be careful with your batteries!!!

[Marvin & Sennie]

A couple of days ago hubs went to work, he had a battery and the arrow key on a chain in his pocket together, he had to change locks on a community mail box, pulled out the arrow key and it was HOT... he was like ...? Then touched the battery and it was SUPER HOT... pulled it out and it was leaking or something, he threw it in the snow bank to cool it off before it exploded. Moral of the story... don't put your battery in the same pocket with your keys as it WILL cause a current if metal touches both ends of the battery. Thankfully he wasn't hurt but he could have been. His response was that he was an idiot, he knows better!!

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Yup...NEVER carry a battery in your pocket where you can short it out!

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1425/10001929/1138304
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1425/10001929/1379300

 

[Matthee]

Good reminder....

 

[yaypudding]

Battery cases are really cheap, got 10 on ebay for like $7

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-x-18650-16430-Battery-Plastic-Storage-Case-Box-White-/310407824839?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4845bf85c7

 

[nerak]

A couple of days ago hubs went to work, he had a battery and the arrow key on a chain in his pocket together, he had to change locks on a community mail box, pulled out the arrow key and it was HOT... he was like ...? Then touched the battery and it was SUPER HOT... pulled it out and it was leaking or something, he threw it in the snow bank to cool it off before it exploded. Moral of the story... don't put your battery in the same pocket with your keys as it WILL cause a current if metal touches both ends of the battery. Thankfully he wasn't hurt but he could have been. His response was that he was an idiot, he knows better!!

Thanks for sharing this!

Any metal along with the battery is bad. It has happened to some before carrying loose change and a battery.

They should make battery condoms! Like they do for atomizers!

Now I am wondering what would work for that...............

 

[thinkingaboutit]

Yup...NEVER carry a battery in your pocket where you can short it out!

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1425/10001929/1138304
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1425/10001929/1379300

These are perfect, put a juice bottle and cotton ball in one side.

 

[Walter Ego]

I've been using this for the last 4 months. https://www.fasttech.com/p/1277901

The ends are belled so the battery can't contact any metal, tough, secure and watertight.

 

[Marvin & Sennie]

Hubs went right up to Cigawatt and bought a battery case. Crazy things that we don't think about!!