topkek
Member For 4 Years
These were two good condition HE4's that were fully charged on a Nitecore UM20 charger that didn't throw any damage messages when they were sitting in there. I went to put them in my new Bigfoot unregulated mechanical box mod and some shit happened. I put the first one in without incident but I put the second one in negative side first when you're supposed to do it positive side first. I think it tore the wrap a bit and shorted to the casing because it started smoking and sizzling like it was going to vent. I don't know if it actually vented since I tore it out and ran out of the room at the first whisp of smoke and cowered in my living room for an hour waiting to hear a pop. After I worked up the courage to inspect it, I saw that the wrap on the positive edge was melted but the cell wasn't bulging and it wasn't warm to the touch.
Was the smoke just from the wrap melting or did it actually vent? I'm definitely ditching both of these little shits because I'm scurred of them now but did this do any real damage to the battery beyond cosmetic?
Melted Battery
Other battery showing torn wrap because I stuck it in wrong too like a dipshit
There's some wrap melted to the positive contact on the mod. That's going to be a bitch to get off.
Was the smoke just from the wrap melting or did it actually vent? I'm definitely ditching both of these little shits because I'm scurred of them now but did this do any real damage to the battery beyond cosmetic?
Melted Battery
Other battery showing torn wrap because I stuck it in wrong too like a dipshit
There's some wrap melted to the positive contact on the mod. That's going to be a bitch to get off.