I know someone who had the spare battery for his HTX-202 in his pocket, same 
one as the IC-2, and IC-02 radios and their 220 and 440 counterparts. He 
wasn't thinking and put his keys in that same pocket and actually did catch 
his pants on fire. It's a funny story now but it sure wasn't funny then.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: FW: FYI VERY IMPORTANT


> you're welcome.
>
> Early in my ham days I almost had a fire in my pants
> pocket because one of those rechargeable packs contacted my keys.
> Fortunately, it only got hot and I took it out of my pocket before 
> anything
> serious happened.  But I did have to have the battery pack repaired.  Icom
> used to include a pad which you could slip into the pack to prevent that
> from happening.
> Harvey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Matthew Chao
> Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 2:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: FYI VERY IMPORTANT
>
> Hi, Harvey.  Great reminder, and easy to overlook!  Thanks for
> putting this out there.--Matt, N1IBB.