SII Lithium rechargeable batteries (MS, ML, TS) contain flammable organic solvents.
For your safety, please follow following prohibitions.
WARNING!
1. Do not charge by high current or high voltage.
Doing so may generate gas inside the battery, resulting swelling, fire,
heat generation or bursting.
2. Do not heat, disassemble nor dispose of in fire
Doing so damages the insulation materials and may cause fire, heat
generation, leakage or bursting.
3. Do not solder directly to the battery
If soldering is performed directly to the battery, the battery is heated
up, consequently causing leakage, explosion or fire due to overheating
from internal short-circuit.
4. Do not short.
If the (+) and (-) come into contact with metal materials, short-circuit
occurs. As a result, fire, heat generation, leakage or bursting may
occur.
5. Keep batteries out of children’s reach.
It is dangerous that children swallow the battery.
When you design mechanical hardware around the battery, please fix
the battery firmly in order to prevent children from removing it.
When you store the batteries, please keep the batteries out of
children’s reach.
If a battery is swallowed, consult a physician immediately.
6. Do not reverse placement of (+) and (-)
If the (+)and(-) side of the battery is reverse inserted, it may cause a
short-circuit or over discharge of the battery on some equipment and it
may induce overheating, explosion or fire.
7. Do not weld terminals to the battery
The heat by welding may cause fire, heat generation, leakage or
bursting.
We weld standard terminals under strictly controlled conditions.
If you need to weld terminals to the battery, please consult us in
advance.
8. Do not discharge by force
If the battery is discharged by direct connection to an external power
supply etc., voltage of the battery will decline lower than 0 volts (electrical
reversal) and will cause the battery case to expand, overheat, leak,
explode or burn.
9. In case of leakage or a strange smell, keep away from
fire to prevent ignition of any leaked electrolyte.
10. In case of disposal, insulate between (+) and (-) of
battery by an insulating material.
Jumbling batteries or with other metal materials cause short-circuit. As
a result, fire, heat generation, leakage or bursting may occur.
Do not jumble batteries
Example Example of insulation
Insulating tape
Short-circuiting
discharge discharge
Contacting between batteries cause
short-circuiting such as above diagram.
CAUTION!
1. If leaked liquid gets in the eyes, wash them with clean
water and consult a physician immediately.
2. Do not use new and used batteries together. Do not
use different types of batteries together.
It may cause fire, heat generation, leakage or bursting.
3. If you connect two or more batteries in series or
parallel, please consult us in advance.
It may cause bursting or fire due to unbalanced load or voltage.
4. Do not use nor leave the batteries in direct sunlight nor
in high-temperature areas.
It may cause fire, heat generation, leakage or bursting.
5. Do not apply strong pressure to the batteries nor
handle roughly.
It may cause fire, heat generation, leakage or bursting.
6. Avoid contact with water.
It may cause heat generation.
7. Keep batteries away from direct sunlight, high
temperature and humidity.
It may cause heat generation or performance deterioration.
8. Do not make batteries airtight by sealing it with
adhesive agent or coating agent.
It may cause short-circuit because of generated and accumulated
electrolyte gas.
For prevention of performance deterioration of battery
International Transportation and Disposal
1. Pay attention to mat or sheet for ESD
Battery with tabs or battery on PCB may short circuit on the mat for ESD.
As a result, the voltage of the cell is reduced.
2. Pay attention to soldering by tips
Do not touch the battery by soldering iron tips directly.
Keep any high temperature process away from battery.
3. Pay attention to material of jig for pick and place
Use non-conductive material of jig for pick and place of batteries, for
short-circuit protect. If short-circuit of battery occurs, the voltage of battery
drops down quickly but raises gradually.
4. Pay attention to washing and drying
Some detergent or high temperature drying may cause deteriorate of battery.
If you need to wash batteries, consult us.
• International Air / Marine / Ground Transportation
Regarding the transport of Lithium battery, organizations like IATA, ICAO,
IMO, DOT have determined transport regulations, based on the United
Nations Regulations.
Regarding air transport, SII Lithium rechargeable batteries can be transported
being not subject to the provisions of dangerous goods, if the transportations
meet the following requirements.
Please contact us for more details.
Regarding marine or ground transport, please contact us for more details, too.
(a) <Strong Packaging> Batteries are separated each other, and are
packed in strong packaging so as to prevent short-circuit.
(b) <Caution Label> Lithium battery handling label (IATA prescribed),
indicating that the packages contain Lithium batteries, that the packages
must be handled with care, and that special procedures should be
followed in the event that the package is damaged, and a telephone number
for additional information, must be put on each package.
(c) <CAO Label> “CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY” Label must be put on each
package.
(d) <Not Restricted Declaration> Each shipment must be accompanied
with a document indicating that the packages contain Lithium batteries, that
the packages must be handled with care, that it must not be transported by
passenger ight, and that special procedures should be followed in the event
that the package is damaged, and a telephone number for additional information.
(e) <Package Drop Test> Each package is capable of withstanding a 1.2m
drop test in any orientation without damage to batteries contained.
(f) <Weight Limit> Net weight of one package may not exceed 2.5 kg.
(g) <One carton per one shipment> The shipment must be “one carton
per one shipment” to be shipped as “Non-dangerous goods”.
“One shipment” means one airway bill = one invoice.
[Transport as dangerous goods]
When you transport SII’s Lithium rechargeable batteries by “more than one
carton per one shipment”, you will have to arrange it as “Dangerous goods”.
It requires special procedures, like “Class 9 dangerous goods Label” on
carton, and “dangerous goods declaration”.
• Disposal
Recently environmental protection regulations have increased and battery
disposals are regulated globally.
Such regulations are different in each country, state, and municipality.
Please consult your local authorities regarding the specic regulations in
your area.
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Precautions for Your Safety