Batt revival

[ninjaijr]

so... i went kayaking on the lake and flipped...yes im ok...TY 4 asking...but i cant say that for the batts i had with me. i had 3 along. 1 in my pocket and 2 others in a dry bin. i manage to not lose any but now im considering them long gone... well at least the one in my pocket. the 2 others got a lil wet... the dry bin had a small crack that i didnt know about. there was a very small amount of water that seeped in. one of them doesnt light up nor work when i click the button the other is a manual as well and is acting like its always on so.....

there is the story, now the question

should i just order new batts or is there still hope that they may dry out/ start working on their own. the 2 in the dry bin where completely submerged but the bin only had a small amount of water when i opened it so the water exposure to those were minimal.

 

[EleanorR]

Sorry about your accident -- glad you're OK!

You can either wait for Snowdragon to check in here (he's the Answer Man), or you can look for a thread from this weekend by Salleyem about how she found out her "batteries Don't Swim." I think you'll find all the info you need there.

All is not lost yet!

 

[keelalagirl55]

Here is that link..... http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vapor4life/179766-batteries-cant-swim.html

Rice or the silica gel packets......but you cannot use just any rice cause some is just too powdery or small and can clog the batts....Snow talks about the kinda rice to use and the kind not to use.....the rice or silica will help speed the drying process, or you can just leave them out to air dry for several days, but I don't have that kinda patience

But...in the interim.....don't push that button anymore and don't try to activate the autos till you are sure they are dry....they will short out if you try and use them while wet.

 

[EleanorR]

Thanks for giving him the link, Kee . . . techno-...... here!

 

[ninjaijr]

yeah i found it...off to the kitchen to get rice... will return soon to see if i have the right kind

 

[FeistyAlice]

What kind of batteries are they. I can't give you any advice but I dropped a wood Reo in the spa a few days ago. It had an AW IMR 18650 in it. (Those batteries don't have the little circuit protector "board" in them as they don't need them; safer chemistry.) The button top has a couple of little holes in it. I, of course, yanked the battery out of the Reo immediately which is what you do with battery powered "gadget" like cell phones, etc., that get dunked (or notebooks which are common devices that get liquids spilled into them) I then gave it a bunch of slings and set it in an airy place in a strainer. After a few days I put it on the charger and it is working fine.

Back in the old days we used to clean our very expensive keyboards (disassembled) with distilled water. Other electronics too. The main thing is you want a last rinse with distilled water as contaminants in other water can leave mineral deposits.

When my DH was using 801 pen style PVs, auto batteries, he would occasionally gunk up the batteries with juice. I revived a few of them by soaking the screw end in about 1" of 99.9% alcohol (used for cleaning electronics), slinging them, using suction on the end, and letting them dry for days. In fact, every time I put them on the charger I would sling and then suction before putting them to charge. Seemed to keep them from fouling up from juice. Also cleaned the ends and screw threads with q-tip.

Please don't take any of this as "advice" and let someone who really "knows" advise you. Good luck.

Alice

 

[SnowDragon]

Looks like you ladies got this......

About the only thing I can add is DON"T PUSH THE BUTTON, look for the rectangle notch at the edge of the ash cap and the battery housing to pop off the Ash Cap with a needle. Keep them completely buried in rice battery end down.

I live 3 minutes from the Boise River and have used the rice trick on my Crackberry 3 times over the summer after rafting....it works....2 days should do it.

If you want to be extra sure put them on the dash of your car for a couple of hours in the sunlight, button up.

Manuals are tough because the water gets in at the button since the battery connector is sealed. Once you pop off the Ash Cap you'll see a thin white plastic sleeve around the circuit board as well. So any water that does get it, if it gets in at the button has a hard time coming out other than being absorbed with the starch.

Let us know if you revive them....

