Samsung Smartphone Battery Catches Fire, Injures Owner
Battery from a 2011 Galaxy Note.
A battery of a 2011 Samsung Galaxy Note model recently exploded in its owner's pocket, with the manĀ suffering burns.
He was walking around with the Samsung device in his pocket when the battery caught on fire. The man received second-degree burns and a one-inch wound on his thigh. Officials stated that the battery was notĀ inside the phone when it exploded.
The incident itself took place in South Korea. A local newspaper said the battery was from the original Galaxy Note, but the Associated Press stressed that it remains unconfirmed.
The AP said the incident marks the second time during the last year when a Samsung battery has caught fire in South Korea. The company, however, confirmed that it won't be planning an investigation.
While they're quick in terms of charging, lithium-ion batteries have been known to malfunction due to heat. Last year, a phone battery caught fire in a man's back pants pocket at Defcon, while a man was killed in 2009 as an exploding phone severed his neck artery.
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has been grounded until 2014 because of on-board fires stemming from lithium-ion batteries. Lenovo, Nokia, Dell, Apple, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba, Hitachi and Fujitsu have previously pulled products from retail stores due to overheating batteries.
Urrr so its technically not Samsung's fault but his own. Leaving the battery exposed to static friction in the pocket along with lose lints is an accident waiting to happen.
So does the Boeing 787 Dreamliner... so?
ahh steel wool + 9 volt battery = nice little fire.
Urrr so its technically not Samsung's fault but his own. Leaving the battery exposed to static friction in the pocket along with lose lints is an accident waiting to happen.
Should have a protection chip that bricks the battery if it is short circuited. Even those super cheap $3 shipped batteries on Ebay usually have the protection chip. Once you short it with a paperclip or whatever, it's now an open (time to recycle the battery) and the battery didn't even get warm.
So something isn't right if the battery can get hot by shorting the terminals. A screw driver through the battery I can understand. It's quite fun.
I would have to argue that his car keys jumped the terminals on the loose battery causing a spark ending in a fire.
People who won't accept that Samsung could have a faulty battery so they blame it on the person. Pathetic.
And really, how often are tech problems related to user-error, right?
...Oh wait. That's most of them.
I should be more careful...I keep an extra charged battery in my shirt pocket and I have a Samsung phone.