- cross-posted to:
- spicypillows@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- spicypillows@lemmy.world
That laptop is no longer a laptop, it is a bomb.
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A photo of an extremely swollen HP laptop. The panels are kept on with clips. The caption says: "User calls about disc being stuck in another computer, mentions off hand about this laptop. They’d been using it like this for weeks…
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An HP with a fucked up battery. Jaw dropping.
It’s like they go out of your way to give you fucked up defective batteries. Then they make their laptops nearly unserviceable, so when I get a replacement battery I tear the shit out of the case to get it open.
And it’s always hp. I’ve had other laptops for 10 years with functioning batteries. These HPs fail in like a year or two. I have one now covered in stickers from all the damage I had to do to open it and replace the battery.
It must be some sort of hobby. Especially with the Elitebook series.
The G1 had a bad charging curve and tended to produce spicy pillows. HP fixed it with a firmware update, and since the G2 had mostly the same design, they were fine.
Then the G3 came out, again with an incorrect charging curve. HP fixed the problem. The G4 were fine.
G5? Bad charging curve… wanna guess if the G6 was affected?
Yeah, I had to replace the battery on mine twice already. Last time buying HP for sure.
An HP
Just curious, was this a type, or do you pronounce Hp Ach Pee?
Just curious, was this a type, or do you pronounce Hp Ach Pee?
I’m not even sure where to start with this one.
How do you pronounce it?
That how I pronounce it, so I’d write it that way, too.
“What do you mean I’m not allowed on the airplane?”
oh yah ive seen this before. there’s an air pocket inside the battery. if you see this, poke it with a fork! it will let out the air 🙂
just in case someone may not know
but for real do NOT poke a swollen battery. i think it’s obvious to most people here but just in case: do NOT poke a swollen battery.
ChatGPT just told a pregnant mother to poke her laptop battery, gj monster.
I read somewhere that some people discharged the battery, and then carefully poked the layer full of gas, and had the battery albeit with only 50% of its previous capacity.
Still a terrible idea.
No poke, just bite. Got it.
A poke is dangerous! It needs to be a diagonal slice of at least 1 cm.
Thank you for the disclaimer hahaha yah never know… The real danger is when it’s getting charged.
!spicypillows@lemmy.world would like this
Seeing “spicy pillows” always makes me extremely anxious because of how horribly it can go for anyone near one. This community would be extremely bad for my mental health… ~I joined it…~
It is a bit train wreck-y! I’ve never had one do that, but I sure had the fear of it put in me.
Crossposted.
Another HP battery 😂
that’s too long to hold a fart
Seriously. Just prick the swollen part with a sharp needle, it will let out a toot and be good as new.
Just in case there’s impressionable minds in the comments, do not do this. Also don’t eat Tide pods.
Good ol’ flame toots.
It’s not a bomb. Batteries expand when the electrolyte degrades. Once the swelling stops, it’s homeostatic. Totally discharge the battery, open it up, carefully remove or replace the battery. You can most likely use the computer plugged in with the battery removed if you don’t want to buy a new one.
Discharging the battery is the most important step in that process. A discharged battery is very unlikely to combust.
I think the most important step is PPE honestly – especially when the floor chances for maim or injury is “unlikely”.
Here is a guide.
Great point! I always had that available to me at work, so I overlooked it as a step. You’re absolutely correct. Never skimp on safety.
This is accurate information. I just used an old computer and took the battery out of it and used it as a server. Sure, the power goes out and it might corrupt, but you know, it’s just for dumb shit.
How would one safely discharge a swollen battery? Just letting the computer run?
Yup. Run it until it shuts down, then power it up into BIOS/EFI until there’s no more sign of life. Turing up screen brightness and streaming video over WiFi will speed things up if you’re in a hurry.
Just lance the pillow and I’m sure it’ll be fine.
Sorry, we don’t work with pufferfish. Let me walk you to the door.
This had me in stitches. I love these kinds of photos. I’m sure people with cars have way worse “solutions”.
Looks fine to me
