Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia - lithium ion batteries for sale
Sydney (AFP) -
Australian officials said on Wednesday that a woman's headphones caught fire on the plane and her face and hands were burned, warning of the danger of the battery
-Operating equipmentflight.
Passengers listen to music with their own batteries-
On a trip from Beijing to Melbourne in February 19, she dozed off for about two hours when a huge explosion occurred.
"I felt my face burning when I turned around," she told the Australian Transport Safety Agency (ATSB) investigating the matter ).
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"I just grabbed my face and caused the headphones to wrap around my neck.
I continued to feel hot, so I took them down and threw them on the floor.
"They were lit and there was a small amount of fire.
"The flight attendant rushed to help and poured a bucket of water on the headphones, but both the battery and the lid melted and stuck to the floor.
The photo showed that the woman was not named, had a black face and neck, and had blisters on her hands.
For the rest of the flight, other passengers had to endure the smell of melted plastic, burnt electronics and burnt hair.
"People have been coughing and choking on their way home," the woman added . ".
The transportation safety agency has not identified the airline or headphone brand involved in the incident, the agency said
The ion battery in the device may be on fire.
"As the range of products using the battery grows, the potential to use the battery
Flight problems have increased, "it added, requiring safe storage if these devices are not used.
Spare batteries should be carried with you
The bureau said there was no check-in on the luggage. -
Hiccup smoke
Stuart Godley of ATSB said it was Australia's first report of a headset fire, but there were also some other phone and device battery accidents.
Last year, a flight leaving Sydney had to be evacuated when the passengers had smoke in their hand luggage.
It was later discovered that the lithium battery was on fire.
Also last year, on a Qantas flight from Los Angeles to New York, an electronic device began to smoke and then caught fire. the crew needed to use fire extinguishers to put out the fire, according to ATSB.
In another Qantas incident on 2016, flight attendants were reminded to smoke on flights from Sydney to Dallas.
They found a device in the seat that was crushed and burnt out.
"We also met a case where a person caught fire using a personal air purifier and battery during flight," Godley told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . ".
Last year, many airlines banned all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones for fear of fire risk after reports of lithium explosionsion batteries.
The Korean electronics giant, proud of its innovation and quality, was forced to recall all Note 7, costing billions of dollars. Lithium-
Ion batteries are the first choice for handheld electronics because they can pack considerable energy for weight.
Like all batteries, they use different materials, a battery containing positive ions. -the cathode --
There are other negative ions. -the anode.
These ions move in one direction when charging and move again when discharging-being used.
Manufacturing defects affecting the separator are one of the potential sources of fire.
The other is damage to the battery.
In addition, power up the package-
Or charge them too fast. -
It can also lead to overheating and short circuit, thus causing a fire.