While the lithium-ion batteries in disposable electronic cigarettes are discarded after a single use, they can continue to perform at high capacity for hundreds of cycles, according to a study published December 12 in the journal Joule.
I guess that’s the silver lining, free batteries for anyone willing to deal with a dirty object.
They’re also a prime starting supply for lithium battery recycling plants so they can get things figured out before they have to deal with car packs at volume.
I have a small collection from friends that use the disposables. What do you use them for? I had the idea to make keychain flash lights or a battery conversion of some kind.
A few of us electronics hobbyists have been collecting them (when found discarded on the street) to harvest the battery for re-use in other projects.
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Yes they’re nasty, but I pick them up with a dog poo bag and clean them before cracking them open to get the battery.
I guess that’s the silver lining, free batteries for anyone willing to deal with a dirty object.
They’re also a prime starting supply for lithium battery recycling plants so they can get things figured out before they have to deal with car packs at volume.
I have a small collection from friends that use the disposables. What do you use them for? I had the idea to make keychain flash lights or a battery conversion of some kind.
At the moment I have several strings of LED Christmas lights on various houseplants that are powered by salvaged batteries.
Also a dollar store magnetic “spotlight” that I modified and have mounted to the chest freezer in the basement so I can see what’s in there.
You can also use them as mini fog machines if you hook up a small pump. I build dioramas and have been experimenting with them.
For anyone wanting to learn more there’s a bigclive video covering the extraction process.