Yes, so we have seen events on tape with temperatures right before the venting at 100F, 140F on this latest one, 153F,
161F, 161F, 171.2F- with temperatures running up to 714F.
The "fireball" one that was just made:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/vent12sn.wmv
The 714F one was here:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/vent6_6.wmv
171.2F one:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/ven10sm.wmv
Another 161F that goes above 700F:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/vent5_1.wmv
A 153.6F one:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/minorv~1.wmv
The 100F one:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/100degv.wmv
I've seen many more of these, which I do not have on tape. These are still by and far
not the worst events I have seen- only what I happened to catch on tape, once someone asked for a video of some of the failures. I've missed more dramatic ones. I've tested a few more of these than I'd originally planned so I could demonstrate what can happen.
I'd really like folks to go back to the first post in this thread, where I talk about the safety factors and some of the things folks can do. Take the time to read it, it is worth it. I'm doing this because I see an actual possible danger, and there are things that can be done which greatly reduce the risk.
There is a label on every CR123A cell that I've seen in the US, and it would be good for folks to take a pause and read it. I believe it is there by law, for a reason. It is not there for sh*ts, grins, and giggles.
Please use these cells wisely, and treat them carefully- These ain't your grandma's carbon-zinc cells.
I have further testing to do, to learn more about the events leading up to these events, such as watching currents and voltages across each cell, while watching the temperatures- to glean anything out of this info, so designers might be able to design in countermeasures.