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[Watchful]

Thanks, Doc! Would love to hear your results. I wouldn't do it in any presentation setting in case it fails embarrassingly or dangerously!

 

[Pritch]

Hey Watchful, no prob. In CanDo's post above, he linked to the page on the wilderness wiki where they have a series of photos of starting a fire with a cell phone battery. Here it is again: http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index...h_a_AA_Battery

Doc, that sounds like fun. "C'mon boys and girls. See how a Luddite uses a cell phone!" Since you were going to toss the phone, you may want to tear it apart to see what else it contains that could be useful in a survival situation.

-- FLIX

 

[CanDo]

Hey Watchful, no prob. In CanDo's post above, he linked to the page on the wilderness wiki where they have a series of photos of starting a fire with a cell phone battery. Here it is again: http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index...h_a_AA_Battery

Doc, that sounds like fun. "C'mon boys and girls. See how a Luddite uses a cell phone!" Since you were going to toss the phone, you may want to tear it apart to see what else it contains that could be useful in a survival situation.

-- FLIX

Thanks FLIX for pointing that out. That link is actually to the AA Battery fire, here's the one about using your cell: http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index.php/Fire_from_a_cell_phone

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Thanks, Doc! Would love to hear your results. I wouldn't do it in any presentation setting in case it fails embarrassingly or dangerously!

I won't be doing it as a demonstration (assuming I do it - remember I said no promises) but rather as an experiment. I am concerned about the safety aspect, so I may connect wires to the battery and put it underneath a log and use the wires on the steel wool. That should make it safe enough and we also will see if the hazard is real. I will have to charge up the battery, though, as one of the problems is that the battery has a short life.

Doc, that sounds like fun. "C'mon boys and girls. See how a Luddite uses a cell phone!" Since you were going to toss the phone, you may want to tear it apart to see what else it contains that could be useful in a survival situation. -- FLIX

That's a very good idea, FLIX. If I do it, it will get torn apart.

Hey, are you calling me a Luddite?



If so, thank you!

Doc

 

[DOC-CANADA]

I just checked out CanDo's link and I don't know what can be added to the fire making, but tearing the phone apart might be educational.

Doc

 

[Pritch]

Thanks FLIX for pointing that out. That link is actually to the AA Battery fire, here's the one about using your cell: http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index.php/Fire_from_a_cell_phone

Doh!

Hey, are you calling me a Luddite?



If so, thank you!

Doc

I knew you'd wear it as a badge of honor, sir. It occurs to me that there should be some very thin copper wire in there somewhere. If so, maybe you can try siguy's "hot knife" approach. Have fun.

-- FLIX

 

[DOC-CANADA]

FLIX, when you did it, was there anything that suggested a safety concern?

Doc

 

[Pritch]

Not really, Doc. Ignorance is bliss. It was only after that I heard that Li Ion batteries carried an explosive danger. I was also unaware of the internal circuitry that apparently exists. Nevertheless, I got fire and nobody died.

-- FLIX

 

[CanDo]

Please be very careful with Li-Ion batteries...

There was a thread a while back on candle power forums where two CR123 batteries exploded inside of a flashlight and the injuries were pretty nasty. Burns and shrapnel are one thing, but the acid is the most dangerous part. Where the battery isn't in a container, it shouldn't build up enough pressure to explode too violently, but I think this can be safely tucked away as nice knowledge for an emergency: seriously, have a lighter and firesteel... if you don't have a reliable means of starting fire then it becomes time to play with alternative means.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

I've heard a few reports about CR123 batteries exploding, but I have never heard of the problem with Lithium Ion batteries. Doesn't mean it couldn't happen though.

Doc