Unfortunately, I can't quote any sources but I have seen images on the web of
numerous lithium-ion filres and not simply Sony batteries in Apple computers.
Sony got all the attention because they produced a large number of defective
batteries during a short period of time for a highly visible client. But
lithium-ion fire and/or explosion is possible in any device.
For a sobering read see the material safety data sheet for Energizer lithium
ion batteries... especially page 2, section III.
<http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/lithiumion_psds.pdf>
I've never chased down the veracity of the claim but I have read of a major
fire in a lithium-ion plant in China that had very large loss of life.
Chuck Norcutt
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Steve Dropkin <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: Decent source for batteries
> Sent: May 05 '07 14:31
>
>
> Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, as far as I can see, the
> > only one's that ever self-combusted were Apple's own.
>
> Which, in fairness to Apple, contained Sony-manufactured cells
> (cells which were recalled by Acer, Dell, Lenovo (ThinkPad),
> Toshiba, and Sony itself).
>
> Steve
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