Sorry if asking wrong people but I’ve got a samsung galaxy j3 prime, its a really old phone and i lost its charger a year ago, after that until now I was charging it with a different cheap charger, and one day eventually while using the phone the back cover fells of(it has removable back) and then i realised that the battery became swollen, I immediately took the battery out and kept the phone and battery apart for 2 months, now today I lost patience and grabbed a safety pin and did a little hole on both sides of the battery. Now it fits !!! and is much less swollen then before(yes it is still a little swollen)
So I meant to ask would it be safe to use it like that or is there a risk of the battery going kaboom!!! while i am using the phone or charging it ???
I lost patience and grabbed a safety pin and did a little hole on both sides of the battery
DO. NOT. DO. THAT
OP must be trolling. Surely someone couldn’t be that stupid, right?
If they are smart enough to create an account on Lemmy and find this community, then this is 110% a troll.
I can see the merit in your argument.
If you want to know why, you are at a very high risk (almost guaranteed) to be making a short circuit in the battery, causing excessive heat and dangerous leaks depending on the battery type. Very much a high risk low reward setup you do not want to play with.
Trust the above message, stay safe. Do NOT underestimate the danger of such a manipulation.
Edit: there is a real danger of explosion.
I don’t think you’re stressing the danger of battery fires enough. They self ignite and spew flames all over the place
No, it’s not safe at all. You should be disposing of that battery immediately.
No longer a battery, it is now a fire bomb waiting to go off.
is there a risk of the battery going kaboom!!!
Is it really a risk if it’s a guarantee?
If you smell a chemical smell while that’s in your pocket you better drop your fucking pants and run, if you even get that much warning.
I intentionally made a swollen battery go off and that was fireworks level violent and it had a jet of pink flame that went on for quite a while.
No. It is not safe.
Replace the battery and dispose the old one or dispose of the device properly.
Look it up but there’s probably a Best Buy somewhere nearby that’ll let you dispose of it for free not too far from you.
DANGER. DROP AND RUN.
I’m just here for the obituary
No no no no. Dump it in some salt water and kill it dead.
If you can put the old battery in it, you can put a new battery in it. It is absolutely not worth risking a fire for the sake of a few quid. Those batteries are very dangerous when damaged.
Do not leave it unattended until you locate a bucket and some salt to safely kill it. Do not put it in normal trash until and unless fully killed.
If you have to ask, the answer is no it is not safe.
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This can’t be real. This has to be a troll. OP should be dead otherwise.
Did you ever think about looking up information on how to handle batteries online before doing something like punching holes in your battery?!?!?
I searched on youtube “how to repair swollen batteries” and they did the same in the videos, but I ignored the warning “do not try this at home”
I’ll just leave this here.
Really belongs to /c/shitposting
No it is not, get rid of it and don’t attempt to charge it.
