HalliK Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 I had a laptop that litterally went up in flames in December after I had purchased a new Lithium Ion battery pack. I was lucky to be at home to put out the fire because otherwise the building would have burned and someone might have gotten hurt. I had to hire a lawyer to deal with the laptop manufacturer and the battery web site lawyers when they got back to me. These companies are not accepting their responsibility and are still screwing around after 4 months. I don't want to read about any people dying in housefires before they decide to act so I'm looking for forums to post the info with pictures. I dont spend a lot of time online so if someone could advice me about the best way to spread the word I would be grateful.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixos Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Hello HalliKDid the battery pack you bought was original? Was it fromt he manufacture of your laptop?Give us more information and your experience using this battery. It will be very helpfull for all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Lithium batterys can be very dangerous if wrongly maintained or of low grade. Here in Scandinavia we have had several accidents with these batterys in Nokia cellular phones. Some unlucky users of Nokia phones have been burned in the face from fast burning low grade batterys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Lithium burns very hot with a white flame like magnesium, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Hi Audioguru,I am not sure about the color of the flame but It burns violently in contact with air (oxygen) so never try to open these cells!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Hi Ante,Thanks for warning me. I was nearly ready to cut one open with my hacksaw. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 You are kidding, right? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 I might take it apart very carefully outside. Put it in a bucket and throw lighted matches at it! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 It's a good thing that you mentioned this danger Ante :o, I love to pull things apart to see how they work ;D, a lithium battery would have eventually became a victim of my curiosity :o. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 audioguru ::),"LOL"[move] ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D[/move] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Hi Audioguru Dazza,The bucket is a great idea, just fill it with saltwater and leave the cells in it. This is way you can save your matches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrikishan Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 use nickal cadmium bettry and replyme work or not. - shrikishan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hee, hee. ;D It says to store extremely flamable lithium in gasoline! (petrol for some blokes) ;DIf there's any air inside the container and you shake it, then ... Kaboom![move] ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroboy Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Ooooo (as Homer Simpson says)I want to try this...I have some lithium batteries (rechargable) but they are not working cause I 've got them for many years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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