The_King Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 For many of us, power banks have become as essential as our mobile phones. But are they 100 per cent safe? A woman was rudely awakened when a power bank which was not being used exploded and caught fire in her Tampines condo in the wee hours on Saturday (Sept 12), Lianhe Wanbao reported. The woman's husband, 47, who did not want to be identified, said his wife was sleeping in the master bedroom where the incident took place at about 1am. He was working in the study, while his 15-year-old daughter and dog were in the living room at the time, he related to the Chinese daily. His wife was awakened by a sudden boom when the power bank, which was placed in a plastic box in their bedside table drawer, suddenly exploded, he said. After seeing that the power bank was in flames, she immediately rushed to the toilet, wet a towel and used it to retrieve the power bank from the table. But the flames grew even bigger after she threw the power bank on the floor, he said. "She picked up the towel and ran to the toilet to add more water. It took about four or five more trips to the toilet before she was able to put the fire out." The only damages were to a portion of their timber floor and the burnt towel, he said. After putting out the fire, his wife placed the melted power bank in a plastic bag outside their home and went back to sleep. The situation went unnoticed by him and his daughter until his wife broke the news to them in the morning, he said. Other power bank users have also reported similar spontaneous explosions. In January 2019, a man suffered burns and was taken to hospital after a power bank he was using to charge his phone exploded in his pants pocket. According to Enterprise SG, consumers should look out for safety protection features including over-charge protection, short-circuit protection, over-temperature or over-heat protection. They should also consider purchasing power banks from trusted brands and beware of power banks fraudulently listed as "Spring Singapore approved" or "Enterprise Singapore approved" as there is no registration or approval process for power banks to be sold locally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 should reveal which brand and model but yah lotsa kgk like to overheat their powerbanks and handphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I buy those LiPo battery metal box to store the batteries . Usually can find them in RC hobby shops but price might be steep compared to buying from taobao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homelander Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, chamfer said: I buy those LiPo battery metal box to store the batteries . Usually can find them in RC hobby shops but price might be steep compared to buying from taobao So professional? All your batteries u keep in this box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, chamfer said: I buy those LiPo battery metal box to store the batteries . Usually can find them in RC hobby shops but price might be steep compared to buying from taobao link please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Homelander said: So professional? All your batteries u keep in this box? No la..... just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 7 hours ago, The_King said: link please https://m.aliexpress.com/item/4000372112885.html?pid=808_0000_0131&spm=a2g0n.search-amp.list.4000372112885&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=PAGE_VIEW_IDCLIENT_ID(aefeMsite)NAV_TIMING(navigationStart)&browser_id=b5fd8207b15e4871a55d81e1816ed340&is_c=Y Mine is something like that. But from gens.tmall.com https://www.singahobby.com/index.php/singahobby-lipo-safe-large-metal-box.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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