my ipod battery is gaseous!

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cerebusPu

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3 months ago i got a 3rd party to replace the failing battery in the ipod. 3rd party battery was great because it lasted 20+ hours on a charge. than one day it just failed, it wouldnt charge up.

i let it sat for 3 months and decided to take apart my busted ipod today.

the ipod battery looks like this now.
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all bloated and gaseous. looks really dangerous. i cant believe i was trying to charge this thing for 24 hours. now i need to find a local battery disposal center to get rid of this. i dont want it burning my house down.
 
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cerebusPu

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my best guess is that its gassy because of bad chemistry inside the battery. NewTech is sending me a RMA next week. As soon as it gets here I'll toss this one.

All my late night research tells me that its extremely flammable and once it gets going it wll burn hot and heavy.
 
Soccerman06

Soccerman06

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Originally posted by: cerebusPu
3 months ago i got a 3rd party to replace the failing battery in the ipod. 3rd party battery was great because it lasted 20+ hours on a charge. than one day it just failed, it wouldnt charge up.

i let it sat for 3 months and decided to take apart my busted ipod today.

the ipod battery looks like this now.
ipodbattery.JPG
ipodbattery2.JPG

all bloated and gaseous. looks really dangerous. i cant believe i was trying to charge this thing for 24 hours. now i need to find a local battery disposal center to get rid of this. i dont want it burning my house down.
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Its acid, it will disolve stuff, not blow up.
 
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Mark R

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The outer packages of Li batteries are often made from a sort of metallic reinforced plastic. Inside the package you have a stack of foil electrodes and electrolyte.

It looks like some sort of failure in the battery has caused gas to build up inside the package.

There's no acid in a Li ion/Li polymer battery, but they can store a lot of energy and get extremely hot if they get short-circuited (externally, or internally, e.g. a nail penetrating the battery package), sometimes even catching fire.

Anyway, Li batteries are pretty non-toxic, so I'd just put it in with the household waste - just wrap it up with paper or something so it doesn't short out.
 
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intogamer

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Originally posted by: Mark R
The outer packages of Li batteries are often made from a sort of metallic reinforced plastic. Inside the package you have a stack of foil electrodes and electrolyte.

It looks like some sort of failure in the battery has caused gas to build up inside the package.

There's no acid in a Li ion/Li polymer battery, but they can store a lot of energy and get extremely hot if they get short-circuited (externally, or internally, e.g. a nail penetrating the battery package), sometimes even catching fire.

Anyway, Li batteries are pretty non-toxic, so I'd just put it in with the household waste - just wrap it up with paper or something so it doesn't short out.
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:thumbsup:
 
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0roo0roo

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i just remember cheap lithium ion batteries exploding in callphones..that and all those laptop recalls for overheating batteries... stuff can happen to this kinda battery
 
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imported_goku

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Apple quality at it's best! Yes I know this is a 3rd party battery but if the crap pod battery hadn't failed, he wouldn't be here now...
 
Rubycon

Rubycon

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Cut it in half and throw it in the ocean. :D

Wait until 12:00 (12:00:01 now) ;)
 
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Pepsi90919

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Originally posted by: goku
Apple quality at it's best! Yes I know this is a 3rd party battery but if the crap pod battery hadn't failed, he wouldn't be here now...
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that's a real nice conclusion you just jumped to.
 
BeauJangles

BeauJangles

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Originally posted by: goku
Apple quality at it's best! Yes I know this is a 3rd party battery but if the crap pod battery hadn't failed, he wouldn't be here now...
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Your words have inspired us all. Thank you for your well-thought out and sincere contribution to this thread.
 
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