Disposing of a Lithium-Ion Car Starter that Looks Like It's

[sms]

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

 

[Lasse Langwadt Christense]

tirsdag den 22. oktober 2019 kl. 01.08.39 UTC+2 skrev sms:

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

I had a cellphone battery swell up, I took it outside and poked a hole in it
and it spewed lots of fire and smoke for about 5 seconds

but I thought better it do that while I'm around to keep and eye on it

 

[Whoey Louie]

On Monday, October 21, 2019 at 7:08:39 PM UTC-4, sms wrote:

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

Places like HD, Lowes typically have recycle bins for rechargeable
batteries. I would make sure it's discharged, then toss it in there.

 

[sms]

On 10/21/2019 4:18 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

tirsdag den 22. oktober 2019 kl. 01.08.39 UTC+2 skrev sms:
I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

I had a cellphone battery swell up, I took it outside and poked a hole in it
and it spewed lots of fire and smoke for about 5 seconds

but I thought better it do that while I'm around to keep and eye on it

This looks like four cells in an orange sleeve. I may get a long stick
with a nail and release the gas from the outside sleeve. The Target near
me accepts Li-Ion batteries.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Whoey Louie wrote...

How should I dispose of this?

Places like HD, Lowes typically have recycle
bins for rechargeable batteries. I would make
sure it's discharged, then toss it in there.

Let's get all the multi-cell Lithium batteries
in one place, as many as possible, and ....


--
Thanks,
- Win

 

[Robert Baer]

sms wrote:

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

Since it is an anchor, use it to feed the sharks...
NO; find a place that accepts Lithium cells/batteries; in other
words, treat it as if it came out of your "phone".

 

[gray_wolf]

On 10/21/2019 6:08 PM, sms wrote:

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed that the
case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the case and indeed
the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to recharge the unit. I put
it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

Have you tried flushing it down the commode?

 

[gray_wolf]

On 10/21/2019 7:40 PM, Winfield Hill wrote:

Whoey Louie wrote...

How should I dispose of this?

Places like HD, Lowes typically have recycle
bins for rechargeable batteries. I would make
sure it's discharged, then toss it in there.

Let's get all the multi-cell Lithium batteries
in one place, as many as possible, and ....

Maybe dump it in the city water and help the psychos

 

[Bill Sloman]

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 8:30:58 PM UTC+11, gray_wolf wrote:

On 10/21/2019 7:40 PM, Winfield Hill wrote:
Whoey Louie wrote...

How should I dispose of this?

Places like HD, Lowes typically have recycle
bins for rechargeable batteries. I would make
sure it's discharged, then toss it in there.

Let's get all the multi-cell Lithium batteries
in one place, as many as possible, and ....

Maybe dump it in the city water and help the psychos.

Lithium only helps manic-depressives, and quite a few of them don't like it much.

It takes the edge off the depressive part of the cycle, but they can be extremely productive in the manic part of the cycle, and hate losing that.

You do need to get the dose right, so dumping in the water supply wouldn't be a good idea.

One of my cousins did his Ph.D. on the subject, not that I've ever seen his thesis.

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney

 

[Winfield Hill]

sms wrote...

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

Sledgehammer.


--
Thanks,
- Win

 

On Monday, October 21, 2019 at 7:08:39 PM UTC-4, sms wrote:

I have one of these: <https://jumpstarter.io/product/ultra-compact-anker/>.

Long out of warranty. I was using it yesterday and afterward noticed
that the case was being pushed open by a swelling battery. I opened the
case and indeed the battery is very swollen. Obviously I didn't try to
recharge the unit. I put it outside in the shade on a metal table,

How should I dispose of this?

Responsibly.