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So you accidentally pierced the lipo battery and it spewed hot lithium juice on you. It sucks but it's not horrendously dangerous and obviously they should repl

So you accidentally pierced the lipo battery and it spewed hot lithium juice on you. It sucks but it's not horrendously dangerous and obviously they should replace the product if it doesn't turn out to be due to personal negligence. Every wireless product you buy is almost guaranteed to have this same "flaw". If the battery gets damaged, it can ruin your product and maybe even hurt you. Why did you switch from the wired version? You never explained. I got into Remote Control quadcopters this last year and some of the bare unprotected lipo batteries I have bought as part of this hobby could probably burn my whole house down. You just have to be careful and follow the guidelines given when buying these sorts of products.

jacquesm 5y ago
I think it is safe to conclude the battery housing was breached, but so did the containment chamber but it is not a given that it was the OP that did the piercing. Agreed that every LiIon powered product carries these risks, but even when you are very careful material defects can and do occasionally crop up. But here there is - for now - not enough information to determine whether this was a a charger issue, a manufacturing defect, a case of abuse or even a combination of some of these.
ghusbands 5y ago
Nowhere in the article is there an indication that the user pierced the battery. It's more likely that the breach was from inside, via extreme pressure. In any case, it's reasonable for someone to be bothered at being burned by their headphones and certainly not something to be expected, as you imply.