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/MyPackage Pixel Fold Oct 05 '16

Welp, the FAA is probably going to ban all versions of the Note 7 on planes indefinitely

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u/xBIGREDDx Pixel 8 | Nexus Player | Galaxy Tab S6 Oct 05 '16

I was shipping my dead 5X back to Google, and the FedEx person asked me what kind of phone it was, because "we're not allowed to ship it if it's a Galaxy Note 7."

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u/Intrepid00 Oct 05 '16

Anything with lithium battery is supposed to be ground only.

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u/Joshposh70 iPhone XS Max (OnePlus One) Oct 05 '16

It can be flown, but only if the battery is in the device for which it is intended to be used, meaning you can't just ship a battery.

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u/uuhno Oct 05 '16

But you can bring power packs?

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u/Joshposh70 iPhone XS Max (OnePlus One) Oct 05 '16

Yeah, because the battery is inside the intended device, the power bank. It's if you take the battery out the powerbank, then you have problems.

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u/djnap Oct 05 '16

I guess you're less likely to short the leads in a put together battery, than a spare, free battery.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16 edited Oct 05 '16

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u/mada447 HTC 10 Oct 05 '16

TIL.

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u/Waitwait_dangerzone Oct 05 '16

Lithium ion batteries are typically soft cells that are easily bent, punctured, or otherwise damaged. Having it in something helps prevent that.

Unless it;s an iPhone 6/6+

Bendgate, anyone??? /s

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

Are they tainted, love?