battery fire risk goes well beyond samsung - li ion battery cell
NEW YORK --
Samsung's Note 7 is not the only gadget on fire due to lithium
From the iphone to the Tesla car to the Boeing, the battery problem has been bothering everything.
Blame chemistry and the batteries we rely on in our daily lives for being easy to leak and even explode if damaged, defective or exposed to overheating.
That's because of lithium.
The ion battery stores a lot of energy in a very small space, and the combustible component is exceeded. thin walls.
If something happens to these separators, the chemical reaction is quickly out of control.
Samsung has yet to specify the exact cause of the 2 fires.
The 5 million Galaxy Note 7 called it a "battery problem" on Thursday ".
Connecticut mom Virginia Beach shooting protesters interrupt Harris, the lithium battery is everywhere, and the mobile phone and computer of ordinary users should not be worried.
Research shows that you are more likely to be hurt by a kitchen grease fire or drunk driver than a battery that powers an iPhone, Kindle or laptop.
"It's not like we live in a world where people's smartphones spontaneously burn," said Ramon Lamas, research manager of IDC's mobile team . ".
The owners of the Galaxy Note 7 s should be cautious and contact Samsung for alternatives that don't take the same risks, he said.
Let's take a look at the lithium battery itself or other significant events that cause problems with electronic products.
On the plane, aircraft fires caused by lithium batteries occur from time to time, so that these batteries are no longer goods on passenger flights.
In a recent incident, a Fiji Airlines Boeing 737 is preparing to take off from Melbourne, Australia.
The plane was evacuated and the goods were unloaded.
The source of the fire turned out to be lithium-
The ion battery in the passenger's checked baggage.
Hovercraft and electronics
For the same reason, smoking is prohibited on flights.
On August, Tesla electric vehicles became popular at a promotion in southwest France.
Teslasaid said in a statement that it was "working with the authorities to determine the facts of the fire ".
The local newspaper Southern Daily quoted the driver as saying that he answered an advertisement on Facebook to provide a test drive for the S-car.
The driver said he saw the smoke and three people on board came out before they saw it on fire.
Tesla has not officially found a battery failure.
But in 2013, when several S-cars caught fire after road debris damaged the battery, it faced problems.
Tesla has stepped up battery shielding on new and existing vehicles.
Floating skateboard, or self-skateboard
Balance scooter has been linked to the astast99 electrical fire in the United StatesS.
The Consumer Product Safety Committee said.
Hovercraft may be more susceptible to battery fires than other products, as they are subjected to more stress than other electronic devices such as computers.
Amazon, Best Buy and other retailers threw the products away after the video of the hovercraft went viral.
But they reopened this year after they passed the new fire. safety tests.
In June, after seven reports of overheating, melting or aging of the battery pack, computer batteries, known as nearly 50,000 HP, Compaq, HP ProBook, hp envy, Compaq Presario and HP, include four property loss reports totaling about $4,000.