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Marie Marie

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5. Had that exact thing happen to a phone battery. I knew that wasn't good so I set it

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #2)

Sun May 24, 2026, 11:42 PM

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on the log holder in my fireplace just in case, until I could get a new phone Battery was so swollen it bent the metal casing. I handled it just enough to transfer the data to my new phone, praying it wouldn't burst into flames. Asked the man at a electronics and phone repair shop if he would take it in for recycling and he looked at it and said "NOPE!", which I understood. Took it to Best Buy, showed them and asked them if they would take and they said "SURE". Go figure.

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Anyone ever had a swollen laptop battery? [View all] True Dough Sunday OP

Then... SonOfNebanaube Sunday #1

Had a work laptop battery swell up and pop open the casing, same with an old Nano I had. Thomas Hurt Sunday #2

Had that exact thing happen to a phone battery. I knew that wasn't good so I set it Marie Marie Sunday #5

an ipad as an alternative can be affordable Tetrachloride Sunday #3

Yup and it's very dangerous LearnedHand Sunday #4

Not my laptop, but a previous phone. I was having issues with the phone, niyad Monday #6

I've had many swollen batteries over the years Tasmanian Devil Monday #7

My bike battery wass swollen, but usable for years anyway... TomWilm Monday #8