Camera Battery Explosion
Nov 11, 2017 11:09:59 #
At Orlando airport. No camera specifics given.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
Nov 11, 2017 11:17:33 #
John_F wrote:
At Orlando airport. No camera specifics given.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
Yeah Li-ion battery is still not very safe.
Nov 11, 2017 11:28:25 #
Per the Wikipedia article on Li ion batteries there is more than one chemistry and more than one build. This is why the detailed particulars are so very important. As the report used the word "explosion," is this a reason that the battery was an old design in which Li metal was one of the electrodes. Explosion would then make sense.
Nov 11, 2017 11:31:42 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
John_F wrote:
At Orlando airport. No camera specifics given.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
Remember those Samsung Smartphones that were recalled because of defective batteries blowing up and catching fire. It wasn't that long ago. Samsung lost lots of money on that mishap.
Nov 11, 2017 12:11:14 #
John_F wrote:
At Orlando airport. No camera specifics given.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-11-10/camera-battery-explosion-at-florida-airport-holds-up-flights
How do we not know that someone is testing that as a method of terror??
Nov 11, 2017 12:19:13 #
Nov 11, 2017 14:39:32 #
Nov 11, 2017 18:08:14 #
More on this incident here:
https://petapixel.com/2017/11/11/camera-battery-explodes-airport-sparking-panic/
https://petapixel.com/2017/11/11/camera-battery-explodes-airport-sparking-panic/
Nov 12, 2017 10:20:23 #
Another reason to use OEM batteries. No knock off for me. I will pay the extra $.
Nov 12, 2017 10:24:45 #
maybe camera manufacturers should have one model that use AA batteries , so you could fly with a empty camera , and buy AA s on your arrival .
Nov 12, 2017 12:12:54 #
aflundi
Loc: Albuquerque, NM
turp77 wrote:
Another reason to use OEM batteries. No knock off for me. I will pay the extra $.
How do you know this wasn't an OEM battery?
Nov 13, 2017 18:43:04 #
agillot wrote:
maybe camera manufacturers should have one model that use AA batteries , so you could fly with a empty camera , and buy AA s on your arrival .
My Pentax K-50 has an adaptor to use AA batteries. I haven't ordered it yet.
Nov 14, 2017 20:23:51 #
aflundi wrote:
How do you know this wasn't an OEM battery?
I don’t know and with lithium ion, catastrophic failure is possible on any. But there has been many cameras destroyed by knock offs due to lack of quality control. I my self will always buy OEM. That is me.
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