Never let this happen to your batteries!

[Mooch]

The risk of a fire or battery explosion is very real.

This is not “being stupid”. This is not knowing how different the li-ion batteries we use are from AA batteries. There will always be a need for us to educate each other....from the battery rewrapping companies all the way down to individual vapers.

 

[sdennislee]

Holy crap Batman. Potentially a future Darwin Award winner. Not to mention another tragic news story for the Antz

 

[Fredman1]

WoW

 

[untar]

Do I understand that correctly, the shop replaced the batteries at no charge? In that case: what an epic shop

 

[Katdarling]

Oh MAMMA MIA!!!!!!

 

[Fredman1]

Do I understand that correctly, the shop replaced the batteries at no charge?

I think any shop that comes across something like this, would feel compelled to educate, replace and charge accordingly.

 

[mimöschen]

I love the idea of paper wraps. It's a very elegant way to save on or even lose some weight.

 

[VapourFlavour]

Here's a thought, that guy isn't the only one out there "salvaging" free batteries that do not belong in a mod due to their condition. Ignorance or arrogance, probably a bit of both.

 

[Robin Becker]

I love the idea of paper wraps. It's a very elegant way to save on or even lose some weight.

Actually most of old Sub-C batteries Ni-Cd as well as some very high-current LiFePo4 are still wrapped with paper...and it is not a gift paper

 

[mimöschen]

Ok. So why worry? If the manufacturers do this, it has to be safe, right?

Here's a thought, that guy isn't the only one out there "salvaging" free batteries that do not belong in a mod due to their condition. Ignorance or arrogance, probably a bit of both.

My son-in-law some time ago salvaged some undefined laptop cells to put in a mech. Luckily my daughter could beat some sense into him. Literally.

 

[untar]

It's a very elegant way to save on or even lose some weight.

I don't think you're supposed to eat the wrappers

 

[mimöschen]

Who knows? For some extra dietary fibers the wrap might not be the worst choice. Just make sure you don't suck the wrap from the cell via the positive end, or the experience might become more enlightening than you anticipated.

 

[sonicbomb]

Another B&M helping to destroy their own market with ignorance stupidity.

 

[Vapefiend]

So crazy that those batteries were being used