Dell Batteries going BOOM!
16 August 2006, 07:16 PM
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Dell Batteries going BOOM!
Ok slight exaggeration but its been a quiet day 
Following on from reports about Dell laptops in the US smoking/catching fire I noted in the paper today that Dell has extended its recall to the UK.
Affected models:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710
From memory its all those above that were sold up to 18th July this year.
more info https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx
Sorry if this is SIAL I did do a search
Following on from reports about Dell laptops in the US smoking/catching fire I noted in the paper today that Dell has extended its recall to the UK.
Affected models:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710
From memory its all those above that were sold up to 18th July this year.
more info https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx
Sorry if this is SIAL I did do a search
16 August 2006, 07:25 PM
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there was a link to the video that showed these batteries alledgely blowing up on here months ago. seems it has taken a while for dell to own up 
and there I was feeling all smug having macs, when I saw that bloody sony sold them to loads of other manufacturers, so it may not just affect Dell.
and there I was feeling all smug having macs, when I saw that bloody sony sold them to loads of other manufacturers, so it may not just affect Dell.
17 August 2006, 02:47 PM
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Yep, heard about this last night, my laptop isnt affected, but then it was purchased about 6 months ago, DK's laptop is affected, so the battery has been removed for the time being
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I had to check mine today as I have a Latitude thats a couple of months old. Fortunately my main battery is Korean (only Chinese and Japanese batteries affected apparently) and my spare battery isnt on the list.
I still think the latitude runs hot when on battery power, but guess this is just a "feature"
I still think the latitude runs hot when on battery power, but guess this is just a "feature"
18 August 2006, 11:36 AM
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they run hot full stop, theyre sh*t
we've had some overheat because theres very litte ventilation into/out off
it in the first place so when theres dust in it, its going to pop. Open them up & check the regularly
we've had some overheat because theres very litte ventilation into/out off
it in the first place so when theres dust in it, its going to pop. Open them up & check the regularly
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We've got loads of them at work, and none of them have ever overheated or exploded. You may think they're rubbish, but we've had far better reliability from them than several other big name brands (IBM, Toshiba, Compaq etc)...
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