WARNING Battery Danger - Page 5

neudof · #1 (**permalink**) 05-15-2009, 03:08 PM

Is it possible that there was one of those pink metal foil security stickers in the back pocket of your jeans? i cant tell you how many times I have found those stupid things months after I have owned a pair of pants!

devildog9999 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 09:41 AM

Surprised no one thought of this - laundry basket full of clothes = static electricity. Or perhaps something damp / wet? Lithium and water do not mix well! Glad to see all you lost was a pair of jeans though.

akastixx · #3 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 10:27 AM

back pocket? maybe previously sitting on it was the culprit.

kidmet · #4 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akastixx

back pocket? maybe previously sitting on it was the culprit.

This could have been it. Not sure I remember sitting that night, but it could have happened any of the times I carried the battery. I didn't wash the jeans and there was nothing wet around them.

On a side note, quite surprised when I was reading engadget (a daily routine of mine) and I see my pants on there. Kinda weird.

Exil3d · #5 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 10:45 AM

GTFO!!!!!!!!! This is too funny! This should be in my hilarious pic thread! Anywho, ever seens I waS A weeee little boy I learned never to carry batteries in my pocket. I once carried 3 double A batteriews in my front pocket (duracell) and suddenly I felt a burning sensation near my nom noms. I reached in my pocket to see what da helll was burning. Well.. turned out the 3 batteries where getting reallly got and fat. Something about carrying loose batterie sin your pocket makes them overheat.

Exil3d · #6 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 10:53 AM

I had a mogul battery expand like it was about to go on labor. It was OEM and brand new never used. Let it sit in the box for over 7 months and suddenly when I wanted to use it, it was double its size. I took it to Sprint and they gave me a nother one.

agentjonnyb · #7 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 12:55 PM

The same thing will happen to camera batteries, you need to cover them in plastic wrap, preferably a case of some kind to prevent stuff like this.

**Darkjedi** · #8 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 02:06 PM

Your pants are famous kidmet!

Existentialism · #9 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 03:36 PM

Yeah, just saw this on engadget lol. I can't believe I missed this thread originally. I carry these batteries in my pack pocket often, an OEM one and a Seidio one. I'm beginning to become a bit wary.

Mutiny32 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 07:37 PM

you probably punctured it with your keys or sat on it andcracked the internals causing a chemical reaction. It was in your back pocket after all...