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Don't keep fully charged Li-Ion in long term storage, they tend to bulge

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RoGeorge:
How did you ignite it?

SiliconWizard:

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--- Quote from: RoGeorge on January 18, 2023, 09:50:56 am ---As for the other Li-Ion batteries leftovers from mobile phones, if I will ever reuse them, will let them bulged as they are.  No need to deflate since the DIY enclosures can be made big enough.

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Are you insane?!?
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He got warned enough, I think. Now he mentioned a pretty low-capacity battery, so the risk was minimal in terms of fire. The nasty chemicals, OTOH, is something else.


--- Quote from: tooki on January 18, 2023, 07:05:39 pm ---A swollen lipo pouch belongs in exactly one place: the recycling bin. Continuing to use it is asking for trouble.

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Yes, but not in the general trash bin, please. This is dangerous and illegal in most places. Dispose of it in appropriate bins.

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It's always been accepted practice in the USA to discharge pouch cells and throw them in the regular trash, I'm not aware of any regulations against doing that.

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Certainly not in the EU, at least! There is always this crossed waste bin symbol to make it clear.

https://www.compliancegate.com/lithium-battery-safety-standards-european-union/

james_s:

--- Quote from: RoGeorge on January 18, 2023, 09:28:23 pm ---How did you ignite it?

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Connected to a bench PSU and overcharge it, they self ignite.

RoGeorge:
What current voltage did it caught fire?
Was that with or without the small Battery Management System PCB on top of the battery?

The mobile phone cells always come with a small BMS inside.  I know for sure the BMS will disconnect the battery at lower than 2.8V (it happened with a few batteries while I was discharging them to measure their capacity).

The internal BMS is also supposed to disconnect the cell at more than 4.3V charging, or at a short circuit (high current, don't know which I value).  So far never tested the overvoltage and the overcurrent limits.

amyk:

--- Quote from: JDubU on January 18, 2023, 12:34:36 am ---RoGeorge:

Do not puncture a lithium ion battery pouch under any circumstances!!!  :palm:

The liquid electrolyte is a lithium fluoride compound that will convert to hydrofluoric acid in the presence of moisture.  Hydrofluoric acid is a very dangerous contact poison.

It also stops being a battery if any moisture is present in the electrolyte.

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You'll get HF if the battery burns (due to fluoropolymers being used in the separator), but the electrolyte itself is relatively tame.

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