Here are some pictures that illustrate what can happen when you use an unprotected battery a battery fails. The lady this happened to was not harmed, but her coat pocket caught on fire. The case in the photos is a metal eyeglass case.
Edit: It was pointed out that my post might be inflammatory and that this flies directly in the face of "conventional wisdom." These photographs were not posted in order to "stir the pot". Rest assured that the forum administrative staff will be looking it over and discussing possible revisions or amendments to our battery safety stickies.
http://i.imgur.com/yANpa.jpg
this was an aw imr battery - also called a safe chemistry battery
I got one picture here from the post...This was a AW IMR Battery which I don't approve the use of in my mods. PLEASE USE ONLY PROTECTED batteries FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE mods.
Thanks Ron Old Goat
Edit: It was pointed out that my post might be inflammatory and that this flies directly in the face of "conventional wisdom." These photographs were not posted in order to "stir the pot". Rest assured that the forum administrative staff will be looking it over and discussing possible revisions or amendments to our battery safety stickies.
http://i.imgur.com/yANpa.jpg
this was an aw imr battery - also called a safe chemistry battery
I got one picture here from the post...This was a AW IMR Battery which I don't approve the use of in my mods. PLEASE USE ONLY PROTECTED batteries FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE mods.
Thanks Ron Old Goat