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Laptop battery got super hot when charging

I had left my laptop (dell 600m) on standby for a few days running off battery, so it was around 40% based on the little indicator they have on the battery. I plugged in the AC to charge it and went off for about 90min. I came back and the charging LED was blinking red, and the battery was burning hot, way hotter than it ever was. So I unplugged the AC adapter and put the system in Hibernate and removed the battery to let it cool down. And I was afraid it'll either explode or start burning up. It's cooled down now, but I was wondering what I should do about it now. It's worked fine for the past 5 years or so? I haven't plugged it back in yet. Just wondering what do you guys think is wrong. Is the fail-safe on the battery effective? Sometimes it doesn't work, right, and the battery either explodes or burns up?

Reply to
Eli Luong
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Time to get another battery, you're at the end of life for that one.

Jeff

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Jeffrey D Angus

Search Youtube videos for laptop battery fires.

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Meat Plow

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You have a dead battery and possibly defective battery. Check the battery PPID serial number:

to see if you're entitled to a free replacement.

If it catches fire, please take some videos for You Tube.

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Jeff Liebermann

Boo, why did it suddenly stop working one day. :(

I looked on Amazon, is this an acceptable place to purchase a new battery? The laptop has become a secondary machine, so I don't want to spend so much money on it, and I hope it's safer to buy batteries from Amazon sellers than on eBay.

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Reply to
Eli Luong

That's a Lithium ion battery? Remove it at once, they apparently can break into (nearly) unstoppable chemical fires. As for replacement, try batterymart.com.

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castrwilliam

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