There may have been no combustive explosion when my MacBook's battery blew its casing open. "Immediately seek medical attention for this, or for burns," it adds. If in the eyes, rinse thoroughly with cool water."
Medical conditions caused by exposure to Lithium Polymer Chemicals include burns to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes.īattery supplier Max Amps warns on its Lithium Polymer Battery Care page: "If the electrolyte in the cells should get on your skin, thoroughly wash with soap and water.
Lithium Polymer batteries are not as bad as most batteries in terms of toxicity, but when handling a burst battery, never touch your mouth, nose and eyes wash your hands thoroughly, and stay in a ventilated area.Īpple's updated Mac Pro is another win for AMDĪpple has finally announced an update to the aging Mac Pro desktop workstation, and it is another win for AMD. Flammable, corrosive - and explosiveĪpple's swelling batteries are toxic to humans, and the vented gas is flammable and corrosive.
The MacBook is currently running connected to the charger while its caustic, hazardous battery is on a metal chair in the backyard.
In 2010, Australian software engineer Chris Mountford made the same discovery on the same MacBook Pro model and year. When he found that his battery had, like mine, blown up in the laptop, he took it to Apple and was rudely awakened to hear that this, according to Apple, is "expected behavior."Īpple's apathy toward the problem seems to be sadly universal in 2011 another exploding battery victim went through a bit of run-around before being told that batteries blowing up in MacBooks is "normal."Īpple's "official position" is that their batteries WILL expand and destroy your computer.Įspecially after they outlive their (and I quote) "optimistic, one year lifespan."Īpple's party line is that an exploding battery in their non-exploding consumer devices is normal, and that's what people around the world are being told.Īpple has moved toward phasing out removable batteries, and it's a good thing that this one is, indeed, removable - my MacBook is still in operation at this very moment, running Netflix on my TV. Apple's official position: exploding batteries are "expected behavior"Īpple says the $129 battery is actually expected to fail - and we are supposed to buy new ones every year. It sits under the TV, and I control it with screen sharing. It is on most days, and I put it to sleep or shut it off when I sleep or leave my flat.
My 2008 MacBook Pro (15-inch) went from being a work laptop to my TV laptop in 2011, when I put it to work running all Internet operations related to my flatscreen TV. My MacBook was in daily use - and still is, but now it runs without its battery. "Because it prevented the battery from exploding and burning the house down while we were completely unaware Apple batteries did that when NOT IN USE." "Apple Support calls this a feature," wrote one person. Looking at the hundreds of current posts from unhappy customers with exploded batteries, in-laptop battery explosion seems to be a common problem.
I took a closer look, and saw that the battery had exploded, ruptured out of the laptop's casing, and had ripped apart at the seams. I noticed my MacBook Pro wasn't sitting right on its shelf. ZDNet's Violet Blue's MacBook Pro battery burst while in use, and worryingly, it still holds a charge. Ukrainian developers share stories from the war zoneĪpple's exploding Lithium Polymer MacBook batteries are becoming a common issue. Linux distros for beginners: You can do this! Got questions about crypto? Ask the Coachįor Mom: The best flower delivery services How ransomware attacks threaten our food supply