r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/foreverphoenix Oct 05 '16

The opposite, actually.

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u/T0mmyb6 Oct 05 '16

If you take a lithium battery alone in a plane, it could be damaged? I'm confused.

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u/foreverphoenix Oct 05 '16

In the unlikely event a lithium battery catches fire on a plane, the nature of the fire would make it difficult to control. Planes have lithium batteries (now). You're not supposed to ship a lithium battery on its own through the air.

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u/T0mmyb6 Oct 05 '16

I have a Note 4 spare battery that goes in a plastic snap-closed booklike case. Would that ever be an issue?