Exploding Cellphone Batteries. Thoughts ?

saturation

Joined Dec 21, 2008
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You can 'smother' the Li with water but it will react nevertheless, but it depends on the Li <<< volume of water. I wouldn't make it a rule to use water, in professional circles doing so is negligence. Salt water is better, since the ions will cause the battery to ionize NaCl which binds on the electrodes.

A typical MSDS on Li Poly cells:

MSDS 01 Lithium Polymer

On primary cells:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_battery

On secondary:

http://radiocontrol.wikia.com/wiki/Lithium_polymer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7abq34mckg

The released gases are reactive too.

Li Poly or ion is less reactive than pure lithium metal, since again, it depends on the quantity of Li in the cell.


seems to be a divergence of information here
 

Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
23,415
Occasionally, with combat robotics, one of these batteries got pierced. The problem battery got dumped in a bucket of water ASAP, where it could discharge more or less safely. It was funny to watch the bucket slowly steam when this happened.
 
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