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Ask HN: My friend's MacBook battery blew up – what to do?

• gregsadetsky 3y ago
  HN hivemind, My friend's laptop's battery blew up. It seems like this computer was affected by a recall specifically because (in Apple's words) "the battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk". What would be the best course of action? Photos & some details on my blog. Thank you!
  • clubm8 3y ago
    hi greg can you post the details, sans the comments, here, as is typical with ask HN posts. also: did you call the fire department? they can probably advise you better on fire science than us. sincerely, greg
    • gregsadetsky 3y ago
      hey, details are available on my blog (which is the link to this post) sorry that wasn't super clear -- https://blog.greg.technology/2023/10/17/macbook-battery-blew-up-what-to-do.html https://blog.greg.technology/2023/10/17/macbook-battery-blew...
• iefbr14 3y ago
  Send it to Louis Rossmann: https://rossmanngroup.com/ https://rossmanngroup.com/
  • gregsadetsky 3y ago
    I contacted them immediately, yeah :-) they've offered to recover the data for $100 + shipping both ways, which seems pretty reasonable. 12+16 pin Apple ssd to usb external adapters are ~$70 on amazon, so I'd rather support Louis and have it done by them.
    • iefbr14 3y ago
      With a bit of luck he will even make a video about it :)