Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries

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• 	Airline Security joseparc on 08/25/2006 at 3:16 PM
  Posts: 3 Avg Rating:	After reading the article and watching the Valence video, I asked myself if I was going to feel safer the next time I got on an airplane knowing the guy on my left had to throw away his shampoo and toothpaste before he boarded but seeing the guy on my right still using his Dell laptop. Rate this comment: (Reply)

• Market leaders Dell and Apple should collude in Safety! briang1621 on 08/25/2006 at 8:15 PM

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  Business collusion is illegal in the U.S., but safety collusion is not! Amazingly, the words “Lithium Ion” has a brand value to the public, but two of its larger computer distributors failed to catch the dysfunctional batteries which they placed in the open market.         Together they have lowered the brand value of this still emerging product component, and likely hurt the other products brand value which dependent upon this component, like cell phones and other laptops. This can be seen in Qantas airline’s band of ALL Dell and Mac batteries in-flight use along with the massive recall of Apple’s Laptop batteries.        But since neither of them exclusively owns the name “Lithium-Ion” why should they care? Collusion for safety standard is almost necessary for possibly dangerous emerging component or product categories, because as I put it “any one player in the game can kick the ball out of the field for everyone, and end the game.”  The brand name of “Lithium-Ion” is tarnished and it will take several months for the publics confident in this new component to come back. The lesson here is that for possibly dangerous emerging high tech components, safety infractions can hurt every company using that component, and that safety collusion for standard is the better than having someone else’s mistake affect your product. Ideally this can be done by enforcing safety testing to place a safety standard trademark on your component. Also, I see this as being a necessity in emerging markets like Robotics. Then again, “When the going gets hot, the hot ones logoff!” Brian Glassman http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/safety-first-for-carryon-dells/2006/08/23/1156012601607.html Rate this comment: (Reply)

  • 	Re: Market leaders Dell and Apple should collude in Safety! wizardB on 08/27/2006 at 9:13 PM
    Posts: 15 Avg Rating:	This is just dell and apples way of sell more units Rate this comment: (Reply)

  • Re: Market leaders Dell and Apple should collude in Safety! zanasil on 10/17/2008 at 5:03 AM

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    Yes,Laptop battery manufacturers always boast their products are safer than others, like http://www.power-batteries.net & http://www.laptop-battery-inc.co.uk. But once any laptop producers' batteries catch fire,it's common that you'll see another laptop producer faces the same problem.Because their batteries are produced by same OEM factory.I think Li-ion battery is not so safe and look forward to new technology for the power supply of laptop computer. Rate this comment: (Reply)

• 	Ironically roba on 08/27/2006 at 10:35 PM
  Posts: 1	The "solution" "found" by Chiang et al. was first brought to light by, I hate to tell you, the reseachers in Sony.  Olivines was suggested by Goodenough years ago but the first practical cell was made in Sony (yes the company which made explosive batteries) and published in 2001.  Thereafter did Chiang and gangs come to the scene, just to set the record straight. Rate this comment: (Reply)

• 	laptop battery GreenApple123 on 08/31/2006 at 3:02 PM
  Posts: 3 Avg Rating:	i bought a laptop battery from http://www.laptopsforless.com/laptopbattery because mine woldn't even hold a charge anymore.  are replacement batteries, like the one i bought, safer or less safe than those produced by the major manufacturers? Rate this comment: (Reply)

• 	Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries batterygirl on 12/05/2006 at 1:19 AM
  Posts: 1 Avg Rating:	if you want more knowledge about lithium ion battery,you can visit:http://www.lithium-batteries.net Rate this comment: (Reply)

• Actual, Lithium-ion battery isn't very terrible. AlenJane on 05/09/2008 at 12:31 AM

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  Lithium-Ion batteries are longer lived than conventional batteries and do not require replacement as often. Commonly, it has internal circuit board with chips that allow it to communicate with the notebook to monitor battery performance, output voltage and temperature. It also gives the notebook much more accurate 'fuel gauge' capability to determine how much battery runtime is left before the next recharge is required. Actually, all the battery distributors know the importance of overcharge protection and overheat switch, so the issued lithium-ion batteries can be safely used. Rate this comment: (Reply)

• Avoid danger toshiba on 07/13/2008 at 10:42 PM

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  What are the reasons that cause battery with no voltage or low voltage? No voltage. External shot circuit or overcharge, anti-charge Cells expansion and short circuit caused by direct anode contact and continuous high efficiency electric current overcharging. It can be avoided by: Checking if the battery is without voltage or electric current Avoiding short circuit Avoiding collision and pressure among batteries Charging the battery after it automatically powers off, then full charge the battery. Rate this comment: (Reply)