This is what happened when I used a playing card to remove S8+ battery

[Kfeen]

 

[N4Newbie]

A little more info, please!

 

[chazglenn3]

You must have cut into the battery

 

[-Myk-]

WHY?

 

[SlippySlimm]

Seriously though... why??

 

[Kfeen]

I guess my rounded corner playing card did cut into the battery.

 

[Kfeen]

Why what? Why did it catch on fire or why did I have the phone apart?
I was replacing a cracked screen. Samsung made it accessible.
I took an iPhone 6 apart to replace the battery. It was glued down with a cement like substance. I used a folded playing card for that one and "rolled" the battery up as I loosened it...not fires or explosions.

 

[CTREV21]

Yes.....let the well equipped pros do this ****.

 

[Laurie Black]

O boy not good

 

[Iva_LadyDiCaprio98]

Yeah, there's a reason why these phones aren't meant to be taken apart. They glue everything and you bend a battery too far it will burst. It's what happens. No fault to the phone itself, more so towards the user who is attempting to fix something they normally shouldn't.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Lithium batteries are delicate little pieces of power.

It's best to at least be very careful. That's why when you see teardowns, they are very gentle when removing the battery.

 

[texn884]

well you blew 800.00 plus should of got a LG V20 with a battery you can take out

 

[texn884]

You better call the EPA because you have a HazMat site now rope off the area and call in the experts to dispose of this material,

 

[Golfdriver97]

Lithium ion batteries become exothermic when exposed to air. The playing card probably sliced the casing of the battery. Similar to a paper cut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3hv5ms9I8

 

[anon(5719825)]

Lithium ion batteries become exothermic when exposed to air. The playing card probably sliced the casing of the battery. Similar to a paper cut.

This!

About four years ago, I was using an older 2008 black MacBook and the battery was swelling up inside. I took out the battery and continued to use the laptop. One day I was reading up on what I could do to save the battery and someone on a forum had suggested to someone else that could take a pin and poke the plastic casing wrapping the battery cells that were swollen. I took a small pin and poked one of the two swollen cells and immediately flames started to come out until all the gas leaked out. The battery was immediately ruined at that point and I threw it in the trash since I didn't know what else to do with it.

Anyways, I learned you don't mess with these batteries, ever.

 

[Golfdriver97]

This!

About four years ago, I was using an older 2008 black MacBook and the battery was swelling up inside. I took out the battery and continued to use the laptop. One day I was reading up on what I could do to save the battery and someone on a forum had suggested to someone else that could take a pin and poke the plastic casing wrapping the battery cells that were swollen. I took a small pin and poked one of the two swollen cells and immediately flames started to come out until all the gas leaked out. The battery was immediately ruined at that point and I threw it in the trash since I didn't know what else to do with it.

Anyways, I learned you don't mess with these batteries, ever.

Hope no one got hurt. That example is why I don't mind when someone counters a suggestion I make, so long as they give some kind of link showing why they question me. It can turn out I may be wrong. And I have been. Most times there is a misunderstanding and it gets cleared up.

Edited for spelling.

 

[anon(5719825)]

Hope no one got hurt. That example is why I don't mind when someone counters a suggestion I make, so long as they give some king of link showing why they question me. It can turn out I may be wrong. And I have been. Most times there is a misunderstanding and it gets cleared up.

No one was hurt. I also forgot to mention the room filled with a nauseous gas smell. I had to leave the room because I felt like I was going to pass out. It was not a good thing and whoever suggested that people could poke the battery casing with a pin should be shot.

 

[anon(7901790)]

Why what? Why did it catch on fire or why did I have the phone apart?
I was replacing a cracked screen. Samsung made it accessible.
I took an iPhone 6 apart to replace the battery. It was glued down with a cement like substance. I used a folded playing card for that one and "rolled" the battery up as I loosened it...not fires or explosions.

That is why I don't try to repair things myself (unless its minor repairs to my car). Screen repair/replacement services have the proper tools and know how to replace cracked/damaged displays. DIY repairs can cost a LOT more than you think.