A flaming Dell!
Submitted by drbob on March 18, 2005 - 1:26am.
Other Computers
Forwarded to me by a buddy of mine still working for the Navy.
For those of us who have transitioned to the well-loved (read: much
despised) NMCI computer system, and for those who have a warm place in their
hearts (read: no room at all) for Dell computers, you'll enjoy the following
recounting of an event/mishap that occurred yesterday, 16 March, here at Pax
River.
Yesterday (March 16th) on base at Patuxent River, one of the wonderful Navy
- issue NMCI laptops had a bit of a problem. Apparently the battery had a
thermal runaway due in part to the way NMCI constantly runs the laptops,
even at night. One of my co-workers was entering the building for a meeting
and saw a guy come running down the stairway with his laptop smoking. He
ran outside and dropped it on the ground as it started to flame. Moments
later there was a small explosion that ejected the CD Drive. You can see
bits of plastic debris in the first shot. Fortunately a passerby had a
camera.
No wonder the Navy worries about Lithium Ion batteries in our aircraft!