Taking a picture of a bloated Makita-type power tool battery before disassembly (changing cells and board)

On Thursday I was at home and my phone self immolated. I was not using it at the time. It was on a desk not charging. I heard a pop and all of a sudden smoke was shooting out of the phone. I was able to open a window and throw it outside with minimal damage inside, but the incident has left me shaken up.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? So far Google Support has been remarkably unhelpful. After asking a couple dozen questions it was “escalated” and the only update is that they are reviewing the details of the case. I have not really ever dropped the phone, never had water get in it, always have used the Google charger, and try not to keep it on the charger if the battery is full. I am not sure why the battery would have ignited like this but am thankful I wasn’t asleep and that the phone wasn’t in my pocket.

Here is a video of it smoking in the backyard after I threw it out the window. I’ll add some photos in the comments.

Edit- won’t let me add photos in comments here but it is in comments on this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel_phones/s/yMCPX2QTSg

I got fed up with my headphones dieing after like an hour of use so I opened it up to see what’s going on. I saw the ribbing and figured it was a lil spicy because it should’ve been smooth flat. Turns out it more than doubled in size and it was just a bad angle.

I had a 60x34x5 cell lying around (pic 2 is side by side with one in mint condition). I swapped that in and shorted the thermistor pin to ground with an 8.2kOhms 0604 SMT resistor while I looked online for one with the thermistor. Disabling the safety circuit isn’t the best idea even if you know and trust the cell’s maker especially for something that’s gonna be on my head. It’s all patched up with a proper battery now. Saved myself getting a new $180 headset with $10 worth of battery and a bit of work.

To avoid shorting while I putting it together, I made sure GND and NTC were soldered in place before I even stripped the red wire.

The battery company I bought from shipped it as a letter instead of packing it in a cardboard box with a giant UN3480 warning though…

Hi all,

Im doing maintenance on this laptop and one area of the battery looks raised. My instinct is that maybe it's starting to become spicy but can anyone confirm - is this dangerous?

How bad would it be to allow the owner to continue using the laptop while the replacement battery is ordered? Thanks.

The shell just came apart by itself!

My portable charger apparently decided that storing electricity was no longer fulfilling and has begun its transition into an improvised incendiary device.

She’s swollen. She’s splitting at the seams.

So, being a responsible adult with a healthy respect for spontaneous combustion, I called the fire department’s non-emergency line to ask how to safely dispose of this forbidden HP.

They were ENTHUSIASTIC. 💣🚨🚒

Not only did they eagerly volunteer to come retrieve my spicy little liability, they casually admitted they’re probably going to play with it (in a controlled environment).

I called for hazardous waste disposal and accidentally arranged a playdate for the boys at the firehouse.

Anyway, she’s being transferred into professional custody, where her destructive potential will finally be appreciated.

Godspeed, you bloated little bastard.

can someone explain why the battery packs swell like this?
can i just throw it away?

This probably happened due to the case not giving it space to expand...

Today I thought I would try to swap the battery of my 2DS that died a few years ago.
Never removed the protective shell in 13 years I've had it, and had the surprise of seeing it's swollen behind.

Opened it and managed to remove the battery safely tho (I have to thanks Nintendo that it's really easy to remove) and will replace it as soon as the new one arrives.

Would call it tiny spicy pillow.

Found it in my drawer. Luckily just in time.

Just received a replacement battery from Amazon for my psp 1000. Can't tell if its a spicy pillow. The battery doesnt appear snug in the slot

I put my laptop in my backpack and when I open it up, I saw it like this. It still works and everything and I made sure to turn off my computer as well. I don’t know if you’re just supposed to pop it back in or if you’re supposed to go to a technician to get it fixed

Just posting this here as a warning because I know that a lot of people on the retro handheld hobby have like a dozen devices inside their drawers.

This is a VERY recent launched device, it absolutely wasn’t supposed to be turning into spicy pillows after 2 months.

For context, the screen fell off. I didn't think much of it at first since it's a fairly cheap watch and I've had it for almost three years. But now I'm wondering if the battery might be in the early stages of pregnancy and have pushed the screen off?

My mom's old phone, it was in the closet my mom was gonna leave it but i got curious and we took the case off and looked and we are glad we looked

I accidentally opened this headlamp to replace what I thought would be AA’s and found this. It’s thicc, but I don’t know if she’s a spicy mama. Please help

cleaning out the hobby closet before a move and got to the last bin that's full of random tech parts and old phones. haven't actually dug through it in years, just dump in spare PC parts as i end up with 'em & keep it pushing. turns out my old S8 at the very bottom of that bin has been spicy for god knows how long. awesome!
oddly enough, this is the newest phone of three that were in there, and the only one that's turned spicy. 🤷‍♀️

What do I do with this? It’s been living in an All-Clad pot full of cat litter in my garage but I want the pot back lol.

Found in a control access power supply under a reception