New charger. Charging overnight

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stols001

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Having lived through a house fire (without losing possessions, family members or pets) I often think about the YEAR we were unable to live in the house because of the INSANE amount of stuff that needs to happen when your house catches fire, and the INSANE amount of time spent with the insurance Evaluator (she was great, but STILL) the insurance agent, contractors, suppliers, and they take all your STUFF and have to ozone IT and the HOUSE, as well as demo what needed to be demo-d.... It's like 2 years later, the HUSBAND is doing the vapor barrier under the house because no contractor wanted to touch it for less than 9 K (he's crazy, I still think) and we JUST TODAY finished unboxing and sorting through everything.

TWO YEARS and our claim is still open and that is NORMAL.

So yes, we were all safe, and even able to collect a few suitcases of things we needed..... But it was NOT PLEASANT.

Enjoy those 2 batteries, I guess. I agree the risk is low, but I'm all about risk management when it comes to HOUSE FIRES even best case they BLOW CHUNKS.

*Passion!*

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VapeMoose89

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I appreciate everyone’s ideas and everything thanks so much for the info. And what I will do is I will go and charge them once I get home from work that way I don’t have to worry about charging over night. And then once there charged. I will wait till the morning and put the new ones in go by my day. And then just switch from the once set of batteries to the other. So that I’m not just using the same set over and over. But I thank everyone for the help.
 

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All that said, guess what? ... I have a battery powered Dyson V8 cordless stick vac that lives in a wall mounted docking station with charger, a battery powered laptop that lives in a docking station/charger overnight, and I understand a bit of frustration with people like myself who refuse to charge vape device batteries unattended overnight. In addition to devices I mentioned, many charge cell phones, iPads and android devices on a charging station overnight ... maybe even hooked up to an extension cord. Not exactly sure why I feel that vape batteries are any different from the batteries in those devices, except those devices didn't come with warnings not to charge unattended overnight ... and in light of the specific warnings for vape batteries and chargers, I can't tell you it's perfectly fine to charge batteries unattended. There is a small risk.

Funny you should mention that. Got me thinking. I never charge at home if I'm sleeping or away...but I charge batteries in my RV while I'm not around our campground. Hmm :facepalm:
 

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....it would be much easier to deal with a problem if you happen to have a fire extinguisher. Or, more importantly, a fire extinguisher that works on combustible metals.

Most household fire extinguishers (in North America) are rated ABC. For a battery fire, you'd need a 'D' rated extinguisher.

And that's my public service announcement of the moment. Please excuse me, some vapemail just arrived from China.

My public service announcement:

Kidde, who makes most of the fire extinguishers available for the general public has recalled many of their products. I had 3. More info here:
Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Due to Failure to Discharge and Nozzle Detachment: One Death Reported

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We talk a lot about whether it's safe to charge things unattended, but a related issue that rarely comes up is "what would you do if you were there and something did catch fire?" Hopefully you'd be able to stop the fire spreading, but it would be much easier to deal with a problem if you happen to have a fire extinguisher. Or, more importantly, a fire extinguisher that works on combustible metals.

Most household fire extinguishers (in North America) are rated ABC. For a battery fire, you'd need a 'D' rated extinguisher.

And that's my public service announcement of the moment. Please excuse me, some vapemail just arrived from China.

And if you don't want to buy a Class D extinguisher, the low tech solution is to have a bucket of sand to just simply smother the fire. Don't try a common household ABC rated extinguisher on any metal fire.
 
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