kat.hayes
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Q: My battery exploded!!!???

My last generation Macbook Pro has been unplugged for several weeks and I just picked it up and the battery pack exploded! What the heck could have caused this? It is not covered by warranty. Anyone have any ideas if it would be safe to plug back into check it?

 

Here is a picture: http://i.imgur.com/jI8Du.jpg

 

Thanks.

Posted on May 25, 2012 4:04 PM

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  • by peter_watt,

    peter_watt peter_watt Jun 22, 2014 3:03 PM in response to weeowey
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    Jun 22, 2014 3:03 PM in response to weeowey

    weeowey wrote:

     

    They really need to stop using these Li-ion polymer batteries! They may have the highest capacities (*citation needed), but heck, they are really unsafe, even though it is rare for them to explode (causes could possibly be):

    • High temperature (a higher temperature than indicated on the battery, which makes portable notebooks with a battery installed more likely to explode)
    • Improper usage
    • charging with a *much* higher voltage than indicated (some fake/counterfeit chargers may output voltages too high if they malfunction)
    • 'improper' charging
    • overcharging
    • water/liquid damage (sometimes)
    • The battery is defective/the board on the battery is defective

    The list could be longer, but I couldn't think of more variables for this..

     

    otherwords, these batteries are unsafe

    sources: my brain

    CSound1 was very kind to you in retrospect. What a load of uninformed tripe. Point by point, all nonsense. 

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