Overcharging?

[Traceur]

I just bought a volt starter kit from smokeless image and accidentally overcharged my automatic battery for over 2 hours. is my battery ruined now or is the battery life going to be shorter?

 

[frndwthcrppl]

I believe the charger stops charging the battery when it is fully charged.

 

[madjack]

...unless it caught fire, burned up and or exploded, you should be good to go...the protection circuitry in the batt/charger should keep it from overcharging............
madjack

 

[Nomoreash]

You can't overcharge a Volt Battery if you're using the charger it came with. It's over and under volt protected.

 

[zoiDman]

If the charger is in good working order, it doesn't hurt to leave a battery on the charger after it is fully chargered.

BUT. This forum has numerous threads of peoples chargers and or batteries catching fire.

So my advise would be to charge with your charger and battery in a metal or glass pan. And I would never, Never, EVER leave a battery charging when you leave the house or when you go to sleep.

 

[Dieseler]

Yes what the above poster said never leave house with a battery charging just good safe practice in my opinion.
Most chargers have a built in circuit to protect against over charging unless it fails reason i like to be at home when there on charge.
Always good to have some spares so one can be at the house.

 

[Tersur]

If im going to leave my charger un attended i actually put them in an old PC case with all the components gutted out and run the charger cord into the back. If the bad overcharge should happen the case will catch the shrapnel and heat.

 

[zoiDman]

Here is the reason I NEVER leave charging batteries unattended. I have read too many scary posts like this to think that it just couldn't happen to me.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/242903-e-cig-charger-set-fire.html

Remember: It's not the flames that kill 95% of the people in a fire. It's the Smoke and Toxic Fumes.