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LiPo batteries explode if you short them. Doesn't even need to be a very long short, or a very big one. They are incredibly sensitive to fast discharges. Water
by saulrh 15y ago
LiPo batteries explode if you short them. Doesn't even need to be a very long short, or a very big one. They are incredibly sensitive to fast discharges. Water easily conducts well enough to cause problems, especially if it messes up another power conduit. It isn't guaranteed to catch fire, but the risk is certainly there, especially in such a thin form factor - you don't have much space in there for containment or fancy routing to reduce the chances of a short.
Again, it's not guaranteed, but Airs are rather more at risk than other laptops because of their construction.
- bwarp 15y agoThe battery is ok for direct exposure to water as it's well sealed but as you say the power output from them in short circuit is immense which results in fires if you can't isolate the supply. Water + high current = interesting :)
- ricky_rozay 15y agoId believe it just based on the ridiculous Amount of heat the mac laptops seem to generate. Im constantly turning mine off to cool down
- pooriaazimi 15y ago> I'm constantly turning mine off to cool down use http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol - when the thing gets hot, just increase the fan speed (to 5700 rpm or whatever you machine's max is) for a minute or two, and then everything gets back to normal.
- astrodust 15y agoThey generate just as much heat as other systems with the same chip and chipset, but the metal case is much better at conducting heat.