is it safe to leave battery charging while in bed , using Nitecore I2
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It's never ever safe to charge a battery unattended. If the worst should happen, it would be good to be conscious so that if there's a fire, you can, at the very least, get out to safety!
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Agree with the above. Although some of the higher quality chargers claim over-discharge protection circuity, any electronic device can fail at any time. batteries & chargers in general should be considered unpredictable. A battery is most vulnerable to failure while charging, and statistics allegedly back that statement up. Don't risk your home or family by charging batteries unattended should a unfortunate incident occur, so appropriate action can immediately be taken.
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I use a charger that says it turns off after charging so I have not worried about it. Maybe I should. Thank you for posting this question. Look forward to reading the answers. This is what I love about ecf.
Well, as long as you're in the bed along with the charger, you should be fine ;-)
I'm just pulling your leg; we've all become far to accustomed to leaving devices charging without supervision and it is a bad habit for sure!
I'm just pulling your leg; we've all become far to accustomed to leaving devices charging without supervision and it is a bad habit for sure!
I leave mine charging in the kitchen on a counter away from flammable items that's in a tiled room (ceramic). I check the smoke detector and leave it at that
Probably not a good idea but I bet most people do it. I would certainly not recommend it, but have done it and will more than likely do it again.
Seriously, who can hang around for 5 or six hours. Having an area for charging where there is nothing flammable around at all is a good idea if you are around or not.
Seriously, who can hang around for 5 or six hours. Having an area for charging where there is nothing flammable around at all is a good idea if you are around or not.
I understand it's not the preferred method. I don't tend to keep batteries very long. if it begins to look questionable, i'll immediately rotate it out.
but yea, I can't be bothered to conduct a stake-out in my own house in case batteries decide to have some "questionable" activity
but yea, I can't be bothered to conduct a stake-out in my own house in case batteries decide to have some "questionable" activity
I charge all my devices and batteries in the kitchen, which is where *I* am, 90% of the time I'm at home. And yeah, I have occasionally forgotten to unplug an iTaste before going to bed, and fortunately have had no catastrophes -- but it's not advisable, and every time I've come in here in the morning and seen the iTaste still plugged in, from overnight, I just cringe, and give myself *another* stern talking-to about making sure they're unplugged before I go to bed. Since apparently those are not IMRs, so they're less safe to start with. The removable batteries ARE IMRs, but I make sure to unplug their charger and remove them from it, before I go to bed -- mainly just because those batteries are mostly a lot more powerful (the 18490s and 18650s) than the iTastes.
But as a policy? Charging while they're not only unattended, but you're sound asleep, is a REALLY!!!!! bad idea. Being awakened suddenly is extremely disorienting, and disorientation isn't something anyone can afford when dealing with a fire.
Andria
But as a policy? Charging while they're not only unattended, but you're sound asleep, is a REALLY!!!!! bad idea. Being awakened suddenly is extremely disorienting, and disorientation isn't something anyone can afford when dealing with a fire.
Andria
I'm sure many of us have. However, sometimes "just because you can doesn't mean you should".
Yup , this is the best place to know about safe vaping , especially for new mech users like me .
My laptop, computer, phones, theater equipment, ego's, mod batteries, weed whacker, rechargeable batts for Wii controllers, tablets, Nintendo DS, and probably other things are all plugged in and charging all the time.
Another vote for not leaving a battery charging unattended, especially when sleeping. What's the payoff -vs- the risk, really? Buy an extra battery or two so you don't have to take a risk would be my suggestion.
Most chargers continue to give a "trickle charge" after providing the full charge. Over time, this decreases the overall longivity of your batteries. To insure your batteries last as long as they were intended to, remove them after they have received their full charge.
Again, just because you can doesn't mean you should. You do know that all of these devices continue to pull current while plugged into your wall outlet, right? Save on your energy costs by unplugging them when not in use.
Exactly what I did -- I now have 3 iTaste vv3s, and when I get the new pair of AW 18350s, I'll have 10 removable batteries. At night I put fresh batteries in my Sigelei, Vamo, and Fallen Angel, and put the ones I take out on the shelf next to the charger; in the morning when I get up and come in here, I'll put them all in the charger while I'll getting breakfast ready. The 18490s and 18350s are usually done by the time breakfast is, and the 18650s just a bit later. That way if any of my 350s start getting down to low charge in the late afternoon, I'll have some charged ones to replace them with. The 490s are good for the whole day, the 650s sometimes nearly 2. The iTastes I generally plug in when they get to about 3.8 or 3.7, because I can keep using them while plugged in. Once I learned the potential risks from charging unattended, I decided that I really like the house we bought in 2011, so whatever I need to do to make sure it -- and we -- stay safe, that's just what I'll do.
Andria
I was charging over night because my charger has overcharge protection and my batteries were always cool to the touch in the morning (because they had turned off). But....as previously stated in this thread, electronics DO fail.
Now, I charge my battery for the following day in the evening when I get home from work.
Now, I charge my battery for the following day in the evening when I get home from work.
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