Originally Posted by Flt Lt Spry
Has anyone here actually seen a battery explode?
I understood that explosions in lithium batteries were only caused when they were pierced, burnt or charged at too high a current.
However, I will add "randomly" to my list of "things that cause batteries to explode" if someone can prove me wrong. And it will have to be first-hand evidence, not "my mate in the pub said..." or "I heard of a set that blew up and an SA-14 guided on the flames and hit someone in the head" type stuff.
What about an SA-16?
Have seen, first hand, both Li & AA explode. The Li were in an ammo box & I suspect shorted, overheated, & went bang. A fair bit of torn metal, plastic wrapper, & "goo" (technical term) in the box.
The AA was just last week in my cordless mouse!
Random. Just the end cap popped off & small bit of "goo" - wiped down & mouse is running fine!
