http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/ Engadget Comments for NTSB looks to laptop batteries as possible cause of plane fire http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 15th 2006 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 15th 2006 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 15th 2006 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 15th 2006 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/I can see it now.......some crack pot idiot with illusions of grandure will buy a cheap knockoff battery, take it to the restroom on a plane, plug it in and demand to be taken to cuba, or I'll let the battery overheat and
catch on fire..

]]>Jul 16th 2006 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Now what I could believe would be a compartment that travelers are required to stow any electronic device that has the air pumped out of it making it somewhat fire resistant. But that would cost money and considering the last flight I was on last month pretty much had me stowing my laptop case in the ass crack of the person in front of me I don’t see this as happening.
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The only way I can see the fire starting is if something shorted out the contacts on the batteries. The chemicals inside the battery, are likely pretty stable without an applied current.]]>Jul 16th 2006 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/
Adding these assurances for the purpose of establishing safer air travel may add substantial system costs to various gadgets.

The US Navy undertands these issues very well, see http://proceedings.ndia.org/5670/Lithium_Battery-Winchester.pdf
especially page 15 "Some Results of Mistreatment"! Too bad I don't have a link to their video footage, I bet it is fantastic.

Other sources:
Google
author:"Tarascon" intitle:"Issues and challenges facing rechargeable lithium batteries"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitrotoluene
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heres a link to that report: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550]]>Jul 16th 2006 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 16th 2006 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/goes on! But lap top on planes may stop; laptops on laps will not! Laps are fire proof?]]>Jul 16th 2006 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 17th 2006 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 17th 2006 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/Jul 17th 2006 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060627X00840&key=1

I think that link will be updated with the probable cause once they reach a conclusion.]]>Jul 19th 2006 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/
So bottom line... Fix the Batteries.]]>Aug 15th 2006 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/15/ntsb-looks-to-laptop-batteries-as-possible-cause-of-plane-fire/
http://ndc.co.uk/
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