Battery exploded

[Soulflower]

Howdy,
yesterday I put my spare battery in my purse to carry with me. Right around midnight, I heard a loud pop followed by a hiss coming from my purse. I peeped in and saw seared paper, the busted battery, and gunk....a terrible smell emitted and smoke was rising. I put on gloves and was able to salvage all but a few receipts. I set the purse containing the explosion aftermath on the patio where it remains. I wonder what caused this, I'm kind of nervous about my other 3 batteries. One is old and the other two are a month old. AW IMR 3.7 V 2000 mAh. Should I toss the old one? Its about 7 months old and not in use...just a spare.

thanks.
SF

 

[K-rad]

What charger are you using?

 

[MorpheusPA]

Was the battery in a plastic case or loose in your purse?

If loose, could it have shorted itself on change, or other things made of metal in there, like a zipper?

 

[KraKsX]

It's best to keep batteries in a safe enclosure at all times.

 

[patkin]

I think you should really say more about this for other members. It sounds like the battery was not in a case or are you saying the force was so great as to explode the case and burn loose paper in your purse. This is a serious enough matter that you really should give details.

 

[kwalka]

Guys these batts must be in plastic battery cases. A very good friend of mine here on ECF, had a batt in his fanny pack a few months back. The batt shorted against keys or change, much like I suspect happened in this case, and burned his pants, under garment, car seat, and destroyed the pack. He is lucky that was all that happened.
These batts need to be metered a minimum of once a week. to assure they are not over charging, you check it right when it comes off the charger and when they are drained, to assure they are not draining too low.

These things are flame throwers when not handled properly.

Glad your OK. Do you have any pics?

 

[BuzzKilla]

Nothing was wrong with the batteries themselves, just the way they were handled....

http://www.happyvaper.com/XTAR_Battery_Case_p/batt-xtar-case.htm
Get this... Having loose batteries in your pocket/purse/bag is just asking for disaster....

There was another thread a while back of this happening with loose change in someone's pocket.

Your batteries shorted on something made of metal, most likely your keys or spare change.
Now you know, so keep it safe!



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[Soulflower]

What charger are you using?

You've never heard of a hybrid? ... It's the mod that made me vape 5mL in less than twelve parsecs

I use the Soshine charger offered by Provape.

 

[Soulflower]

Was the battery in a plastic case or loose in your purse?

If loose, could it have shorted itself on change, or other things made of metal in there, like a zipper?

Whoops...it was loose and my purse had about $5.00 in change thrown in over time. Well I have my answer lol.

 

[Soulflower]

I think you should really say more about this for other members. It sounds like the battery was not in a case or are you saying the force was so great as to explode the case and burn loose paper in your purse. This is a serious enough matter that you really should give details.

The battery was loose and I have learned a valuable lesson as a result. No doubt injury could've come and a fire had the purse not been right by me at the time of destruction. The pop and hiss were fairly loud, louder than I would have expected and most items in my purse were away from the battery. The top corner of my drivers license was completely melted. My remaining batteries are now properly stored.

 

[Soulflower]

Guys these batts must be in plastic battery cases. A very good friend of mine here on ECF, had a batt in his fanny pack a few months back. The batt shorted against keys or change, much like I suspect happened in this case, and burned his pants, under garment, car seat, and destroyed the pack. He is lucky that was all that happened.
These batts need to be metered a minimum of once a week. to assure they are not over charging, you check it right when it comes off the charger and when they are drained, to assure they are not draining too low.

These things are flame throwers when not handled properly.

Glad your OK. Do you have any pics?

Thank you and you are right. I will take some pics of everything on tomorrow and post because its dark on the patio right now, I'll show the battery,the charred paper, the license and all of that loose change. How do you meter the batteries?

 

[sawlight]

I'm a flashaholic, been around batteries for a long time. It's amazing how much energy these things hold! here's a Google search of pics of what can happen with regular CR123a's! https://www.google.com/search?q=cr1...hLjaBbeFgdgJ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=653
Not trying to scare you, just want you to be aware that there is a lot of care and feeding involved to keep them safe.

 

[JoJoVa]

Well, about 2 minutes of reading this thread, I went on Amazon and ordered an ecig case. It's plain and black, but it has a couple of compartments but only cost $8.00 including shipping. Being girly, I would refer something a little more flashy, but the thought of my batteries exploding scares the crap out of me. Thanks for the warning all!

Just wondering, in the meantime, can I use a sunglasses case to hold multiple batteries?

 

[CPT.SPALDING]

Well, about 2 minutes of reading this thread, I went on Amazon and ordered an ecig case. It's plain and black, but it has a couple of compartments but only cost $8.00 including shipping. Being girly, I would refer something a little more flashy, but the thought of my batteries exploding scares the crap out of me. Thanks for the warning all!

Just wondering, in the meantime, can I use a sunglasses case to hold multiple batteries?

Not a good idea unless the batteries are completely isolated from each other

 

[patkin]

Not a good idea unless the batteries are completely isolated from each other

Is this because metal parts might touch each other? If so, would separating them with foam (something like used for packing jewely) or wrapping one in it be safe? I use a glasses case to keep both my 1000 mah ego passthroughs in overnight because they're pretty long and am wondering if I need to use two separate cases.

Edit: never mind.. there were back-to-back battery explosions on here in one day... the other was an ego evidently on the wrong charger. I can see these are batteries for use in mods.

 

[bmrdave]

Thank you and you are right. I will take some pics of everything on tomorrow and post because its dark on the patio right now, I'll show the battery,the charred paper, the license and all of that loose change. How do you meter the batteries?

Since you're in the ProVape forum, you can use your Provari to meter the batteries if you have nothing else, but I would invest in a multimeter. IMR's should be 4.2V off the charger, and you don't want them dropping below 3.2V. The Provari should keep the battery from dropping below the 3.2V. You also don't want them charging over 4.25V. Get a good charger like an XTAR WP2ii. They're only around $20. (Or a Pila, but they're around $50.) Also don't worry if your batteries come off the charger at 4.19 or 4.18V. That's good enough and supposedly will let your IMR's last a few more cycles.

 

[rockb4]

I got some from Amazon:

Amazon.com: Bluecell Pack of Clear/Blue/Green Battery Storage Case Holder/Organizer for 18650 or CR123A Battery: Computers & Accessories

It's three little cases in three colors, I keep charged ones in blue/green, ones that need to be charged I keep in the clear case.

 

[Riverboat]

battery case for e-cig mod or these ones that Provape sells for 0.99 cents...

 

[CPT.SPALDING]

Is this because metal parts might touch each other? If so, would separating them with foam (something like used for packing jewely) or wrapping one in it be safe? I use a glasses case to keep both my 1000 mah ego passthroughs in overnight because they're pretty long and am wondering if I need to use two separate cases.

The ego batteries should be fine together in one case, Its more of an issue with the style of batteries the provari uses

 

[Soulflower]

I took pics, but can't figure out how to paste theme here. If someone could help this fossil out I would be most grateful lol.