what to do in case of failure?

[Ryan Kelly]

i want to start by saying that i take extreme caution in everything that i do when it comes to vaping. i know all about battery safety and i know the limits of my batteries and make sure i stay well under those limits. the only thing that i still wonder about is what to do if somehow i was to be in a situation where one of my batteries failed. say i am sitting in my room vaping on one of my mech mods, and then i notice that gases are venting out of the bottom of my mod. what should i do? and if the battery is venting gases, that opens the possibility of an explosion or a catastrophic battery failure. is there anything i can do quickly that will reduce harm?

 

[Ryan Kelly]

and if it helps or makes any difference i strictly use sony vtc5 batteries and purple efest 18350 batteries

 

[Maestro]

Throw it out the door

 

[lightbud404]

Throw it out the door

and dial 911

 

[Jugband]

I just watched a video about this last week, I'll have to try and find it and post the link. What I can remember, the mod in this case will be very hot, use a towel to handle it, place the battery in salt water. Never Distilled water. The battery will finish discharging in the salt water, this will take a couple hours, you'll see discharge leaking from it. After that you can safely toss the battery. But of course if used properly this should never happen.
http://youtu.be/phvIQ8rLODo

 

[skimmer02]

Drop that bad boy in the bathtub, turn on the fan as you shut the door.

 

[TwoTimes]

I've had both an Ego and Mech mod go wonky on me. In both incidents both devices were within reach or in my hand. As soon as I was aware something was wrong, I grabbed the device and made my way to the front door. The Ego, I chucked into the front garden on the grass and waiting. It fizzled and then nothing.

The mech mod battery was HOT and nearly too hot to handle. It was a brand new EFEST battery with a short in the Fogger causing the battery to go. As I got to the front door I unscrewed the mod got the battery out and chucked that in the grass too.

Neither battery went ballistic and had catastrophic events. The ego was shot though so that got sent to recycling. The Efest was fine after it had cooled down.

Deffo move to the outdoors though and honestly, I'd leave them alone, let them do their thing. I charge my egos inside my crock pot just in case *dons tin foil hat*

 

[crxess]

Window into yard, or Tub - which ever is closest.

Once it is in a relatively safe location, you can calm down and decide on the proper next steps.

 

[stevegmu]

Bury it in the yard and don't tell anyone...

 

[Baditude]

I had a protected ICR battery explode in a mechanical mod two years ago. The mod was too hot to touch. The battery caps blew off the tube, the plastic wrap melted from the heat, and the pants pocket that the mod was in (not wearing the pants this happened in) was burnt from the flames vented.



I've also had an IMR battery vent in a pocket when it came in contact with coins or keys in the pocket*. Extreme heat was quickly felt and I barely had time to finagle it out of my pocket to keep from getting burnt. Venting was not nearly as dramatic as the ICR battery, with only hot gas being released. The venting gas is hot enough to cause first or second degree burns requiring immediate medical attention.

Recommendation: If you feel your mod or fire switch become hot, if you have time to open the battery cap and release the battery to the ground, do so. Walk away from the battery a safe distance of several feet away.

If the mod becomes too hot to touch, then drop the mod and again move away a safe distance of several feet away. The battery will quickly do its business within a few minutes.

Video of an ICR battery venting and then exploding; explosion occurs at the 3:30 mark.




* Carry spare batteries in a plastic battery case. These are only about $1 each and can be purchased from most B&M shops and online e-cig vendor websites.

 

[klynnn]

Failure is not an option be safe!!

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I just watched a video about this last week, I'll have to try and find it and post the link. What I can remember, the mod in this case will be very hot, use a towel to handle it, place the battery in salt water. Never Distilled water. The battery will finish discharging in the salt water, this will take a couple hours, you'll see discharge leaking from it. After that you can safely toss the battery. But of course if used properly this should never happen.
Mechanical Mod and Battery Safety - YouTube

I watched that video a few days ago. It's the best one I've seen on battery safety. I wish someone could put it as a sticky.

 

[Baditude]

I watched that video a few days ago. It's the best one I've seen on battery safety. I wish someone could put it as a sticky.

It is now stickied in the APV http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/batteries-chargers/546143-batteries-chargers-multi-meters-forum-2.html