Soldering to CR2032 until it explodes

Simulated soldering to CR2032 lithium battery, can coin cells really explode just from soldering heat?
In response to Joe and his LR44 experiment:
Don't try this at home kids, filmed through Polycarbonate shield.

[doggonemess]

I managed to explode a CR2032 with a screwdriver trying to pry it out of the housing it was in. I must have shorted it somehow. It was fast, loud, and a little bit painful. Made me have new respect for these things.

[PracticaProphetica]

Mine was even more dramatic. I did it before watching this video, and was not expecting it to explode.
I was trying to replace a battery from a small computer (Acer Veriton) that had some tabs spot welded to the old battery. I tried to get the solder to stick at 400F, and after about a minute or so, it just wasn't sticking, so I cranked the iron up to 800F.
Within about 10 seconds the top blew right off, spraying ashes everywhere, the inner part of the battery was burning as bright as phosphorus, and there were a few other burning blobs on the table. I had some glasses on, but no other protection, and it was right in front of my computer monitor. Fortunately, I didn't get burned, and the computer monitor wasn't damaged (just some ashes stuck to it, which I wiped off).
So instead, I found a CR2032 battery holder that I desoldered off an old motherboard, and used that instead. Much safer!

[Random_]

Just imagine that molten soldier coming on your skin or even worse your eyes when it exploded

[shortCUT]

Thank you
I came here to find out exactly how much abuse it can take
Soldering new battery into TPMS for motorcycle

[StanN]

289 degrees; had to see it for myself. Never again.

[harshitsahu]

A piece of the explosion went right inside the corner of my right eye. And i thought ill be blind but i was so scared after that, i never tried it again. Its just slit a layer of my eye, it feels weird ..

[lavacat]

I tried soldering an zinc magnesium 1.5 volt battery. BAM! blew up in my face and i had an faceful of solder and metal

[vileshaft]

took a lot more abuse than i was expecting

[JohnBoonBeanDutchman]

Good to see and read this as I was planning to solder a button cell, as a button cell cost here about €2, - and a wired one €27, -, But as I see, It takes a while when it explodes, but as I read the comments It can happen even quicker If I can believe what the say here, I have still some conductive silver paint, I think I going to use that and some tape, , cut A small round copper tape over the wire whit some conductive silver paint and a good press, then wrap tightly with rubber tape I think will do the job save

[helgenx]

I was trying to do an internal battery mod on a synthesizer, I swear I did not touch the battery for more than 5 seconds at 400, in fact, I was doing a trip method, and shit blew up. Luckily I didn't get hurt, but the top burnt a hole through a receipt I had lol.

[ewanjones]

Are the fumes from this dangerous?
A lithium cell shorted and burst inside a small room

[wolfmaster]

lol it blow up like a hell when I solder a battery.

[Vodo]

keep in mind the toxicity of lithium in battery, ive misstaked one time in my life, ive heatguned a motherboard but forget to remove the battery on other side , that was not expected, and i have cleaned atomised particles of lihium on oven a complete week like sanded wall cement . you know what ? since this time i have some problem with my short term memory ..

im here because i was not sure if the fact of soldering on it was possible thanks m, now i have a real base for safework gratz from qc canada and thanks for sharing this

[shortCUT]

Didn’t work
Killed the battery
Hot glue it is

[fezlord]

I put a blowtorch to one and i popped with a quite loud bang after 10 seconds, it was fun