PC Pitstop: Laptop Battery Fire

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We intentionally created conditions in which the Li-ON battery pack would explode inside a generic portable. The results are dramatic. There are numerous conditions where these fires can occur in real life. Faulty battery packs (driving the recalls), faulty protection circuits inside the PC, exposure to excessive heat, and blunt force are some of the major ways that this could happen to you.

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Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 9, 2006 at 12:43 pm
Author: mattrmiller

Length: 00:04:55
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Slap510 (December 1, 2008 at 9:01 pm)
yeah. macs > windows any day lol.
Videomakera (December 1, 2008 at 9:37 am)
yea the people in the world are so crazy from buying buying buying
PaperCupsRock (November 30, 2008 at 9:29 pm)
what if you pour 151 on it and light the 151? then throw it in molten steel?
ShadowYz (November 30, 2008 at 6:19 pm)
wanna bet? :)
Slap510 (November 30, 2008 at 5:39 pm)
cause macs are perfect and are unable to set on fire.
sawpwns (November 30, 2008 at 11:10 am)
these people are assholes why couldnt they
have done it to a mac?
SCALAMANDRE3 (November 30, 2008 at 8:25 am)
YOU PEOPLE ARE ASSHOLES!!!
scottieneon (November 29, 2008 at 3:17 pm)
I had a small li-ion button cell in a remote but the remote was faulty and the battery just exploded taking the back of the remote with it. luckily i was not holding the remote
jamesccostello (November 29, 2008 at 1:56 pm)
ledas0, laptop battery explosion is extremely rare. You not having a fire is nothing notable. My family has owned 3 dell laptops for 6, 3, and 1 year(s) without problem, but it doesn't say anything about their safety (four computer is hardly significant).

Besides, the company that made Dell's defective batteries contracts with many other companies. (they did not follow Dell's design specifications either)
jamesccostello (November 29, 2008 at 1:28 pm)
OMG. That's so terrible. Who would have guessed that some of the most reactive metals are still reactive no matter how they are contained.

Give me a break. Batteries have ALWAYS been hazardous when handled improperly. With exception to the ones that are abused, Li-ion batteries are quite safe, with only a few cases of laptops ever exploding.

I'd take lithium ion batteries over NiMH any day, they both carry a negligible level of risk, but Li-ion batteries are smaller and last longer.