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7/24/2008

Laptop battery fire risk

Find a fire risk article of Apple and Dell laptop battery from the net again, although the battery recall enent of Dell and Apple company have past almost 2 yrs.

Actual, all the battery distributor (incl.battery replacement distributors) have very cared the battery overheat and overcharge after the recall, battery teams protection circle plate has also been strictly examine by all kinds of electronic instruments. We can use li-ion battery safely now. You can find all the below recalled dell laptop battery and Apple laptop battery models at http://www.my-battery.co.uk.

Dell laptop batteries:

* Latitude (D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810)
* Inspiron (500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705)
* Precision mobile workstation (M20, M60, M70, M90)
* XPS (XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710)

Apple laptop Batteries:

Apple has recalled batteries packs sold with some models of iBook and PowerBook computers worldwide between October 2003 and August 2006. The batteries were also sold separately.

Apple has received reports of batteries overheating, causing minor burns and property damage.

The affected batteries were used with:

* 12-inch iBook G4 (A1061)
* 12-inch PowerBook G4 (A1079)
* 15-inch PowerBook G4 (A1078 and A1148)

Battery Life

Points about battery life from macintouch.com:

1. Exercise the battery monthly. They stagnate if not used regularly. Battery University states the exercise is needed after every 30 charges (cycles). Apple is likely trying to simplify so I go with the 30 (partial) cycles as I don't use it as frequently.
2. If not to be used in the near future, discharge it to 40 - 66% and store in refrigerator (NOT FREEZER; keep above 0°C/32°F). I keep my extra battery there and warm it then charge it for flights.
3. Never allow to fully discharge and leave at that state. This is what likely killed the camcorder battery for Herman. Canon (mine is a ZR50) states to remove the battery from the camcorder when not in use as it will discharge it even if in off position.
4. Avoid leaving it plugged into the charger for prolonged periods such as sitting at a desk for weeks. Though I believe it's the least problematic, Li-ion batteries don't like being at a fully charged state for long periods either. As Herman said, it's best to use them or they will crystallize and lose life.

It is useful for laptop battery, camcorder battery and more.