Another 123 explosion

[etc]

Have no connection to the author. Read the complete post here:

http://goldismoney.info/forums/showthread.php?t=382401

About 5am this morning I was was awoken to a very loud BANG!
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Here is what happened:

I have a G-2 Surefire powdered by 3v lith batteries. I replaced the batts about a month ago, all worked fine. I keep it on the nightstand bezel pointed down. Well one of the batteries went off somehow, and here is the results.

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[cmacclel]

Command Batteries. Pretty Crappy how the battery MFG didn't care at all.


Mac

 

[Illum]

Kroll industries.... :thinking:
There's a hint of familiarity here...

 

[Bullzeyebill]

Kroll industries.... :thinking:
There's a hint of familiarity here...

Kroll tailcap switch is made by Judco.

Bill

 

[Kestrel]

China-manufactured batteries.:shakehead I've never heard of that brand before: "Command" ???

At least they cited CPF a number of times, with linkage.

Edit: Etc, it looks like you posted there? Enlighten the masses!

 

[etc]

I suspected that. Need better pics of the cells involved.

 

[Illum]

Kroll tailcap switch is made by Judco.


Bill

oic :thanks:

 

[lrp]

Glad no one was injured!

 

[SilverFox]

This is very interesting...

It appears that the light had been sitting on the table for an extended period of time before the battery blew. I wonder if it was left on... I am having a hard time figuring out why a battery would blow just sitting there.

At any rate, I am going to move this thread over to the battery safety section and we can carry on there.

Tom

 

[Black Rose]

I wonder if a parasitic drain situation may have triggered this event.

Some folks here have reported their G2 had drained their cells while it was not being used.

 

[LuxLuthor]

Command Batteries. Pretty Crappy how the battery MFG didn't care at all.

Mac

From China. They aren't in the business of caring.

Best part was him saying:

What was the brand of battery?
Randy the battery was a "Command" 3v Lithium. I have been using these in all four lights for years now.

 

[Patriot]

Ah nice, some more PRC primaries. Many unsuspecting learn the hard way. Too bad that's the case but as least no one was hurt.

 

[LuxLuthor]

Yeah, a little ceiling spackle, snip and glue in some transplanted carpet fibers, and you're good to take "Command" of the situation all over again.