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How to get the Rivian Torch battery 18650 cell out?

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Anyone have pictures on how to get the torch batter out so I can charge it from any of the myriad Lion cell chargers I already own?

For those who don't know the torch unscrews at the bottom and the 18650 is in a plastic carrier that looks fragile and is non-obvious to open for raw battery cell access. I want to see pics of opening this red and black carrier.

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Anyone have pictures on how to get the torch batter out so I can charge it from any of the myriad Lion cell chargers I already own?

For those who don't know the torch unscrews at the bottom and the 18650 is in a plastic carrier that looks fragile and is non-obvious to open for raw battery cell access. I want to see pics of opening this red and black carrier.

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It's still under warranty, why not have Rivian fix it if it's broken?
 

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It's still under warranty, why not have Rivian fix it if it's broken?
Knowing Rivian... "please book an appointment at your Service Center using the Rivian App" vs. just mailing a new one to the customer. This is the same company that told a customer to book and appointment at a SC to change a blown fuse even though he knew which fuse was blown and why it blew... :(
 

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Red cap pops off then the carrier basically falls apart. It's a pain in the ass to get back together.
 

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Knowing Rivian... "please book an appointment at your Service Center using the Rivian App" vs. just mailing a new one to the customer. This is the same company that told a customer to book and appointment at a SC to change a blown fuse even though he knew which fuse was blown and why it blew... :(
Others have reported getting replacements shipped to them I think but, yeah, I get what you're saying.
 
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Mine is not broken. I want to charge the 18650 directly.

My use case: I'm going camping and not bringing the Rivian... but I want to bring my fancy nice torch. I want to be able to charge it while I'm on this trip. I do not want to buy more hardware to accomplish this (so I don't want to buy the proprietary rivian charging dock).
 
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Red cap pops off then the carrier basically falls apart. It's a pain in the ass to get back together.
Any chance you have a picture of that? I've cranked on the red cap pretty darn hard and nothing's budging. That's why I started this thread - if I can see the "after it's off" it would dramatically improve the chances I could get mine off without breaking it. I'm not concerned with putting it back together (I'm happy to gamble and learn, etc etc).
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