Spicy time bomb. So glad that I decided to check on my OnePlus Nord because I was watching repair videos. Been sitting around my storage drawer for about 5 years and it expanded so much it blew open the back cover.

So what's next, should I pull the battery out and discard it at the e-waste bin or just discard the whole phone?

I was browsing the Marketplace and i founded this laptop. It says:
- Its only powering up to 5-10 min on Battery and shuts off...

The Trackpad is a little bit bulged and the plastic is kinda "round" in this area in the palmrest...

*thats not my listing so im not know anything about this laptop at all.

so yeah. This is a SpicyPillow moment?

It wasn't in the PSP...

Just noticed the battery in my handheld keyboard. Is this cause for concern?

This is my old phone (A53) and 1 year ago in july I saw this, and now I want to custom rom this phone but i dont to change its battery.

I'm pretty sure the battery of my Nothing Phone 3 is starting to swell. It's barely visible, but I can feel the bump on both sides. The battery drains slightly faster than usual, the device gets more warm than I'm used to and I had several sudden restarts happening. This is all highly unusual and very concerning.

Today I visited the service center of the store I bought my Nothing Phone 3 from because the device still has warranty. The annoyed service center guy couldn't feel any bump and explained to me if the battery capacity is still at 100% the manufacturer probably won't do anything. Well, fuck you, too, Service Center Guy.

Good news: I already contacted Nothing support and the are willing to replace the battery.

So, here's the question for the experts here: Am I panicking about a small bump and some disconcerting technical problems or this a case of better safe than sorry?

Target neutralised

I'm sure many of us have had electronics we've long since forgotten about. I know I have some old phones I've lost in the house, maybe there's one in the loft right now swelling up and waiting to become a bomb.

I've found old battery banks swollen like a balloon, my old 3DS was found with the back plate broken off from the swollen battery.

Sometimes I wonder if I will find the house on fire.

all of them are spicy, just bad design.

Literally misaligned the laptop's back panel with how pregnant this battery was lol.

Only one battery was puffy but all of them were nearing 10 years old. 15 batteries found in my house.

Taking a picture of a bloated Makita-type power tool battery before disassembly (changing cells and board)

Edit: Google is replacing the phone even though it wasn't under waranty

On Thursday I was at home and my phone self immolated. I was not using it at the time. It was on a desk not charging. I heard a pop and all of a sudden smoke was shooting out of the phone. I was able to open a window and throw it outside with minimal damage inside, but the incident has left me shaken up.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? So far Google Support has been remarkably unhelpful. After asking a couple dozen questions it was “escalated” and the only update is that they are reviewing the details of the case. I have not really ever dropped the phone, never had water get in it, always have used the Google charger, and try not to keep it on the charger if the battery is full. I am not sure why the battery would have ignited like this but am thankful I wasn’t asleep and that the phone wasn’t in my pocket.

Here is a video of it smoking in the backyard after I threw it out the window. I’ll add some photos in the comments.

Edit- won’t let me add photos in comments here but it is in comments on this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel_phones/s/yMCPX2QTSg

Does this old battery jumper that’s been in my car for years look like it’s expanding? I don’t think it has a charge left and my battery is acting up. I want to charge it but I also don’t want to charge it up if it looks damaged. The housing doesn’t look to be expanding so maybe it’s just the design. But I feel like it looks a little like it’s bulging

I got fed up with my headphones dieing after like an hour of use so I opened it up to see what’s going on. I saw the ribbing and figured it was a lil spicy because it should’ve been smooth flat. Turns out it more than doubled in size and it was just a bad angle.

I had a 60x34x5 cell lying around (pic 2 is side by side with one in mint condition). I swapped that in and shorted the thermistor pin to ground with an 8.2kOhms 0604 SMT resistor while I looked online for one with the thermistor. Disabling the safety circuit isn’t the best idea even if you know and trust the cell’s maker especially for something that’s gonna be on my head. It’s all patched up with a proper battery now. Saved myself getting a new $180 headset with $10 worth of battery and a bit of work.

To avoid shorting while I putting it together, I made sure GND and NTC were soldered in place before I even stripped the red wire.

The battery company I bought from shipped it as a letter instead of packing it in a cardboard box with a giant UN3480 warning though…

My portable charger apparently decided that storing electricity was no longer fulfilling and has begun its transition into an improvised incendiary device.

She’s swollen. She’s splitting at the seams.

So, being a responsible adult with a healthy respect for spontaneous combustion, I called the fire department’s non-emergency line to ask how to safely dispose of this forbidden HP.

They were ENTHUSIASTIC. 💣🚨🚒

Not only did they eagerly volunteer to come retrieve my spicy little liability, they casually admitted they’re probably going to play with it (in a controlled environment).

I called for hazardous waste disposal and accidentally arranged a playdate for the boys at the firehouse.

Anyway, she’s being transferred into professional custody, where her destructive potential will finally be appreciated.

Godspeed, you bloated little bastard.

The shell just came apart by itself!

can someone explain why the battery packs swell like this?
can i just throw it away?