CR2 blew up in face

[ALUCARD]

CR2 shorted out and blew up a Hot Rod....

Link: OH GOD! a hotrod blew up in eskys face!!! - nu-vapor

Use protected batteries people...

 

[DaMulta]

There are no CR2 protected batteries on the market as far as I am aware.

 

[ALUCARD]

Yes, I know, use 18650 or CR123a protected.

 

[truelove]

Thank GOD he is ok, it's in chunks!

 

[ALUCARD]

Just think, seconds before it shot the addy like a rocket he had it in his mouth!

 

[jvapor]

Lucky he was awake when it happened. His carpet caught fire. Glad your OK Eskimoswagg

 

[truelove]

Time to drill all my cr2 mods.

 

[Nuck]

Honestly...I wouldn't touch unprotected bats. The size difference is so small it makes no sense to take the risk. Protected bats aren't 100% safe but as long as you ensure there is no damage to the casing they are still infinitely safer than the unprotected.

 

[P3rplexity]

glad he's ok

 

[kc0cmp]

Honestly...I wouldn't touch unprotected bats. The size difference is so small it makes no sense to take the risk. Protected bats aren't 100% safe but as long as you ensure there is no damage to the casing they are still infinitely safer than the unprotected.

I love unprotected batteries...but I think two unprotected batteries end to end to get greater than 3.7v is kinda playin roulette with your face. I've blown up several batteries back when i was tinkering frankenstein's monster flashlight mods, each and every time it was my fault...like the time i tried to run 5x q5 led emitters on a single 18650. That was the day i learned about the drill, and it's power to prevent detonation of aluminum tubes containing lithium ion batteries.

 

[leaford]

Wow! Between this and the Blu-cigs, this hobby is starting to seem like an extreme sport!

 

[googled]

I've had CR2's short circuit and all they seem to do is get very hot and expand. Anyway, I thought protection didn't help with short circuits. Lifepo4 is the solution to this right?

 

[Pendarus]

I've had CR2's short circuit and all they seem to do is get very hot and expand. Anyway, I thought protection didn't help with short circuits. Lifepo4 is the solution to this right?

From what I've read, it cuts the circuit if it detects a short.

If the battery shorts internally you're screwed!

 

[Snarkyone]

Just to clear the record, Yes there are still CR2 batteries available on the market, I saw that someone had stated this and nobody bothered to correct that error. They are readily available from many places but I truly would not recommend that you use them. I got rid of my Magnum mod because of not wanting to use CR2 batts.

 

[DVS]

Is it only me but from that pic I thought it was his hand was all blown up. It was a not very clear picture.

 

[Deschain]

Just to clear the record, Yes there are still CR2 batteries available on the market, I saw that someone had stated this and nobody bothered to correct that error. They are readily available from many places but I truly would not recommend that you use them. I got rid of my Magnum mod because of not wanting to use CR2 batts.

He was talking about protected RCR2's - Which you won't find for sale anywhere (unfortunately).


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[cassavetes]

Does this only happen with mods running at 5v's or higher with unprotected batteries? Can this happen at 3.7v's?

 

[firhill]

Does this only happen with mods running at 5v's or higher with unprotected batteries? Can this happen at 3.7v's?

It's a rare occurance but does have a greater chance of happening when vaping at higher voltages when using two (2) batteries stacked in series.

Less likely at 3.7V when using a single cell.

 

[VaporX]

its from mixing two lithium cells of different charge states

talk to the flashlight guys

one cell very very rare to explode

 

[goonie]

Is there a way to fit a magnum with two cr123's?