pendragon2019
Newly Enlightened
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- Mar 25, 2019
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Ok, here's my little story. I have a Quark Mini 123 flashlight that runs on one Titanium Innovation CR123 battery. I've had this awesome little flashlight for maybe 10 years now and I freaking love it. I carry it with me every day. The other day, I found my flashlight on a kitchen counter. I figured it had either fallen from my pocket and someone picked it up, or else, one of our little kids stole it from my pants and my wife snagged it from them. So back in my pocket it went.
Later that day, I went into our dark shop and pulled the flashlight out so I could see. When I twisted it on, nothing happened. Dead battery, I figured. Probably one of the kids was playing and left it on. So I stuck it back in my pocket and started walking back to the house. I thought I twisted it off.
About 45 seconds later, my pocket starts growing quite warm. I pulled the flashlight out and it was getting really hot. I quickly twisted the head off and popped the quite hot battery out and tossed it on the ground. No smoke, nothing blew up. But damn.
Want to know the charming bit? The lithium battery was inserted into the flashlight backwards. The best I can guess is that the kids unscrewed the head and took it apart, then my wife must have just shoved it all back together and set the flashlight on the counter. She says she doesn't even remember doing it (with screaming kids, I can kind of believe that). But someone - not me - put that battery in backwards before I put the flashlight back in my pocket.
I'm guessing that could be considered a "close call."
Later that day, I went into our dark shop and pulled the flashlight out so I could see. When I twisted it on, nothing happened. Dead battery, I figured. Probably one of the kids was playing and left it on. So I stuck it back in my pocket and started walking back to the house. I thought I twisted it off.
About 45 seconds later, my pocket starts growing quite warm. I pulled the flashlight out and it was getting really hot. I quickly twisted the head off and popped the quite hot battery out and tossed it on the ground. No smoke, nothing blew up. But damn.
Want to know the charming bit? The lithium battery was inserted into the flashlight backwards. The best I can guess is that the kids unscrewed the head and took it apart, then my wife must have just shoved it all back together and set the flashlight on the counter. She says she doesn't even remember doing it (with screaming kids, I can kind of believe that). But someone - not me - put that battery in backwards before I put the flashlight back in my pocket.
I'm guessing that could be considered a "close call."
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