Originally posted by aslyfox if by " throw away " you mean dispose of properly I heartily agree:
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Yes, I meant dispose of properly.
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Originally posted by bassek Hi!
(Yes, I do intend to recycle the batteries properly.)
I did not encounter this on any camera battery before this. And it has not been discussed much here either on this forum.
My Dell had a deforming battery, replaced on warranty after less than a year of service. And I had a phone long ago that did the same.
As for hazards, the 1000mAh range batteries are not near the power bank ranges (>10 000mAh) that aren't allowed on a plane.
Seb
That only reduces the power of an explosion. And there was that guy who got killed by a AA battery which exploded in a way that it turned into a projectile.
However small the cell is it will start a fire and generate highly toxic gas.
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One more caveat about cheap 3rd party batteries is that some save money by omitting crucial safety measures which are exactly intended to lower the risk of fire.
In one report I read some battery management contacts were visible outside on the battery but they ended nowhere in the battery, just a fake. The electronics which was supposed to be there was simply missing by design.