Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business

Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by yborg on Monday April 02, 2018 @02:15PM (#16737413)

That's interesting, I assumed the reaction was rapid but I didn't see it happen. It's not obvious in the pics, but 2 stacked cells in the pack swelled, so I assumed it involved an electrical issue.

Related question - best way to safely dispose of old LiPo batteries? I don't want to just toss it in the regular trash (for one thing, might ignite in there.)

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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by occamrazor on Monday April 02, 2018 @02:42PM (#16737790)

I.r.o. the latter question, ask the local recycling company.

Batteries are a fire hazard and a heavy pollutant if thrown in the regular trash, but most of the raw materials can be recycled if disposed of properly.

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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by archagon on Monday April 02, 2018 @03:50PM (#16738576)

If it's an Apple laptop, you can just take it to an Apple store.

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