I bought a replacement battery that was not OEM off eBay. After about 4-6 months of use, the thing nearly blew up on me. The battery got so hot it could’ve started a fire. Seriously, spend the extra money, its not worth the risk.

If you’re buying a replacement make sure it meets the safety standards and it is approved for use. I’m going to be buying only OEM batteries/chargers from now on.

  • Dudewitbow@lemmy.ml
    5·
    10 months ago

    I mean many chargers/power supplies have and follow standards, ESPECIALLY if its a USB-PD compliant charger. batteries have a lot of wild west aspects to them. Bundling both in the way OP has it is not the way to go.

    • jcarax@beehaw.org
      1·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, but how do you tell if a USB PD compliant charger is truly USB PD compliant? Remember that dude from Google who was reviewing USB cables, warning people off the ones with the wrong resistor?

      • Dudewitbow@lemmy.ml
        1·
        10 months ago

        Cable and charger are two seperate things like batteries are, they are all.different components.

        Usb pd specs has nothing to do with the cable that might end up being used with it.

        You arent going to use a low guage wire to carry a ton of power, as you arent supposed to.

        • jcarax@beehaw.org
          1·
          10 months ago

          I’m saying when there’s an opportunity to cheap out and raise margins, before disappearing into the night, a lot of “brands” will. When their Amazon reviews start reflecting that they’re shit, they’ll just discontinue that brand, and resurface with another.