The great dog bowl incident of 2012

[ChaosTheory]

One of my ecig batteries was layin on the amish fireplace out in the living room which is there year round. I was talkin' to my girl and she knocked my ecig off the fireplace. Now the open space on the floor is about 99.6% hardwood and about .4% the dog's water bowl. So, you can guess, considering mathematical probability, where the battery landed. ....

So I retrieved the ecig battery from the dog bowl and dried it off... I held it in my hand and pressed the button and it still worked seemingly fine...

The question is, will there be any malfunctions later? I looked for my V4L handbook, but I couldn't find anything about the battery being submerged in water. .. but considering they are lithium ion batteries like cellphones I'd reason that it wouldn't be good anymore but it looks fine.

I know I could just "play it safe and get a new one", which is good advice, but I am curious if anybody has any actual real knowledge about it. Should it still be good to use?


Thanks,

 

[Dana A]

I dropped one into a glass of pop and it still works months later so maybe you will be OK.

 

[suziewright]

My Ego T went through the washing machine. Let it dry for a week or so then charged it (under a watchful eye). It works but I have to unscrew the carto to get it to shut off. Can't bring myself to throw it away. I keep hoping the button will someday miraculously cure itself!

 

[tj99959]

The battery cell itself isn't the problem. Think for a minute about what corrosion can do to the protection chip.
Water causes oxidation (rust). Undeneath that plastic wrapper, it's pretty hard to prevent should any water get under there.

 

[denali_41]

put it in a bag of dry rice for a few days,,i have went swimming with mine before

 

[Dougiestyle]

Dry rice is a good absorbent. If you have a few of those "Do Not Eat" silica packets that you find in everything from shoes to jerky, a few of those will work in a baggie with the battery, also. Another idea is to put a towel in the dryer to get it hot. Remove the towel and wrap the battery in it until the towel is cool. Repeat.