{"id":740,"date":"2019-11-11T21:15:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T18:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/handheld.computer\/?p=740"},"modified":"2020-02-01T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T17:38:10","slug":"safety-measures-for-storing-li-ion-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/?p=740","title":{"rendered":"Safety measures for storing Li-Ion batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fire-extinguisher.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eOVdYHlr\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fire-extinguisher.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Almost every handheld computer produced since early 2000s runs on a Li-ion battery. When you become serious about collecting handheld computers, you end up storing quite a large amount of batteries in your home. In this case you should consider taking safety measures for storing batteries, because a Li-ion battery is a potential fire hazard.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the very basic principles of storing Li-ion batteries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Batteries should be stored in fireproof containers.<\/li>\n<li>Do not expose the batteries to high temperatures (e.g. direct sunlight).<\/li>\n<li>Prevent external short circuits (store batteries in separate insulating bags).<\/li>\n<li>Prevent internal short circuits (prevent mechanical damage).<\/li>\n<li>Batteries should not be stored with other products that could accelerate a fire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, of course, keeping a fire extinguisher in the vicinity of the storage area is also a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a set of useful articles on this topic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/superuser.com\/questions\/1104271\/how-to-safely-store-a-defective-bulging-lithium-ion-battery\/1104361\">How to safely store a defective (bulging) lithium-ion battery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/batteryuniversity.com\/learn\/article\/safety_concerns_with_li_ion\">Safety Concerns with Li-ion Batteries \u2013 Battery University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genre.com\/knowledge\/publications\/pmint1709-1-en.html\">Lithium-Ion Batteries \u2013 A New Fire Risk? | Gen Re<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"739\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery rl-hover-effect-1 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fireproof-bags-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fireproof-bags-1-800x800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fireproof-bags-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fireproof-bags-2-800x800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fire-extinguisher.jpg\" title=\"Fire extinguisher\" data-rl_title=\"Fire extinguisher\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fire-extinguisher-800x533.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Fire extinguisher<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost every handheld computer produced since early 2000s runs on a Li-ion battery. When you become serious about collecting handheld computers, you end up storing quite a large amount of batteries in your home. In this case you should consider taking safety measures for storing batteries, because a Li-ion battery is a potential fire hazard. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/?p=740\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Safety measures for storing Li-Ion batteries&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[192,191],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-li-ion","tag-safety"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=740"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":750,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions\/750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handheld.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}