SDS100/SDS200: **SAFETY ALERT** SDS100 battery severely swelled

[maus92]

ALCON:

I was cleaning up my office work table and noticed that my original skinny battery supplied with my SDS100 was severely swelled. The battery was sitting in its original battery cover in the open in a temperature stable office environment. It has not been used or charged since I swapped it out with the higher capacity battery that Uniden supplied when they determined that the original battery was insufficient. I urge everyone to check the condition of any spare batteries they have for this radio, and in particular, any of the original "thin" batteries shipped with the radio.

 

[mrkelso]

By any chance did you happen to take a pic of the swelling?

 

[buddrousa]

I did mine did that also. The battery was fully charged when stored found it this way one month later. Right now it is stored in a RC charging fire bag.

 

[mrkelso]

WoW!! That sucks.. Mine looks perfectly normal.

 

[maus92]

Photos

 

[maus92]

 

[buddrousa]

maus92 yours still has some growing to do.

 

[maus92]

maus92 yours still has some growing to do.

You must have added water

 

[jack103]

How much do these scanners sell for...............??????

 

[mrkelso]

Now i am wondering what the REAL reason was for Uniden swapping out batteries. Now should we trust the bigger Batteries not to do this?

 

[buddrousa]

NO NO NO I know what happens when lithium and water mix saw that in hazmat class.

 

[bravo14]

Was this charged in the radio or external charger?

 

[buddrousa]

I saw a used one with battery cover sell for $40 in the forum a while back.

 

[buddrousa]

I only have the scanner I have not had a reason to buy the charger and 2nd battery kit.

 

[Jake68111]

So is the moral of the story to USE the batteries and don't "store" them for any length of time?
Are these types of batteries prone to this and if so, is there anything preventative that can be done?
Owner of both the slim and chunky batteries. Both are looking quite normal.

 

[maus92]

So is the moral of the story to USE the batteries and don't "store" them for any length of time?
Are these types of batteries prone to this and if so, is there anything preventative that can be done?
Owner of both the slim and chunky batteries. Both are looking quite normal.

It *might* be prudent to rotate batteries - at the very least it would force you to visually inspect them regularly.

 

[mkt853]

Just checked mine and it's still fine. I've had it stored away in the original packaging for the last six months or so. Do we know what causes this? Now I'm nervous it will suddenly blow up like the ones in the pictures and catch my house on fire while I am sleeping or away at work.

 

[eaf1956]

maus92 yours still has some growing to do.

Just cuz yours swelled more?

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[buddrousa]

What you need to do is look at this video from the RC hobby.

 

[eaf1956]

I saw a used one with battery cover sell for $40 in the forum a while back.

Yep, I wasn't using it anyway.

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