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Anon drives a bus (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (9 children)

If it's a cheap one, only charge it while home or somehow isolate it from flammables. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby always.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    An extinguisher that can actually handle Lithium fires though. A regular CO2 extinguisher wont do anything against burning Lithium

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Also cellphones, laptops, power tools and just about everything.

    Gasoline? Don't let it inside in the house. Ever.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Who is bringing gas inside? I'm struggling to come up with even one legitimate reason to bring gasoline inside.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    You don't often hear about laptops burning. And many of those spend their whole lives plugged in

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yes. These are extremely rare. Some models, like iirc a galaxy note and MacBook Pro have been singled out. The surface and airflow also matter. A laptop kept on a desk spends very little time charging at a time and any heat is dissipated efficiently. All devices are designed with the best thermal performance they can have.

    There was actually a house fire a while ago not too far from where I live that forensics said was started by a device in a charger at night. For some units and some uses, they still fail.

    Anyway. I think the better safe than sorry is warranted.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    My favorite thing about my current phone is that I can set an alarm a couple of hours after I should wake, and the phone (trying not to fully charge until the alarm time) never charges overnight above 80% minimizing the chance of a thermal runaway if it happened to be like the note 7, as well as making the battery have a longer life

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