I don't use flashlights, but do use advanced vaporizers that run off of 18650 batteries. I would post this on a forum for vaporizers... but honestly the community is full of idiots and 90% of the 18650 questions I Google point me to this forum. The batteries that came with the tube I purchased are unprotected cells, with a red wrapper. I cannot determine the brand, but they look like Sanyo 2200 mAh. They have a button top with 6 holes on the top.
Recently, I dropped my tube from a decent height. Everything still worked fine, but when I took the battery out of it, I noticed the button top was depressed a bit. I foolishly took a paperclip and tried to press the button top back up to fix it. I nearly instantly heard a short and quiet hiss that sounded like gas escaping from a high pressure. I was very gentle, and I don't think there's any way that I punctured it, but I can't think what else has happened.
The cell still works. It charges and discharges fine. The concerning thing is that I can smell an odor coming from the positive terminal. Can anyone tell me what has happened? I thought that if the cell had vented, it would stop functioning completely. Also, how do I properly dispose of this battery?
Recently, I dropped my tube from a decent height. Everything still worked fine, but when I took the battery out of it, I noticed the button top was depressed a bit. I foolishly took a paperclip and tried to press the button top back up to fix it. I nearly instantly heard a short and quiet hiss that sounded like gas escaping from a high pressure. I was very gentle, and I don't think there's any way that I punctured it, but I can't think what else has happened.
The cell still works. It charges and discharges fine. The concerning thing is that I can smell an odor coming from the positive terminal. Can anyone tell me what has happened? I thought that if the cell had vented, it would stop functioning completely. Also, how do I properly dispose of this battery?