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Old 12-06-04 | 07:44 AM
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vrkelley
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Originally Posted by bkrownd
I got one of those and one of the cells blew while I was using my laptop on a coffee shop. :/ It had me ****ting my pants for a minute.
I'm waiting for the RMA replacement, but my confidence is a bit shot after that unpleasant experience. Apparently they didn't match
the cells too well and one of them got very unhappy. I think I will use the replacement strictly for bench testing projects.
Wow a defective battery Yeah, just a reminder for anyone else who's considering geek-lights. You might want to use some extra caution when handling the smaller batteries. They look harmless but *interesting* zaps and "episodes" happen.

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