery of the one that flew out (looks like a very specific small square indent):
Should I completely condemn these batteries? Should I de-wrap them and have a better look? I'm just wondering if anyone has an opinion on whether or not a small dent like that would automatically make the battery no longer wise to use. I've read a few posts here and there about the topic, but the dents were worse and not in the same locations as mine. I hope to get a few opinions. I fully expect there to be some "why risk it" assessments, but I just wanted to see what some of you thought before I go out and buy a new set of triple 18650's for it. I appreciate any help that anyone can offer. Thanks a lot in advance.
P.S. And what about the 3rd battery that also flew out, but did not receive a dent? Should I condemn that one too and get rid of all 3? I checked it up and down for dents and it looks good. I'm just thinking that if the mod and the other batteries took an apparently hard enough fall for those dents to happen, then the non-dented battery may have also been slammed hard, and if caution is king here maybe I should toss that one too. These three batteries are fairly new, purchased from Illumn, and have only maybe 5 charge cycles on them so far. I really don't know what to do, but I'm guessing that if I get any feedback at all it won't be positive. Thanks again.
Mike
First post, and I'm really hoping a few of you would be willing to give your opinion on this problem I may have. My RX200 took a fall onto a concrete garage floor from about 20 inches off the ground last night. The RX200 did not have a case on it, and when it fell the battery cover came off and 2 out of the 3 Sony VTC5 18650 batteries in it flew out. I notice now that one of the ones that came out has a dent in it, and the one that stayed in the battery sled also has a dent in it. I don't know what the batteries hit to create these specific dents, but it looks like a sharp edge of something made the dent, and it probably wasn't just from hitting the ground. I'm thinking that it slammed against the mod or battery cover somehow. One dent is on the side about 1/4 inch from the bottom negative terminal, and the other battery's dent is also on the side and around 1/16 inch from the bottom negative terminal. Here are the pics:
Dented battery that remained in the RX200 Sled (In the 3rd pic, the shiny part is the dent):
And this was the dented battery of the one that flew out (looks like a very specific small square indent):
Should I completely condemn these batteries? Should I de-wrap them and have a better look? I'm just wondering if anyone has an opinion on whether or not a small dent like that would automatically make the battery no longer wise to use. I've read a few posts here and there about the topic, but the dents were worse and not in the same locations as mine. I hope to get a few opinions. I fully expect there to be some "why risk it" assessments, but I just wanted to see what some of you thought before I go out and buy a new set of triple 18650's for it. I appreciate any help that anyone can offer. Thanks a lot in advance.
P.S. And what about the 3rd battery that also flew out, but did not receive a dent? Should I condemn that one too and get rid of all 3? I checked it up and down for dents and it looks good. I'm just thinking that if the mod and the other batteries took an apparently hard enough fall for those dents to happen, then the non-dented battery may have also been slammed hard, and if caution is king here maybe I should toss that one too. These three batteries are fairly new, purchased from Illumn, and have only maybe 5 charge cycles on them so far. I really don't know what to do, but I'm guessing that if I get any feedback at all it won't be positive. Thanks again.
Mike
