Have your battery pack's serial number handy before you visit this special Web site Dell has set up, or call 1-866-342-0011 dell inspiron 14r battery, dell inspiron 17r battery.
The battery pack is located on the underside of the notebook, in slightly different places depending on the model of the notebook. Shut off the notebook, flip it over, and the battery is labeled with a little icon that looks like an AA battery with a lightning bolt. Lift the battery out, and the serial number is located on a white sticker with a bar code. It reads something like JP-07Y356-XXXX-XXX-0639 (that's part of the serial number for the Dell battery pack on my work-issued Latitude D600).
The key sequence in that serial number is the last five characters in the six-character grouping, in this case "07Y356". Compare that five-character sequence to a list of 36 different part numbers on Dell's battery recall Web site. If they match, you've got a winner (sort of).
My battery pack matches the sequence listed on Dell's site. What do I do?
Stop using it. Immediately. If you pulled it out to check the serial number, and put it back in to go online and check the site, shut down your laptop immediately and remove the battery again. You can still use your notebook with an AC power adapter or docking station, but do not use it with a battery listed in the recall program sony vaio vgn-fz4000 battery, sony vaio vgn-fz430e battery.
On Dell's Web site, you can enter your entire serial number to check if you need a new battery such as dell F5136 battery. That page will also link you to an order form for a new battery and let you know how to send the old battery back to Dell for proper disposal. Don't throw out old notebook batteries unless you take them to a hazardous materials disposal site.
My notebook is one of the models listed as possibly being affected by the recall, but my battery's serial number does not match the list on Dell's site. Do I need a new battery, or can I continue to use my current battery?
You're fine. Double check that serial number, enter it a couple of times, and make sure you're not confusing the letter "O" with the number zero, according to Dell's blog. But if it comes back clean you're not using one of the affected batteries, according to Dell.
What causes these batteries to burst into flame?
The same thing that causes any fire: heat, fuel and oxygen, said Forrest Norrod, vice president of engineering with Dell.
A battery cell is basically a cylinder stuffed with two metal spirals that have the two electrodes needed for a acer aspire 4810t battery, acer aspire 4820t battery, an insulating material between those spirals, and electrolyte fluid. Making a battery cell is a lot like filling a soda can on the assembly line; the bottom and sides of the cylinder form one piece; the combination of the spirals and insulating materials is inserted into that container; and then the top is affixed. Dell believes that little pieces of metal are dislodged into the cell when the lid is put on the top of the cylinder.
Over time, those pieces of metal can work their way through the insulating material and cause a short circuit when current is allowed to flow uncontrolled between the two electrodes. Dell estimates that most of the batteries that failed were in use for 10 to 14 months.
If the pieces of metal are larger than a certain size, Sony or the other battery manufacturers will notice them in testing. If they are too small, they'll cause a small short circuit that might shut down the cell, but won't cause toshiba pa3536u-1brs battery, toshiba pa3588u-1brs battery a larger problem.
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