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[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

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

[-] holgersson@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

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

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Honestly, don't bother with an extinguisher. The best solution is to put it in a bucket of sand on a concrete floor or something. It's probably safer to just let it burn out than to try to fight the fire.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

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

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

[-] IGuessThisIsForNSFW@yiffit.net 3 points 2 months ago

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

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Eh, I keep it in my garage. If it catches on fire, the fire will spread to the rest of the house pretty quickly.

[-] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

gasoline powered heaters?

[-] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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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