OT: Weird Laptop Battery Problem

Andrej Marjan andrej-igvx78u1SeH3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org
Thu Oct 6 19:26:45 UTC 2011


On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:23 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>
> LiOIN batteries are fairly high-tech.  Charging them isn't simple -- I
> think it is under computer control, but I'm not sure where the
> computer is.  It might be the BIOS of the laptop, it might be an
> embedded processor in the laptop or battery.
>
> If you do certain funny things to a LiON batter, it can burn or
> explode.  Not something I'd play with.
>

At least some batteries have on-board controllers, which have been hacked:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/07/apple_battery/
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