shellylh

Happy birthday Nate!!! Hope margaritas are in the plans.

I am pretty happy I live in a warmish city. I spent the evening raking leaves in 73 degree weather - much better than shoveling snow.

I looked at the flashlight and there are little scratches in the inside so I guess it could be very fine amounts of paint scratched off where the battery is inserted into the flashlight. What happens when a CR123a battery vents (without fire)? Might there be some minor amount of discharge? The ones I have are made by Surefire (not a cheap knockoff from China).

I agree that there is no case that these have exploded. I am just wondering if these are disintegrating or slightly leaking the powder. I've certainly never seen this powder before when I changed the batteries. The fact that when they explode they leave black residue makes me concerned. The residue seems more like powder (like toner) rather than flaking paint.

After the batteries in the laundry, I decided to check all the battery powered devices for corrosion/leaks last night. I have a tactical flashlight with CR123a lithium batteries in it. When I opened it up, there was black powder around the batteries. I put the batteries back in the flashlight, I tried googling this and the only thing I could find was black residue after a lithium battery explosion which seems quite toxic. I'm hoping that this is just carbon or something. The batteries work, although to guess this could be from the last pair when they went bad (they didn't explode either). Does anyone know what this might be? Should it throw away the batteries and/or flashlight? Should I remove the batteries from the flashlight before trashing if I should trash both? I think the black powder just got on a tissue which I threw in the trash. There is certainly more black powder inside the flashlight. If the black powder get on the counter, what should I clean it with? I thought that lithium batteries very rarely leaked so I was surprised to see this.

^This!

Yeah, most of the hits for battery washing machine were about whether they could still use the battery.

I didn't know this. I assume with enough force they could leak or would they just "explode?"

OK, thanks guys. I guess I am spiraling a bit. This tends to happen when I get really stressed. When Tim is around, everything is better. On the other hand, I really need to get rid of all my old dead batteries. I noticed that many of them are corroded and leaking. I wonder how long it would take before the chemical ate through the plastic ziplock bag - surprised they didn't. I thought you had to recycle alkaline batteries but I see now that our recycling center only takes non-alkaline. Seems I should have been getting rid of those as they went bad. What is the best container to keep leaking/corroded dead batteries? For now, I put them in a ziplock bag and put that in a plastic bucket in the garage. I assume that is ok until trash day on Thursday.

By the way, if the batteries had leaked would I continue to see corrosion? Also, since the batteries were in a front washer, would there be a greater chance of damage/leakage? I tested the batteries with the multimeter and they show about 1.35 volts (one might be a little less than the other). They aren't new though but were still pretty strong. I am still worried that there may be chemicals in the washer that will get on my clothing when I wash them since front loader doesn't use much water (I also read that you shouldn't use water to clean up a battery spill). Sigh... I really need my Tim.

I've thrown away the battery and the "remote control." I really need Tim here when I freak out like this.

Also, I should mention that the batteries were inside of a product, let's just say it's a remote control, inside of the washer. So they were in a circuit (presumably the product was off), before the battery cover came off and the batteries came out. There seems to be a bit of rust at the ends. Would this make a difference?

According to the internet, for an alkaline battery leak, you should use vinegar. For an acid based battery, you should use baking soda. These are basic non-rechargeable Energizer AA batteries so they should be alkaline.

Also there is a tiny place where the outside has come up a bit (probably from getting tossed around in the washer). Upon closer inspection, there are a couple of snags on the other wide of the battery.

I did take them out of the trash and wipe them off. On one, there was a bit of green residue (which turned brown). I guess this could have been from something in the trash. Should I be worried about this?

Should I add any vinegar or baking soda to neutralize the acid?

No burning of my face from the acid on the pillowcase?

What would be the worst case scenario if the batteries leaked a bit?

I was just washing some sheets and heard some noise in the washing machine. There were two AA batteries in the washer that got in with the sheets. They were submersed in water. I took the batteries out and they seem to be ok - no obvious swelling or tears. Will the sheets be ok to use after washing again? Should I do anything to the washing machine? I guess I am worried that some battery acid might have leaked out.

You're right down the street Steve, just come on by.

Fax is ready.

Deep dish pizza (goat cheese, mushroom, bacon, canadian bacon, and green olives). Yum.

Just finished watching the first season of Transparent. It was great! I would definitely recommend sticking with it Al (although the kids do stay pretty selfish throughout).

There are times when I just love Apple.

Happy Birthday Naaman!