That laptop is no longer a laptop, it is a bomb.

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A photo of an extremely swollen HP laptop. The panels are kept on with clips. The caption says: "User calls about disc being stuck in another computer, mentions off hand about this laptop. They’d been using it like this for weeks…

  • Mikina@programming.dev
    4·
    9 hours ago

    I’m on mobile and youtube hates my VPN lately, so I can’t link it, but I highly recommend for everyone to go watch how does an exploding/penetrated battery looks like.

    I kind of knew they are a fire hazard, but seeing one actually explode was way way worse than I thought. Exploding batteries are no joke, and everyone should see it at least once.

  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
    11·
    1 day ago

    Whenever I see a puffed up battery, I want to take it to a small range and pop it with a 10J air rifle, seems fun

  • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
    36·
    2 days ago

    An HP with a fucked up battery. Jaw dropping.

    It’s like they go out of your way to give you fucked up defective batteries. Then they make their laptops nearly unserviceable, so when I get a replacement battery I tear the shit out of the case to get it open.

    And it’s always hp. I’ve had other laptops for 10 years with functioning batteries. These HPs fail in like a year or two. I have one now covered in stickers from all the damage I had to do to open it and replace the battery.

      • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Yeah, see maybe that’s their plan. The battery opens the case for you. Brilliant.

    • Luccus@feddit.orgEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      It must be some sort of hobby. Especially with the Elitebook series.

      The G1 had a bad charging curve and tended to produce spicy pillows. HP fixed it with a firmware update, and since the G2 had mostly the same design, they were fine.

      Then the G3 came out, again with an incorrect charging curve. HP fixed the problem. The G4 were fine.

      G5? Bad charging curve… wanna guess if the G6 was affected?

  • Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    68·
    2 days ago

    oh yah ive seen this before. there’s an air pocket inside the battery. if you see this, poke it with a fork! it will let out the air 🙂

    just in case someone may not know

    but for real do NOT poke a swollen battery. i think it’s obvious to most people here but just in case: do NOT poke a swollen battery.

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
    251·
    2 days ago

    It’s not a bomb. Batteries expand when the electrolyte degrades. Once the swelling stops, it’s homeostatic. Totally discharge the battery, open it up, carefully remove or replace the battery. You can most likely use the computer plugged in with the battery removed if you don’t want to buy a new one.

    Discharging the battery is the most important step in that process. A discharged battery is very unlikely to combust.

    • techt@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 days ago

      I think the most important step is PPE honestly – especially when the floor chances for maim or injury is “unlikely”.

      Here is a guide.

      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 days ago

        Great point! I always had that available to me at work, so I overlooked it as a step. You’re absolutely correct. Never skimp on safety.

      • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
        0·
        1 day ago

        And as you see there, one more important part being, doing it outside, in a place where you have enough air movement and a space where you can immediately chuck it in case it starts doing its thing.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        34·
        2 days ago

        The chance of a discharged battery hurting anyone is 0%. No juice, no fire. I’m in IT and have thrown a few in the fire and shot several. Worst I’ve seen is one get very hot and burn around the bullet hole, and those had some juice left in them.

        • techt@lemmy.world
          10·
          2 days ago

          Sure, that’s probably true (we could quibble over “0%” and the nuances of hyperbole), but my confidence that the clearly damaged battery in front of me is completely discharged and won’t cause harm is far less than my confidence in PPE saving my eyesight. When giving information to strangers on the internet, I like to play it conservative.

          • nomy@lemmy.zipEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            When he said you were D-ranged he just meant what size battery and how far you could throw it.

    • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      This is accurate information. I just used an old computer and took the battery out of it and used it as a server. Sure, the power goes out and it might corrupt, but you know, it’s just for dumb shit.

      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
        8·
        2 days ago

        Yup. Run it until it shuts down, then power it up into BIOS/EFI until there’s no more sign of life. Turing up screen brightness and streaming video over WiFi will speed things up if you’re in a hurry.