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Laptop + Battery Malfunction - We've all heard about the recent Dell laptops having problems with their batteries overheating and catching on fire. So PC Pitstop has put together this demonstration showing what happens when a battery overheats. It's so bad it requires a class 4 fire extinguisher to put out. NOw imagine if you had that resting on your lap.
Warning: Do not watch this vid if you ever use a laptop on or near your person. [By: AdeptusMechanis / 2010-01-27]
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What? Again? I remember when I had to deal with... I mean when my FRIEND had to deal with the flood of people calling in trying (because they regularly slaughtered the english language) to find out if their compy was going to melt. -LDFeral
They had to overload the battery (probably short it) in order to start the reaction. Lithium boils at 2448F. -srteach
This video isn't recent, it's from 2006... -JoeLugian
Computer over. Fires = very yes. -teivrann
It seems I was misled about the date of the video, the Dell laptop battery issue however is more recent. -AdeptusMechanis
I recently had a Gateway laptop fry. The battery had not been charged in a while, then fully charged and the laptop was turned off. About 4 hours later there was a hint of scorched pan, I checked the stove first! Then a wisp of smoke, I took it outside and watched as the battery melted and started glowing. I was able to remove it from the laptop before too much damage. I left the battery out in the rain for a couple of days to be sure. Lithium is pretty energetic! -TieDyedDinosaur
the issue wasn't just with dells, but with certain Sony batteries sold to other pc mfrs. dell was simply the first one to admit it and implement a recall. -goblin69
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