Exploding Lithium Battery @ 28,500 FPS

[SteveS45]

Lol.

I use a torch exclusively to wrap batteries and everything else I shrinkwrap.
Never even melted a wrap.

It all boils down to actually knowing how to use the tool properly before using it.

Now where have you heard that before?

Yes a tool is only as good or safe as the person using it.

 

[zoiDman]

Yes a tool is only as good or safe as the person using it.

That's true.

And we get the Full Gamut of Skills/Experience Levels in the People who read these Threads.

Some have Never Wrapped a Battery before or have even held a Torch in there hand. Others may have wrapped Hundreds of batteries and have used a Torch in a Multitude of Projects.

 

[SteveS45]

That's true.

And we get the Full Gamut of Skills/Experience Levels in the People who read these Threads.

Some have Never Wrapped a Battery before or have even held a Torch in there hand. Others may have wrapped Hundreds of Batteries and have used a Torch in a Multitude of Projects.

And this is one of the reasons why I get a bit "snarky" when a member tries to tell an inexperienced vaper to use a torch. Just like MOD there are many different torches for many different uses. There is another old saying......

The right tool for the right job............

 

[Tmebs]

So much to say......

 

[beckdg]

And just yesterday people we suggesting using a torch to shrink the wrap when rewrapping cells...how long did the AA battery take to ignite? 6 seconds? I think I'll stick with the hairdryer!

I'll agree with you there for sure.

Tapatyped

 

[beckdg]

Hairdryer or heat gun.

Tapatyped

 

[beckdg]

yeah, but difference is, lots of movement and the goal is to get the wrap to shrink and NOT to heat the battery at all.

If anything, using a blow-dryer generates a lot of unfocused heat (a heat gun even worse), which will heat the battery (overall) after a while (takes a good 10-20+ seconds of exposure for the wrap to start shrinking), as opposed to a second or two with a concentrated heat source which done right, the battery never gets hot at all.

But how many are going to not do it right?

Also, blow dryers and heat guns have tips that can be installed to focus the heat.

Tapatyped

 

[beckdg]

Lol.

I use a torch exclusively to wrap batteries and everything else I shrinkwrap.
Never even melted a wrap.

It all boils down to actually knowing how to use the tool properly before using it.

Now where have you heard that before?

And how many examples of people who don't search and learn first have we seen?

Tapatyped

 

[Smoke_too_much]

I suspect a heat gun can be just as dangerous as a torch. Mine can get things its pointed at up above combustion temperature pretty quick. With either tool if you've heated the battery to a dangerous point have you not completely toasted the wrapper to get it to that temp?

 

[SteveS45]

My heat gun has an adjustable temperature like the hair dryer does.

 

[beckdg]

My heat gun has an adjustable temperature like the hair dryer does.

Jimmy Joe Bob buys his at Wally World just to wrap his batteries because all knowing internet genius says so.

Does his?

And is he intelligent/careful/qualified enough for the job at hand?

Tapatyped

 

[SteveS45]

Jimmy Joe Bob buys his at Wally World just to wrap his batteries because all knowing internet genius says so.

Does his?

And is he intelligent/careful/qualified enough for the job at hand?

Tapatyped

That is only able to be determined when and if he plasters FB with pictures of the outcome.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Anyone here that thinks a heat gun cant bring batteries to terminal temps should avoid rewrapping altogether or prepare for a dose of harsh reality

Got me. This thread is the first I've heard of torching a wrap. But maybe I haven't paid enough attention to have heard it before.

I was referring to the "knowing how to use a tool before using it" part.

Words to live by.

 

[sonicbomb]

 

[zoiDman]