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LearnedHand

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4. Yup and it's very dangerous

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 11:21 PM

Sunday

You should unplug it but don’t try to fix it yourself. Take it to a repair shop to have them remove the old one and get a replacement battery. Srsly, it’s a fire and/or explosion danger.

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Anyone ever had a swollen laptop battery? [View all] True Dough Sunday OP

Then... SonOfNebanaube Sunday #1

Had a work laptop battery swell up and pop open the casing, same with an old Nano I had. Thomas Hurt Sunday #2

Had that exact thing happen to a phone battery. I knew that wasn't good so I set it Marie Marie Sunday #5

an ipad as an alternative can be affordable Tetrachloride Sunday #3

Yup and it's very dangerous LearnedHand Sunday #4

Not my laptop, but a previous phone. I was having issues with the phone, niyad Monday #6

I've had many swollen batteries over the years Tasmanian Devil Monday #7

My bike battery wass swollen, but usable for years anyway... TomWilm Monday #8

Did you figure out how to replace the battery yet? Niagara Wednesday #9

It's a bit of a story. True Dough Wednesday #10

Fantastic for the independent battery guy Niagara Yesterday #11

"swollen laptop battery" JoseBalow Yesterday #12

Jose, True Dough Yesterday #13

That's how it got swollen! JoseBalow Yesterday #14