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Road vibration is also bad for MacBook batteries. I used to carry my laptop in a bicycle pannier, and after a while its battery puffed up and started bulging o

Road vibration is also bad for MacBook batteries. I used to carry my laptop in a bicycle pannier, and after a while its battery puffed up and started bulging out of the case.

mrguyorama 3y ago
The 2015 macbooks had a problem were certain battery batches were bad, and it was basically just a matter of time until it ballooned and became hazardous.
- greyface- 3y ago
  It was a 2015 model, so this is plausible, unlike all of the sibling comments telling me it must have overheated in transport without me noticing.
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Spicy pillow! I was just shoving a couple notebooks into a file cabinet when I thought how far we've come with vibration/fall resistant SSDs, but I suppose that constant, vigorous motion is still a danger.
martinky24 3y ago
And how are you sure biking was the cause? There are other things that can negatively affect a battery.
- greyface- 3y ago
  It's impossible to be sure, but I otherwise treated the battery well, and it wasn't an issue with previous or subsequent laptops transported with more care.
  - Gigachad 3y ago
    Batteries just do that sometimes. Not related to any mistreatment.
woleium 3y ago
this is likely more temperature related. Stuck in a pannier bag with no cool air can do that to a battery.
PhasmaFelis 3y ago
I've had laptop batteries do that after nothing but sitting on a desk for a couple years. It's probably not from vibration.
fouc 3y ago
was it completely off or was it merely in sleep mode?
- greyface- 3y ago
  Sleep mode, typically. Do you think the slow discharge might have been a factor?
  - fouc 3y ago
    Well it could be more susceptible to heat. Even in sleep mode it'll often wake up to check WiFi endpoints and attempt to access the internet and such.
justinator 3y ago
Wonder if this is why most all my GoPro Max batteries are about to explode. Mount accessories rarely have dampeners
- dharmab 3y ago
  Heat is the more likely suspect, especially if you run your camera for long periods of time in direct sunlight

Road vibration is also bad for MacBook batteries. I used to carry my laptop in a bicycle pannier, and after a while its battery puffed up and started bulging out of the case.

mrguyorama 3y ago

The 2015 macbooks had a problem were certain battery batches were bad, and it was basically just a matter of time until it ballooned and became hazardous.

greyface- 3y ago
It was a 2015 model, so this is plausible, unlike all of the sibling comments telling me it must have overheated in transport without me noticing.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

Spicy pillow! I was just shoving a couple notebooks into a file cabinet when I thought how far we've come with vibration/fall resistant SSDs, but I suppose that constant, vigorous motion is still a danger.

martinky24 3y ago

And how are you sure biking was the cause? There are other things that can negatively affect a battery.

greyface- 3y ago
It's impossible to be sure, but I otherwise treated the battery well, and it wasn't an issue with previous or subsequent laptops transported with more care.
- Gigachad 3y ago
  Batteries just do that sometimes. Not related to any mistreatment.

woleium 3y ago

this is likely more temperature related. Stuck in a pannier bag with no cool air can do that to a battery.

PhasmaFelis 3y ago

I've had laptop batteries do that after nothing but sitting on a desk for a couple years. It's probably not from vibration.

fouc 3y ago

was it completely off or was it merely in sleep mode?

greyface- 3y ago
Sleep mode, typically. Do you think the slow discharge might have been a factor?
- fouc 3y ago
  Well it could be more susceptible to heat. Even in sleep mode it'll often wake up to check WiFi endpoints and attempt to access the internet and such.

justinator 3y ago

Wonder if this is why most all my GoPro Max batteries are about to explode. Mount accessories rarely have dampeners

dharmab 3y ago
Heat is the more likely suspect, especially if you run your camera for long periods of time in direct sunlight