Sony batteries no longer for sale?

[rhm3769]

Just got an email from a vendor I bought some vtc4s from with a letter supposedly from Sony....

Sony just protecting themselves from potential lawsuits?

Sony Electronics Inc.
16535 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA
92127
2/4/2016
My Freedom Smokes
1039 Carrier Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28216
support@myfreedomsmokes.com
Dear Sir/Madam:
It has come to our attention that you are offering, or have in the past offered, lithium-ion rechargeable battery cells, purportedly manufactured or supplied by Sony, for sale or use with e-cigarettes, vaporizer pens or other such products. Bona fide battery cells that are manufactured by Sony are at times commonly designated or known as Sony "VTC" battery cells. These battery cells were made only to be used in connection with the assembly of battery packs of products such as power tools, which have the necessary enclosure, protective devices and circuitry that enable safe usage of these battery cells. Sony lithium-ion rechargeable battery cells (including those with "VTC" designation) are not intended for use without such packaging or circuitry, and should not be used as a stand-alone product for instance with e-cigarettes, vaporizer pens or other products of any type.
The use of any Sony lithium ion rechargeable battery cells as a stand-alone product, including with e-cigarettes, vaporizer pens or other products, constitutes a DANGEROUS misuse of the battery cells that poses a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. This matter is significant enough that the U.S. Fire Administration, an arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, released a report (https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/electronic_cigarettes.pdf) in October 2014 warning against the dangers involved with improper battery cell use, storage and charging of battery cells in e-cigarettes. See also a recent statement from the Consumer Technology Association on lithium ion battery safety available at http://www.ce.org/Consumer-Info/Battery-Safety.aspx. Accordingly, if you are currently selling or distributing stand-alone Sony lithium-ion rechargeable battery cells, other than in the condition and for the purpose originally intended by Sony, you must immediately cease doing so. Sony believes that you should also immediately notify any person to whom you have sold or supplied any stand-alone Sony lithium-ion rechargeable battery cells of the danger associated with the misuse of such battery cells and instruct them to immediately cease using and return the cells to you.
Please contact Sony's consumer product safety office atcps@am.sony.com should you have any questions or concerns.
Very truly yours,
Julio Posse
Director of Product Safety

 

[Topwater Elvis]

SED has never approved of any consumer level acquisition or use of their cells, none, zero, zilch, zip, nada.
They have been 'cracking down' on any supplier(s) that sell their cells to the general public for more than a year, closer to 2 years.
This means refusing orders from those they have reason to believe are selling their cells to end user/consumer level customers.

Yes, attempting to distance themselves from liability.

 

[planes]

This is most likely a protect our ... cease and desist. Sony doesn't want their name associated with anyone blowing their faces off. Sony has only made one of the best batteries for vaping but with that said. I have 4 VTC4's and they appear a bit less in power than my Green Samsung's.

But they are historically an awesome battery. IF you have some, you are probably ok but to be safe use them only in circuitry protected mod boxes. Save the Samsungs for the tube mods.

 

[Susan~S]

+1 to what @Topwater Elvis said. More here in this thread, comments by @Baditude.

• Sony issues statement regarding battery usage in APVs

And if you have questions regarding their use in your mods, see @Mooch bench tests and some of his other battery blog posts.

• There are no 18650 batteries with a genuine rating over 30A!
• Battery pulse ratings are useless!
• 18650 Safety Grades -- Picking a Safe Battery to Vape With
• List of My Battery Bench Tests
• Calculating Battery Current Draw for a Regulated Mod

 

[zero7starz]

+1 to what @Topwater Elvis said. More here in this thread, comments by @Baditude.

• Sony issues statement regarding battery usage in APVs

And if you have questions regarding their use in your mods, see @Mooch bench tests and some of his other battery blog posts.

• There are no 18650 batteries with a genuine rating over 30A!
• Battery pulse ratings are useless!
• 18650 Safety Grades -- Picking a Safe Battery to Vape With
• List of My Battery Bench Tests
• Calculating Battery Current Draw for a Regulated Mod

Uh most of your links link to posts from 2009?


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[Susan~S]

Uh most of your links link to posts from 2009?

No. 1st link was a thread started today at 1:20pm. And all of Mooch links are current.