Had Tenergy 9v. NiMH melt inside a device last week. It was not the device’s fault. Put a new one in and works fine. What would cause it to melt is beyond me.
How old was the 14500 battery and where did you get it from? Seems strange that a small drop would cause the battery to leak. And when was the last time it was charged?
Glad it didn’t ruin your GT Micro (and perhaps your cat saved it)!
Can’t say it was a drop, as he knocks things over all the time. Either swinging his tail around, or rubbing his face on things. Nothing to purposely knock things over like you see some cats do.
Don’t recall when it was last charged. Blinked out 3.6V a few days before, which is about when I’d top it off When I’d Get Around To It.
I’m hoping so. I always keep ’em facing me (lit sideswitch) so I can see where they are in the dark, and it was fine one day, dark the next.
Holy $hit, EXACT same thing happened to Max (13 YO and still with the living) Saw the idiot chewing an extension cord and it shorted in his mouth. Damn cat must’ve jumped 4 ft in the air. Not sure if his lips were burnt because I didn’t check. Hasn’t happened since…Stupid Max
There is no mistaken it. All you saw were teeth looking at him. My memory is getting bad. It wasn’t my cat but someone I knew. Either way, curiosity almost killed the cat.
i have 3 cats, all are beasts, all have awesome personalities, I keep NO light on ANY shelf. Ever. I keep all my lights either on display with batteries or in my drawer with batteries, all I look at/check every day and the cats couldn't touch if they wanted to. Believe me, they want to lol. Then again my collection isn't hundreds of lights. It's tens of lights..
Lightbringer, I want to remind you that Li Ion battery electrolyte contains hydrofluoric acid.
It has excellent absorbtion by skin contact and won’t cause pain.
But it will start eating your bones (calcium).
Of course, quantity and length of exposure play a big role in how severe it is but you’d rather read up on it or talk to a doctor, it’s scary stuff.
IIRC the “antidote” is just big quanities of supplemental calcium so the acid eats that instead of your bones.
Hope you’re well!
Likely it’s already out of your body but it might be worth looking into.