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•Externalre:Internalpressureandthermalrunawaymaybetheconsequencesifthe
cellsinsidethebatteryareexposedtotemperaturesabove85°C.
•Internalshortcircuit:Internalshortcircuitinacell.Destructionoftheseparatorcan
causeashortcircuitbetweentheanodeandcathode.Thermalrunawayandreis
possible.
•Wateringress:Internalpressure,thermalrunwayandchemicalreactionsmaybe
theconsequence.
Thetransponderisttedwithapressurereliefvalveatthebottomoftheunit.The
reliefvalvepreventsoverpressure.Noxiousgasesandingredientswillthenleakoutof
thetransponderuntilthechemicalreactionshavestopped.Productsgeneratedbythe
chemicalreactionsduringanemergencymayhoweverclogthispressurereleasevalve.
SECTION3:Composition
Thebatteryissolidwithahardsurface.
Thelithiummetalcellshavethefollowingchemicalformula:
Li-Ion(LiFePO
4
)
•Negativeelectrode:Lithium
•Positiveelectrode:Carbon
•Nominalcapacity:58Wh
•Lithiumweight:5.3g
Note
Foradditionalinformationaboutthecellsinsidethesealedbatterypack,seethesafety
datasheetprovidedbythecellmanufacturer.
•Manufacturer:LithiumWerks
•Celltype:APR18650
•Manufacturer’swebsite:https://lithiumwerks.com
SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures
Thebatterywillreleasetoxicfumesifburnedorexposedtore.
Ifsubjectedtogasfromaburningbattery,removethesourceofcontaminationormove
yourselfandanyvictimstofreshair.Seekmedicaladvice.
•Inhalation:Thechemicalsarelungirritant.Avoidinhalinganyventedgases.Remove
thevictimandyourselffromexposure.Restandkeepwarm.Ifbreathingisdifcult,
seekemergencymedicalattention.
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