Minding Your mAhs Ep028 – What causes a Li-Ion battery to suddenly fail?

Minding Your mAhs Ep28 – What causes a Li-Ion Battery to suddenly die? There are ways Li-Ion batteries can suddenly fail. In this video I discuss what can cause this and how to keep it from happening to your batteries. Both standard round Li-Ion batteries and “pouch” LiPo batteries are covered. I want to do this full time! If you feel what I do is worth a couple dollars a month and you would like early access to battery availability, battery and charger testing and news, and a say in what I test, then please consider becoming a Patreon patron and supporting my testing efforts:   / batterymooch  . If you would like to support my testing efforts with a single donation: https://www.paypal.me/batterymooch My tables, charts, and test reports: Mooch ECF blog: https://bit.ly/2S0jUgq I also post here: Mooch Facebook page:   / batterymooch   batterymooch on Instagram:   / batterymooch   Mooch315 on the electronic_cigarette Reddit forum:   / electronic_cigarette   My blog at ECF has everything. Please check there first. A huge thank you to my patrons... Ultimate Level: N-Power Energy Limited Unobtanium Level: 18650.UK 18650BatteryStore Fogstar Hawke’s Bay Vapour Liion Wholesale RTD Vapor TwistedMesses VapCell Naquadah Level: Alexander Ohlén And all my Platinum, and Gold Level patrons! Battery vendors that have been used by many: https://18650.uk http://www.18650batterystore.com http://www.akkuteile.de http://www.batterybro.com http://www.ecoluxshopdirect.co.uk http://www.fogstar.co.uk http://www.illumn.com http://www.imrbatteries.com http://www.liionwholesale.com http://www.nkon.nl http://www.orbtronic.com A great calculator: http://www.steam-engine.org/batt.html Disclaimer: Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. They are not meant to be used outside of a protected battery pack. Never exceed the battery’s continuous current rating and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition. Where known, the ratings set by Samsung, Sony, LG, or Panasonic/Sanyo will be used. Any battery from Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, or Sanyo can be a lower grade battery or a fake. Only buy from a known, trusted source of genuine batteries. Even then, there are no guarantees. Carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing. Testing batteries at their limits is dangerous and should never, ever, be attempted by anyone who has not thoroughly studied the dangers involved, understands the risks, has the proper equipment, and takes all appropriate safety precautions. These tests I do only note the estimated ratings for the batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is not a genuine Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, or Sanyo can change at any time This is one of the hazards of using “rewrapped” batteries or batteries from other manufacturers so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing. The information and opinions contained in this video are for general information purposes and are not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice. This video should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances.