just got this news and thought it was kinda funny and worth posting...
its a damn good job they dont use lithium polymer (LI-PO) batteries in notebooks (yet) or else it wouldnt just be your lappy it might be your house too!
cheers j.
about a handful of laptops spontaneously "exploding."
Perhaps you've even seen the photo's of a certain laptop reportedly self immolating at a Japanese convention... Exploding laptops, fiery batteries, what's this all about!?
As laptops have become more compact, the high capacity Li-ion batteries that power them have been crammed into increasingly compact spaces with little room for appropriate ventilation...
The issue, and it is a very rare one, appears to stem from situations when a notebook's Lithium-ion battery pack catastrophically overheats. This causes the sealed Li-ion power cells to rupture, and in the ensuing chemical reaction sets off the rest of the power cells in a burst of fiery flames which ultimately result in one very charred notebook. Poof...
Have a look here to see if your notebook falls under the umbrella of models with recently recalled battery packs.
its a damn good job they dont use lithium polymer (LI-PO) batteries in notebooks (yet) or else it wouldnt just be your lappy it might be your house too!
cheers j.
about a handful of laptops spontaneously "exploding."
Perhaps you've even seen the photo's of a certain laptop reportedly self immolating at a Japanese convention... Exploding laptops, fiery batteries, what's this all about!?
As laptops have become more compact, the high capacity Li-ion batteries that power them have been crammed into increasingly compact spaces with little room for appropriate ventilation...
The issue, and it is a very rare one, appears to stem from situations when a notebook's Lithium-ion battery pack catastrophically overheats. This causes the sealed Li-ion power cells to rupture, and in the ensuing chemical reaction sets off the rest of the power cells in a burst of fiery flames which ultimately result in one very charred notebook. Poof...
Have a look here to see if your notebook falls under the umbrella of models with recently recalled battery packs.
Crazyness.
