Re:Junk Drawer Phone as a Music Streaming Server
by abawany on Friday April 28, 2023 @09:59PM
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one way to defeat this problem is to connect the charger to a timer plug so that the charger can turn off at night. I use this approach to keep some lesser-used laptops connected and charged (edited) without so far running into the spicy pillow problem.
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Re:Junk Drawer Phone as a Music Streaming Server
by boredemployee on Friday April 28, 2023 @10:06PM
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can laptop batteries explode as well in that condition? I have an old lenovo running ubuntu 24/7.
Re:Junk Drawer Phone as a Music Streaming Server
by evilspammer on Friday April 28, 2023 @10:12PM
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All batteries can "potentially" swell and explode but the risk is pretty low with modern and reputable products. "No true scotsman" of "modern and reputable" aside, I don't think it's something to worry about.
Re:Junk Drawer Phone as a Music Streaming Server
by abawany on Friday April 28, 2023 @11:44PM
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I and an acquaintance got identical Onn i3/4gb laptops (clearanced for 100usd). They left theirs plugged in constantly while I used the mechanism above. Three months later, theirs was suffering from spicy pillow, bad enough to rip the screw holders for the case, while mine is ok so far. I think the mechanism above is reasonable for shady hardware like the Onn laptop but I hope your Lenovo might do better.