Geo-TH,In
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I put a battery in my dewalt 1/4 impact. Must have installed it a little sideways. The positive terminal of battery was forced against the negative terminal some how. I saw smoke coming from battery and impact. Instantly removed battery,
I Ordered a new impact, it fried the terminals inside. Will save old impact for parts. Took battery apart and saw all sorts of hot spots. Not sure if there are any good cells, but battery is toast too. Sure smelled up the pole barn. I left the battery and impact outside last night.
This is the first time I've lost a battery and impact at the same time. Good think the battery was my oldest 18v Ni-Mh battery and the impact was old too, about 15 years.
When I saw smoke, I thought of Samsung Li-ions catching on fire. Has anything like this happened to you?
geo
I Ordered a new impact, it fried the terminals inside. Will save old impact for parts. Took battery apart and saw all sorts of hot spots. Not sure if there are any good cells, but battery is toast too. Sure smelled up the pole barn. I left the battery and impact outside last night.
This is the first time I've lost a battery and impact at the same time. Good think the battery was my oldest 18v Ni-Mh battery and the impact was old too, about 15 years.
When I saw smoke, I thought of Samsung Li-ions catching on fire. Has anything like this happened to you?
geo