I think the odds are 50/50....which ain't bad

 

[keelalagirl55]

We learned from the best Snow....and I have that thread bookmarked now so I never lose it again

 

[ninjaijr]

welll i have pushed the button... i wont any more :\ . we dont have long rice... what i have is much smaller but its the right kind (i think the grains are big enough and starchy so as they are the kind you steam...not instant). im off to submerse them... putting in a glass to sit on the kitchen window

 

[FeistyAlice]

BTW... Amazon has a good selection of desiccant packets. I ordered a bunch an keep them in my vaping gear boxes especially for the atty/cartos and batteries.

Amazon.com: desicants: Electronics

I used to store boiled/air dried/dryburned attys in rice containers but the desiccant packets are a lot more handy;, and less messy, especially if you sort your attys by ohm ratings. Did that for cartos too but don't dry burn cartos except for ceramics.

I use larger ones for electronics storage but the tiny ones for PV storage cases.

Alice

 

[ninjaijr]

they are in the window sill waiting to be dried out. i should also note that im in az... we are running high 80's rest of the week. should i still wait 2 days or would 1 suffice on a window sill facing the sun?

 

[SnowDragon]

ninjaijr...is it rice you use with your steamer pot...like Hinode or CalRose...Japanese White Rice? If it is, that's perfect! The rice you don't want use is packaged rice like Uncle Ben's, Rice-A-Roni, or Brown Rice. I'd give it 2 days, hopefully that dry Arizona air will help...the thing is...if you don't push the button..it doesn't send a charge..so it won't short.

Fingers crossed freddie....

 

[ninjaijr]

it was from a 25 lb bag... so it is the steamer pot kind... we are down to our last bit so its just in an airtight container... no longer have the bag but i remember it saying it was the Japanese White Rice.... now the wait game

 

[SnowDragon]

You're all good buddy....let's hope it works!

 

[ninjaijr]

only 1 of the 3 survived...

 

[SnowDragon]

Or only 2 out of 3 didn't.....

Well in any case I'm sorry for loss Ninjajr, but glad there was 1 survivor.

 

[krazie_Kid]

@OP you can put them in rice, take the ash cap off with a nail cleaner on a nail clipper and put that end right in rice, the starch will suck out the water.

 

[Noodoggy]

What kind of batteries are they. I can't give you any advice but I dropped a wood Reo in the spa a few days ago. It had an AW IMR 18650 in it. (Those batteries don't have the little circuit protector "board" in them as they don't need them; safer chemistry.) The button top has a couple of little holes in it. I, of course, yanked the battery out of the Reo immediately which is what you do with battery powered "gadget" like cell phones, etc., that get dunked (or notebooks which are common devices that get liquids spilled into them) I then gave it a bunch of slings and set it in an airy place in a strainer. After a few days I put it on the charger and it is working fine.

Back in the old days we used to clean our very expensive keyboards (disassembled) with distilled water. Other electronics too. The main thing is you want a last rinse with distilled water as contaminants in other water can leave mineral deposits.

When my DH was using 801 pen style PVs, auto batteries, he would occasionally gunk up the batteries with juice. I revived a few of them by soaking the screw end in about 1" of 99.9% alcohol (used for cleaning electronics), slinging them, using suction on the end, and letting them dry for days. In fact, every time I put them on the charger I would sling and then suction before putting them to charge. Seemed to keep them from fouling up from juice. Also cleaned the ends and screw threads with q-tip.

Please don't take any of this as "advice" and let someone who really "knows" advise you. Good luck.

Alice

Where do you get 99% alcohol? i got some auto batteries i'd like to try to revive. I know that got juice in them from my overzealous attempts to refill my cartos. Thanks!

 

[AdAmA]

1 out of 3 is better than 0 out of 3

 

[SnowDragon]

Ya or you can put them in rice, take the ash cap off with a nail cleaner on a nail clipper and put that end right in rice, the starch will suck out the water....you could always try that.

And if that doesn't work...

you can put them in rice, take the ash cap off with a nail cleaner on a nail clipper and put that end right in rice, the starch will suck out the water....you could always try that.