Samsung P-10 Battery Melts

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Samsung Laptop Battery Melts
Company officials confirm the battery in a Samsung P10 started a small fire.
Reuters
Sunday, February 24, 2008 01:30 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - A battery in a Samsung Electronics Co Ltd notebook computer melted on Sunday, officials from the company and South Korea's fire department said.

The notebook battery emitted smoke after being used for about three and a half hours on a pillow, a fire department official in Seoul told Reuters by telephone.

The battery burned a bed and a floor a bit, but did not cause a big fire, he added.

A Samsung's spokesman said the notebook was the P10 model, which was produced in 2002 but did not give further details such as a producer of the battery.

"We are checking details of the incident," James Chung, the company spokesman, said by telephone.

Last month, a battery pack in a LG Electronics Inc's notebook computer exploded while in the sleeping mode.


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I'm impressed that a battery made in 2002 could still power a computer for 3 1/2 hours. Or was the computer plugged in and the battery being charged?

John

 

Incidents like this are very, very rare, In my time I haven't heard of anything similar to this happening, especially in the UK and I would very much doubt it being a specific problem with the P10's, more of an issue with the specific unit but the report is quite vague.

Regardless, a Pillow probably ISNT the best place to have a laptop turned on when in use.

 

I completely agree. I found it interesting that anyone would leave a notebook by itself after blocking all the vents. It's kind of sad how the battery catches the blame for the owner's mistake. =(