A cautionary tale

darrener2


Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
09/06/2011 21:51

... for those of you who surf with your laptop on your knees. :shock:



[img] http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2829.jpg[/img]

[img] http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2831.jpg[/img]

[img] http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2830.jpg[/img]

[img] http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2832.jpg[/img]



The owner of this laptop closed it down and left it on the arm of a chair, left the room and then shortly afterwards heard a loud bang and returned to find the chair on fire and what was left of her machine. One of the lithium-ion batteries had exploded.

darrener2


Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
09/06/2011 21:55

Hmmm. Sorry about the links not working on here.

Try this http://northerncyprus.createforumhosting.com/a-cautionary-tale-t28037.html

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
09/06/2011 21:58

always remove the laptop battery , if you use mains power , the battery is a back up .

darrener2


Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
09/06/2011 22:06

Try again



http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2829.jpg



http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2831.jpg



http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2830.jpg



http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z28/northerncyprusbb/CIMG2832.jpg

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 09:49

Not to question the validity of your advice Rowlo in message 3 but is this manufactures advice? I have been unwittingly using laptops with mains supply and battery attached for some 10 years and this is the first I've heard of it happening.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 09:52

It is not the manufacturers advice.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 10:11

@ msg 3, rowlo: (...) always remove the laptop battery , if you use mains power , the battery is a back up . (...)

▶ And how do you charge your battery then..?! Mains water..?!

girderjack99


Joined: 10/06/2011
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 10:41

I am using a hp laptop are they safe ?



How do I check to see if it is safe or do I just not use it on my lap ?

Ralph96



Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 531

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 15:54

BANG....Just blown his nuts sky high....And the monkey caught them....

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 16:03

My manufacturers advice is if useing the laptop on mains power,disconnect the battery once fully charged,do not use mains power with battery connected for long hours.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
10/06/2011 20:43

Brilliant. I buy a laptop because I am sick of losing everything during the (now rare - ha ha ha) power cuts and now I can't have the battery connected so I still lose everything during a power cut.

Should have bought a UPS instead.