Batteries continue to be a hot topic for Sony, but not in a good way. Toshiba American Information Systems has announced the recall of some 1,400 Sony batteries used in its Satellite and Tecra notebook range.
The warning states that the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries can, as usual, overheat and pose a fire hazard to …
It's a minor detail that people generally don't talk about - if you overcharge a Li-Ion (or Li-Po) cell, it is very likely to "Vent with flame".
Short-circuits can have the same effect as well!
Inside every commercially-available Li-Ion battery pack there is a charge-monitor IC and thermal fuse system that tries to prevent this - that "Fuel Gauge" on your laptop isn't only there for your convenience - it's there to protect your loins as well!
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Another 1,400 Sony batteries sent for slaughter
Batteries continue to be a hot topic for Sony, but not in a good way. Toshiba American Information Systems has announced the recall of some 1,400 Sony batteries used in its Satellite and Tecra notebook range. The warning states that the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries can, as usual, overheat and pose a fire hazard to …
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Posted Saturday 11th August 2007 05:14 GMT
Alan Donaly
redesign #
Time to redesign the damn battery or the manufacturing
process this is just too much stupid to be a temporary
flaw in fabrication like not enough of something in bin
1 or too much allowed on batch 13 it's a real problem
what do they get out of these recalls that they want to
continue them.
Posted Saturday 11th August 2007 06:04 GMT
t3h
Has anyone been keeping count? #
What's the sum total of all the batteries that have been recalled? Anyone kept count?
Posted Sunday 12th August 2007 01:40 GMT
Richard
Li-Ion is fundamentally unstable anyway. #
It's a minor detail that people generally don't talk about - if you overcharge a Li-Ion (or Li-Po) cell, it is very likely to "Vent with flame".
Short-circuits can have the same effect as well!
Inside every commercially-available Li-Ion battery pack there is a charge-monitor IC and thermal fuse system that tries to prevent this - that "Fuel Gauge" on your laptop isn't only there for your convenience - it's there to protect your loins as well!
This topic is closed for new posts.