News - HP recalls thousands of notebook batteries, warns of fire hazard

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Recall of roughly 70,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebooks.

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I thought my 6720s was getting a bit toasty... :(

At least they have taken a pro-active approach to the problem, unlike some companies.

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Originally Posted by vinnyT

At least they have taken a pro-active approach to the problem, unlike some companies.

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True - I guess I'm just lucky that my laptop hasn't already burst into flames in the last 17 months... ;)

The real problem is that to check my laptop's serial number against the list of affected laptops, I'm going to have to use ... my laptop! Let's hope it doesn't burst into flames while I'm trying to check if it is going to burst into flames... ;)

Can anyone in the world make battery's that don't explode these days?

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Originally Posted by Agent

Can anyone in the world make battery's that don't explode these days?

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It would help if they didn't make batteries out of lots of explosive chemicals TBH :)

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Originally Posted by badass

It would help if they didn't make batteries out of lots of explosive chemicals TBH :)

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What, you mean the ones that provide an electrical charge? :P

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Originally Posted by Agent

Can anyone in the world make battery's that don't explode these days?

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Yes there is new cell technology where cells will not catch fire, they are using it for the latest power drills. They can be fast charged and discharged at massive rates but at the moment the cells are fairly large.

http://www.a123systems.com/

Some interesting stuff on you tube about them.