Li-Ion Battery Exploded

This is the result of over charging a Lithium Ion Battery. I was using the correct charger and it had only been on for 1 hour. The warning on the pack said to keep an eye on it - Glad i did. Sorry I never got video of the flames - was too busy putting out the fire.

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• Li-Ion
• Battery
• Explode
• Danger
• Warning

[sonic1934]

If it Exploded While Justin Beiber Was Next to it,THAT WOULD BE EPIK! Thumbs up if yes its EPIK!

[GluteDude]

Yes that would be EPIK

[BloodySword1987]

I think the reason for this blow up is the 110V -> 250V Adapter... I have seen, you have put the fire out with WATER. DON'T USE WATER! Lithium reacty hardly with water, especially in such a unstable situation...

[GluteDude]

No - see coment above - not the adapter! And I used a mist spray rather than water thanks. And only after disconecting the power.

[CZMQFRG]

Yes but he means that lithium is an alkali metal which explodes on contact with water.

Glad to know everything was okay :)

[GluteDude]

Yeah - true. Good information too.

[pfun41]

@CZMQFRG will we get francium batteries next?

[richycline]

The aftermath... It's horrible.. Horrible.. *hangs head*.. /s

[xDecemberFlower]

"Sorry I never got video of the flames - was too busy putting out the fire."

LMAO. 5'd for that sentence alone.

[zrmkf]

well if you push Ni-Mh batteries too hard they produce gas which can explode... so for RC boats i wouldnt use cheap batteries in combination with brushes motor :P

[PhilliR93]

what was it your cell phone or something els?

[robotexual]

i took the gold batterys out of a 9 volt battery and put it in a drawer, 3 months later it exploded and it went from that black ash-like stuff to a white color

[somedudeandacomp]

Carpet?? what about the chance of the house burning down...

[bob10023]

*drools over francium*