From TFA:Originally Posted by jb143
Waaah. They are indeed stupider than everyone else.The manual warns against using lithium batteries, but Fuson says the warning is hard to find and doesn't spell out the possible consequences for using lithium batteries.
Even though it TECHNICALLY was the fault of the user for not reading the manual Nintendo should of eplaced the unit for free. It seems like a few hundred dollars is a small price to pay to avoid negative media exposue. There will be quite a few people that point out this discounted price decision and chalk it up to greed even though Nintendo is in their legal right to not offer to replace the system.
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So what kind of Batteries does discharge fast??
Got any pic for example
Mainly just lithium. Any battery could explode if overheated(throw in a fire, try to charge a non-rechargeable) but most types don't if you just leave them in a Wii Remote.
They look just like regular AA or AAA batteries but say "lithium" on them...usually in fairly big print. They are also less common and a lot more expensive than regular AA's. If you have any around the house they probably came with a digital camera or something.
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Anyone can use AA lithiums?
They're advertised for cameras due to how much juice they can push out and how much more they can hold compared to other battery technologies.
That said some electronics flat out aren't designed to handle lithiums which easily catch fire under the wrong circumstances. I'd wager the Wii-mote is one of them. Don't be stupid, heed the warnings.
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That's something you can prevent? I mean, I know using/storing a battery improperly can make it more likely to leak, but sometimes it seems like the luck of the draw too. I've even had it happen with batteries that weren't that old.
About the only way to prevent it is by not keeping batteries in devices for a long time while not in use. It generally happens because the metal case of the battery is also one of the electrodes, when the battery dies it continues to "eat" through the metal and leak through the paper coating. Also, if the batteries get hot it might speed up the reaction.
My point though, was that alkaline batteries can't leak acid because they use an alkali(the opposite of acid)...hence the name. Yet people will state to clean up the leaking "acid" with an alkali/base such as baking soda to neutralize it. But this doesn't really have anything to do with the topic at hand...just pointing out a general ignorance toward batteries, which is something more than just this lady is guilty of.
"Game programmers are generally lazy individuals. That's right. It's true. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Since the dawn of computer games, game programmers have looked for shortcuts to coolness." Kurt Arnlund - Game programmer for Activision, Accolade...
No, but HAY LOOKIT THIS PERSON'S HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS A SPLODED is an excellent way to get people's attention – and a news story that does so is in many ways a desirable one for the people publishing the news.
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ok this ia totally a slow news day make a huge story out of nothing type of thing.
plus the "concerned" parent was wearing so much makeup its unreal i (OMGWTFBB I IS ON THE KNEWS) i am thinkin its staged
and also.....duh
and i mean come on common sense here why are you jamming lithium batterys in any thing willy nilly any way, most people dont know what they are doing so they need to stop and think this is a good idea before pushing the blame onto something else
lithium batteries in general have problems in some devices or in certian circuimstances, weither its rechargable or not.
sony got sued for lithium ion batterys catching fire (hmm) HP has tons of recalls for the same type of thing. Lithium polymer batterys are about as unstable ad nitro....guess what? most of the cheepo portable dvd players use a HUGE lithium polymer battery in them as well. dont leave that in a hot car or you wont have a car any more.
Sure it ended harmless but it could have ended up much worse had a child been actually using it when it blew up. Then you would of had the entire media covering this story, lead by those idiots at Fox News. I could see the Fox News headline now: " Video Games Are a Ticking Time Bomb"
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I never leave batteries in my wii remote anyway, I find it runs them down even when not in use, compared to my 360 controller where it doesn't seem to matter. I don't use lithium though, lol, NiMH all the way.
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