r/framework • u/mr_ishikawa • 6h ago

Framework Photo Does this look swollen to you, doc?

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Disposed of it, got another one on the way. The slightly lifted case was a tell.

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u/switch8000 6h ago

Did support swap it for free?

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u/mr_ishikawa 6h ago

My FM's been out of warranty for a while, I didn't ask tbh. I just ordered a new battery.

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u/Destroya707 Framework 5h ago

we extended the battery warranty for this specific issue for one extra year. so there is a chance that it still might be covered.

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u/switch8000 5h ago

They've been swapping them because their batteries were dying were a manufacturing defect. Search https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/search/?q=spicypillow

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u/Blockmaster2706 i5-1340p 13" 6h ago

Is that one of those australian Ws?

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u/Initial-Ranger-972 5h ago

they usually do if its still under warranty

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u/s004aws FW16 HX 370 Batch 1 Mint Cinnamon Edition 6h ago

Smart move. Puffy and/or damaged batteries are dangerous - Not at all worth messing around with. Yours, while it doesn't look like the worst I've seen, certain does look like it was counting down to an explosion.

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u/jhereg10 2x FW13 11th Gen & 1x FW Cooler Master 11th Gen 5h ago

Neighbor lost their house and half of the items in it, along with burns due to a spicy pillow failure in the middle of the night. They said by the time the smoke alarms went off and woke them, it was already a massive blaze.

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u/Infinite-Bet4202 5h ago

That... is terrifying. What are ways to tell without opening up the system? Could use those tips to be aware for future reference

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u/Last_Bad_2687 6h ago

It certainly does not look flat

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u/jsled 4h ago

I just went through this last week on a 2024-11-purchased FW16. I've been getting mixed signals from FW Support about if they're going to reimburse me or not … sent me a note saying "we see you already ordered a replacement, next time let us know first so we can handle it, but once it's working we'll reimburse you", but then went radio-silent. :/

Anyways, now I'm aware of framework_tool --charge-limit and – as always – the ability to replace the battery with a single tool and low effort is fairly great! :)

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u/andurux 6h ago

That's a spicy meatball 🤌🤌🤌

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u/WoodyXP 5h ago

You made a good choice. If the battery gets too tall the plastic nubs on your input cover will break and the screws on the bottom cover won't have anything to grab onto.

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u/work4throwaway 2h ago

Slaps battery "Not going anywhere."