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Bob Andersson
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Hi folks,

No, this isn't an attempt at cider making. :lol:

"the INQUIRER" has just published this article, complete with gruesome pictures, of the remains of a three to four year old Powerbook after it "exploded" shooting flames six feet into the air.

The battery recall is old news but if your machine was subject to that recall but you did nothing about it then maybe now is the time to reconsider. And that applies equally well to non-Apple machines that were also flagged as potentially at risk...

Bob.

EDIT: I've replaced the word "MacBook" by "PowerBook". I'm not sure whether this was a typo on my part or whether the original article was changed. And that article still does refer to MacBooks in one sentence.

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Maybe it was one on those movie things, you know...

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Nooooooooooooooo........... Don't let this happen to my MacBook!!!! :cry:

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It's actually an old Powerbook, not a Macbook. And the batteries that were part of the recall (in the case of the Macbooks) were made by...wait for it..... Sony.

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TelexStar wrote:
It's actually an old Powerbook, not a Macbook. And the batteries that were part of the recall (in the case of the Macbooks) were made by...wait for it..... Sony.

Whoops - thanks for that. I've corrected the initial post. And yes, you are right: this wasn't just an Apple issue which is why I made mention of "non-Apple machines".

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Bob Andersson wrote:
Whoops - thanks for that. I've corrected the initial post. And yes, you are right: this wasn't just an Apple issue which is why I made mention of "non-Apple machines".

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Ahhhhh....... What a relieve :o Hope that my MacBook doing very well this time :P

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Thanks for sharing Ernie! LiPo Battery are the most dangerous battery in the world! :shock:

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