I just bought three LG IMR batteries for my mod I've been finding that the only way to remove them from the mod and the charger are to use my nails. However I've been finding little dents on the top portion of the positive ends of the batteries. I don't know if these dents were there when I bought them or if they were caused by my nails. I will include photos to see if there anything to worry about. Is there a way to remove the batteries without causing this damage. Actually nevermind for some reason it won't let me upload a photo
Yet another Imr 18650 question
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I'm not clever enough to load a picture on here either, always tells me too many pixels or something. Tell us what charger and what mod you are using, also if you have a number on the LG battery. Maybe a moderator will move this to the battery forum.
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Don't know what mod you are using no idea how the battery sets in it. With the charger you should be able to place a piece of ribbon long enough to wrap around the battery on the battery when putting into the charger and then use the ribbon to pull out of charger.
But if his spring is that tight it will damage the wrap more sooner than later.
Not sure why a thin cloth ribbon would damage a wrap in comparison to finger nails. Ribbons are what lots of manufacturers use to help remove batteries. The Evic that I use has one built in for that purpose. But yes if it is tight enough to dent the batteries it is not a good charger to use
I have no nails, so rely on the ribbon.
Failing that, a little tool found around the house (a plastic 'thing' usually) should help you.
I even used a wooden coffee stirrer once I think.
Failing that, a little tool found around the house (a plastic 'thing' usually) should help you.
I even used a wooden coffee stirrer once I think.
I'm sure the is charger is spring loaded if it that tight, it will run across and cut the wrap if you are not careful and back it off. It will eventually crack the edge of the positive wrap by having so much pressure trying to remove it
Well, I have a second generation Nitecore two bay charger, and the spring/slides are fairly tight but have done no damage to my mod once I started being very careful about insertion. What I do is when charging, pull the slides ALL the way down, place my batteries gently in the housing, and then slooowllly release until they're resting on the bottom of the battery. I believe there was a post a while back about the amount of pressure different slides put on chargers, but I can't remember the name of the thread. Mine's not terrible, it won't put dents in the bottom part of the battery via charging, though some people have chargers that do that. To take them out, I gently slide them sort of sideways, while keeping one hand on the spring loaded slide, so it doesn't freak out....
With that said, I had an IPV-5 with a "ribbon" and I have to say, I think most of my wrap degradation came from that, even with the ribbon, as I had to basically "pop" them out, and they were a tight fit. I've only used new batteries in the steampunk, and while the battery door could use some work, I do like the design, where you just slide them in there, and I've had 2 married pairs of batteries for going on 2 months without the slightest hint of damage, and the battery door is easily taken care of by the silicone sleeve I got to keep it in place. I'm fairly convinced that most of my battery degredation early on was caused by my mod, and by not being SUPER careful with the charger, but I've got 2 sets of batteries that are in perfect condition after two months, so I do think the design of the mod plays a role. With all that said, rewrapping is easy to do, and inexpensive. IMRbatteries even sent two free wraps with my last order (now I will have 10 "new" pairs, and my goal is to rewrap as little as possible, while still having "safe" batteries.
Anna
With that said, I had an IPV-5 with a "ribbon" and I have to say, I think most of my wrap degradation came from that, even with the ribbon, as I had to basically "pop" them out, and they were a tight fit. I've only used new batteries in the steampunk, and while the battery door could use some work, I do like the design, where you just slide them in there, and I've had 2 married pairs of batteries for going on 2 months without the slightest hint of damage, and the battery door is easily taken care of by the silicone sleeve I got to keep it in place. I'm fairly convinced that most of my battery degredation early on was caused by my mod, and by not being SUPER careful with the charger, but I've got 2 sets of batteries that are in perfect condition after two months, so I do think the design of the mod plays a role. With all that said, rewrapping is easy to do, and inexpensive. IMRbatteries even sent two free wraps with my last order (now I will have 10 "new" pairs, and my goal is to rewrap as little as possible, while still having "safe" batteries.
Anna
I usually use my nails to remove them myself (arthritis, y'know.) I doubt that's the problem. I suspect the spring pressure in either the mod or charger is at fault. It should weaken over time. Try opening your photo in an editor and reducing the size of it to beat the post size limit. I can't tell you if the dents are dangerous without. Welcome to the board.
Eleaf? Haven't heard of it either. Imuger or whatever it's called, is a pretty easy way to upload photos here. You just create an account, load up the pics, and it will give you a code for BB boards and whatnot, and you just cut and paste the code, it's very easy. I think you can use tinypic as well, but it's less user friendly IMO. It really would be good to put up some pics of the batteries so others can evaluate them... It can be hard to tell what's really dangerous and what isn't without photos...
Good luck!
Anna
Good luck!
Anna
Makes me remember my single 18650 mod, it was pretty hard to get them out since it was so narrow in the battery door getting in and out made them scratch after a while . All i did was cover the dings with electrical tape, i'd re wrap them but i don't use em at all lately XD. ANY battery that has the contact pins (basically if the top and or bottom is exposed) do NOT use the battery.
Hmm... the dents are all up top, nowhere else? Is that how you pried the batteries out, near the top of the mod? What charger and mod are you using? I'm surprised if that is the only way you are able to remove your batteries from the mod AND charger.... Can you tell us what you are using? I wouldn't vape those batteries personally, and I'd *consider* rewrapping but it would really depend on how deep the dents are once you remove the wrap. If they're still very visible, I'd personally say I wouldn't vape those, but I have come to take battery safety VERY seriously. Does your charger have a slide, or do they "pop" in? It may be you need a better quality charger, or it may be user error... Hard to say without knowing the equipment you are using. The main thing is, though, you could buy brand new batts and if we don't figure out how to help you change your battery handling "technique" then you will run into the exact same problem. Really, no charger or mod should require gouging the heck out of your batteries with your nails, so let's figure out what's going on with the rest of your equipment!!! Tell us what you are using. Also, if you can find a youtube video of your mod and even charger that demonstrates how to insert/remove your batteries safely, that might help you. We also may be able to help, if we know what equipment you have.
Anna.
Anna.
Indentation of battery cell caps is not that uncommon, actually. Can be caused by either the mod or the charger. Probably not an issue as long as the battery is not acting out of the ordinary (not holding a normal charge, leaking fluid, etc).
The aforementioned idea of using a slim ribbon used to remove the battery was an excellent idea.
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