[solved] My Battery has expanded!!

olivere_66 · #1 (**permalink**) 23rd Oct 2008, 8:46 pm

I had my mp4 on my lap for about 5 minutes and my player expanded!! When i opened it at home the battery was twice it's normal width.

What do i do? Do i put it in the fridge, just leave it or deflate it (with a pin)?

Please help!!!

pictures to come.

Cheers

makd511 · #2 (**permalink**) 24th Oct 2008, 1:35 am

oooh dangerous and needs replacing

send it back is the best bet

waiting for pics

this can happen occasionally, but its rare

olivere_66 · #3 (**permalink**) 24th Oct 2008, 12:16 pm

here they are

lolita · #4 (**permalink**) 27th Oct 2008, 9:25 am

You definitely need a new battery.

Remove the old one and put it in a fireproof container.

*carefully* puncture it outside to relieve pressure and explosion risk, away from anything that could catch fire.

Don't be too surprised if it does catch fire. Let it burn out, lion battery fires are very difficult to extinguish.

WIZARD · #5 (**permalink**) 27th Oct 2008, 1:30 pm

No problem! :mrgreen:
I had the same thing with my mobile phone.
You can "resurrect" your battery
if you'll put your battery into player
and do this operation very fast :
"startcharging-stopcharging-start-stop-start-stop..."
After some cycles you'll see that
your battery is becoming OK. 8)
(But I don't know how to make
the normal size of the battery)

WIZARD · #6 (**permalink**) 27th Oct 2008, 1:31 pm

And you can buy the extra battery in case.

lolita · #7 (**permalink**) 27th Oct 2008, 1:46 pm

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Originally Posted by WIZARD";p=&quot

No problem! :mrgreen:
I had the same thing with my mobile phone.
You can "resurrect" your battery
if you'll put your battery into player
and do this operation very fast :
"startcharging-stopcharging-start-stop-start-stop..."
After some cycles you'll see that
your battery is becoming OK. 8)
(But I don't know how to make
the normal size of the battery)

Are you crazy!?!? Charging already swelled lion battery = EXPLOSION AND FIRE HAZARD!

olivere_66 · #8 (**permalink**) 27th Oct 2008, 4:56 pm

it's fine guys, i'm sending it back and their sending out a new one!

WIZARD · #9 (**permalink**) 28th Oct 2008, 8:15 am

As you see, I haven't harmed myself.
I just using this battery now...
And it's working! :mrgreen:

P.S. Maybe nothing happened with me
because I didn't know about this danger... :P

impeeza · #10 (**permalink**) 29th Oct 2008, 7:24 am

WIZARD, are you out of you mind?! the lipo batteries are extremely dangerous types of batteries, they require a expensive circuit to make it safe and avoid the fire and explosion risk, but all these Chinese batteries doesn't have this circuits. search in youtube for batteries explodes and will see what can do.

remember several laptops sellers recall his batteries, do yo think they will lost so money if the risk is no so high.