Will this battery explode? Please help!

[AnaCat]

I ordered my mom am eGo-T battery, and when it arrived yesterday, she put it on the charger. 18 hours later, it still wasn't charged and since she took it off the charger, it flashed constantly. We read on another thread that the battery pin might be too tight, so we tried to gently loosen it by lifting slightly with a pin. Well, the pin came out completely, still attached to the wire, and it's still flashing. We can't get the pin back in no matter what we do. We know we voided the warranty, so I ordered her a new one. The problem is, we can't get it to stop flashing, and it gets a little warm. Warm battery is bad, right? We can't just throw it away. It might start a fire. Can it explode? Will is start a fire? My mom is holding the wire down with a tooth pick (we tried to use it to shove the wire back in the hole so we could try to get the pin back in - that so didn't work), and that makes the flashing stop, but we can't keep it like that until it just completely dies, can we? Please help.

ETA: And yes, we know we're dumb for trying that. We'll never do that again. Please help!

 

[Zal42]

Your battery was defective before you pulled out the pin. I'd try getting a refund anyway. Can't hurt! Keep it so you can mail it back.

But to your question: no, the battery won't explode or anything. batteries normally get warm under constant load, it's not a point of concern unless it gets very hot, and if that was going to happen you would have noticed it pretty quickly. There's no harm in just letting flash until it runs out.

 

[Uncle Screwtape]

I haven't received my ego-t batt yet, I have one on order, so I may be completely wrong here,,,,but,,,

Could it be in the off position? Try hitting the button five times quickly, I believe that is how you use the master on/off function.

 

[uba egar320]

Duck and back away!!!!!

 

[Grimloki]

These batteries can explode when they are overcharged, have voltages reversed, or when they short out and discharge constantly until they heat up and either vent, stop working, or explode. At the very least they will melt stuff.

All that said, none of this stuff is happening now. Overvolting and reversing voltages occur with charges and stacks of batteries. Shorts are when the battery just starts discharging till it heats up and pops or vents. If you pulled the pin out you broke the circuit, and nothing is working. Pushing the pin back isn't going to cause it to explode, and neither is not holding it in.

Its not working. Send it back and see if you can get a refund. If not they can deal with properly disposing of it. You don't have to worry about it exploding as long as you don't keep fiddling with it, and you don't have to hold the pin in.

 

[Zal42]

You don't have to worry about it exploding as long as you don't keep fiddling with it, and you don't have to hold the pin in.

Also, even if it did explode (which it won't,) it won't be like a hand grenade going off or anything. At worst, it'll pop and the bottom plate will come off, releasing the gasses and preventing a bomb-like explosion. You probably don't want it next to your face if this happens, but it's not a devastating event.

 

[uba egar320]

Just remember, duck and back away!