Mike, I had this happen to me with a AA new battery. I stuck it in my pocket with a set of keys on a keychain. I felt something hot in my pocket, no smoke yet, and when I stuck my hand in the pocket I realized it was the battery and quickly pulled it out. I now carry the batteries in the original container until I get to where i need them and always wrap the old ones before tossing them away. I'm always concerned that they will come in contact with somethin metal in the trash and start a fire. Chuck
Some years ago, we got a notice at work about loose batteries in desk drawers being a hazard. "Yeah, right." A few weeks later I pulled open my desk drawers where I kept a few AA batteries for spares and saw the burn marks where one had shorted with the loose paper clips that were in the same section. It was a Holy Shi* moment and I did some rearranging of how I kept the batteries.
Mike, I had this happen to me with a AA new battery. I stuck it in my pocket with a set of keys on a keychain. I felt something hot in my pocket, no smoke yet, and when I stuck my hand in the pocket I realized it was the battery and quickly pulled it out. I now carry the batteries in the original container until I get to where i need them and always wrap the old ones before tossing them away. I'm always concerned that they will come in contact with somethin metal in the trash and start a fire. Chuck
Some years ago, we got a notice at work about loose batteries in desk drawers being a hazard. "Yeah, right." A few weeks later I pulled open my desk drawers where I kept a few AA batteries for spares and saw the burn marks where one had shorted with the loose paper clips that were in the same section. It was a Holy Shi* moment and I did some rearranging of how I kept the batteries.
Learned how to start a fire with dry cell and wet cell batteries and steel wool....Back in the day...
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