18650 burned up

[tippyclubb]

Thanks for the invite. It's a little last minute, I already have other plans. But sounds pretty cool.

I'll let you know way ahead of time when the next one is.

 

[EMatic550]

Damn. Thankfully you weren't burned. I heard 18650's is one of the safest batts for mods, protected of course

 

[yzer]

A protected battery would have prevented overdischarge and meltdown of the battery due to an external short circuit. I won't use a non-protected battery in a mod, regardless of chemistry.

If you want to carry an AW IMR 18650 in your pocket a plastic battery case may keep your biscuits from burnin'.

http://www.lighthound.com/Ultrafire-Clear-Plastic-Battery-Case-18650_p_3559.html

 

[tj99959]

That is why I would rather carry a spare PV instead of just a spare battery. Wish they made condoms for batteries like the ones for cartos.

 

[Traver]

A protected battery would have prevented overdischarge and meltdown of the battery due to an external short circuit. I won't use a non-protected battery in a mod, regardless of chemistry.

If you want to carry an AW IMR 18650 in your pocket a plastic battery case may keep your biscuits from burnin'.

Ultrafire Clear Plastic Battery Case 18650

A protected battery may have prevented over discharge or may have exploded if the circuit failed. There is no such thing as a safe li-ion battery.

 

[Lacedolphin]

I was thinking about knitting up a pretty lanyard but after reading this maybe I should add a matching battery pouch!

 

[tj99959]

A protected battery may have prevented over discharge or may have exploded if the circuit failed. There is no such thing as a safe li-ion battery.

There is no such thing as a safe IMR either.
IMHO of course, but any bat larger than a single cell 1.2v should have a fuse (ckt breaker chip)

 

[yzer]

That is why I would rather carry a spare PV instead of just a spare battery. Wish they made condoms for batteries like the ones for cartos.

Looking around the internet a few weeks ago I found some nice plastic tubes with caps designed just for this purpose. They came in different sizes for different batteries and weren't much larger than the battery itself. Wish I'd bookmarked it.