Leaking battery?? Help

[Ryedan]

It's not glue.

There is a metal casing under the wrap.

When metal is exposed to oxygen, it oxidizes.

That's all it is.

It's very very common with Sony VTCs.
It's not a problem.

Experienced vapers who regularly use Sony VTC battery's are very familiar with this.

I agree with all you've said here Bad Ninja, except the oxidation. When I took the wrapper off mine I found no evidence of that. If you or anyone else has found oxidation under a wrapper I would love to know about it. Specially if there were some of the dark spots which mine didn't have. My thought is there could be a different process going on there and it would be nice to know what it actually looks like.

 

[Asbestos4004]

I'm in charge of collecting all batteries with spots. Especially Samsung 25rs. They will blow your hands off. PM me for shipping instructions. Also, bottom fed atomizers are extremely dangerous. There is a hole in them. Send those as well. Rolex watches too...

 

[Bad Ninja]

I'm in charge of collecting all batteries with spots. Especially Samsung 25rs. They will blow your hands off. PM me for shipping instructions. Also, bottom fed atomizers are extremely dangerous. There is a hole in them. Send those as well. Rolex watches too...

Cut me in for half and I'll be an independent second opinion.
"Don't use it!... You gonna die!"

 

[Asbestos4004]

Cut me in for half and I'll be an independent second opinion.
"Don't use it!... You gonna die!"

You're in!

 

[AzPlumber]

Those spots are from low resistance. Yep. the wrapper has a low resistance to discoloration.

 

[Cloof]

I wouldn't risk any injury to myself or messing up my mod on some -$20 batteries. Please dispose of them and get new ones.

 

[crxess]

I wouldn't risk any injury to myself or messing up my mod on some -$20 batteries. Please dispose of them and get new ones.

Odds are.............I have been in DC electronics longer than many have been alive, who seem to think they know better.

This is NOT a battery defect. It is a Wrapping anomaly.

We are discussing one of the best batteries available to the Vapor by one of the best Battery producing companies in the market. Think and research first.
Remove the Wrap and there is -0- battery damage.
Wrap in a Thicker covering and never see a change again.

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

We are discussing one of the best batteries available to the Vapor by one of the best Battery producing companies in the market. Think and research first.

IF that is authentic

 

[jonnychadootz]

As was stated, I would get some new wrapping from a hardware store or Ebay etc, remove current wrapping/inspect then make an informed decision or repost new pics for peoples to look at. While on the subject, I always wondered why Sony makes such a great battery yet uses such a garbage wrapping. My purple Efest's had better wrappings/guards.

 

[Asbestos4004]

We promote battery safety here at ECF. Some of you have decided to promote battery stupidity. Do you guys throw away your mods when the paint chips off the corners? Some pretty knowledgeable people have said they've researched this same problem. Some batteries (Sony) are highly susceptible to some slight discoloration in the wrapper. We've seen this because we've been using these batteries for a long time. Throw em away if you want to. It's your money.....but its not a sign of a battery on the verge of venting.

 

[Asbestos4004]

IF that is authentic

Do the cloned Sony's get spots on the wrappers too? Man, they're really getting good with the cloning!

 

[AzPlumber]

I say better safe than sorry. Safe would be to take off the wrapper, inspect and reuse with a new wrapper if no damage is found on the can. Sorry would be to discard a perfectly good battery.

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

Do the cloned Sony's get spots on the wrappers too? Man, they're really getting good with the cloning!

If those marks are caused by condensation collecting under the wrapping, I don't see why clones can't have 'em

 

[Bunnykiller]

I wonder how many people have their car crushed and compacted at the auto yard if it gets an oil leak.....

 

[crxess]

IF that is authentic

Mine have the same basic under markings and are practically new. Read correct on the meter and operate an average of 5-6hrs. at 35J, moderate use.

You decide
http://www.orbtronic.com/sony-18650-2600mah-vtc5-30a-high-drain-hybrid-imr-li-ion-battery

 

[Kim B.]

Odds are.............I have been in DC electronics longer than many have been alive, who seem to think they know better.

This is NOT a battery defect. It is a Wrapping anomaly.

We are discussing one of the best batteries available to the Vapor by one of the best Battery producing companies in the market. Think and research first.
Remove the Wrap and there is -0- battery damage.
Wrap in a Thicker covering and never see a change again.

Thanks for this post. I just got two Sony Vtc4s from My Freedom Smokes in the mail today, along with a Nitecore D2 charger. I have never owned a replaceable battery mod before, (I won one of the Cloupors) and I thought that I did my homework and made informed choices for both safety and my vaping style, but I didn't know about this potentially happening. Being a newbie to this I would probably have hit the panic button and disposed of the batteries. Good to know what it is, what to look for, and how to deal with it.

 

[Spencer87]

yea, its been said that its normal. A battery about to vent will not change color like that.
Just continue to operate your batteries in a safe manner, and you will be fine.

 

[LewisW295]

Okay, I admit it, I overreacted and sometimes you may be fine... but I still stand by my point of unless you can 100 percent guarantee you only have a wrapping anomaly then replacing is better safe than sorry.

 

[ian-field]

Honestly, I would unwrap them and see if they're actually damaged first. I've seen the same with a lot of Sonys and have a pair also this happened to. There was nothing wrong with them. Rewrapped and still in use many months later.

AFAICR: The casing is stainless steel - its highly unlikely to have corroded through. Mechanical damage would most likely be easy to see.

Any leakage is almost certainly from the seal - if that's compromised it could cease to separate the + button from the minus case. If that shorts on a fully charged cell - that's a lot of energy to let go all at once!

 

[AzPlumber]

Any leakage is almost certainly from the seal - if that's compromised it could cease to separate the + button from the minus case. If that shorts on a fully charged cell - that's a lot of energy to let go all at once!

It's not "leakage", besides it is mostly found on the negative end of the battery.