If you haven’t heard already, there are several Dell laptop batteries that have been recalled due to the danger of spontaneous combustion. Here are a few mug shots:
If you want to know more about why your batteries may be susceptible to exploding then check it out here.
Straight from the horse’s mouth:
Potentially affected batteries were sold with the following models of Dell notebook computers or separately as secondary batteries:
- Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
- Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
- Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
- XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710
If you have one of these – it’s time to swap. Check out the Dell Website for more details.
Be safe.