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 ???

  • ɐɥO@lemmy.ohaa.xyz
    76·
    11 months ago

    I lost patience and grabbed a safety pin and did a little hole on both sides of the battery

    DO. NOT. DO. THAT

    • The Hobbyist@lemmy.zip
      20·
      11 months ago

      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.

      • EddoWagt@feddit.nl
        7·
        11 months ago

        I don’t think you’re stressing the danger of battery fires enough. They self ignite and spew flames all over the place

  • Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world
    22·
    11 months ago

    Its been said already but Im going to emphasize, NO. You are already lucky your pinhole fix didn’t make it explode! Holy shit!

  • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
    15·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    14·
    11 months ago

    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.

    Never poke a battery again, you’re lucky it didn’t burst into flames and you very well could have exposed yourself to some bad stuff.

  • JoBo@feddit.uk
    9·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • avonarret1@programming.dev
    9·
    11 months ago

    Did you ever think about looking up information on how to handle batteries online before doing something like punching holes in your battery?!?!?

    • deepinder_brar@lemmy.worldOP
      13·
      11 months ago

      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”