 OT - Phone charger safety, never though about it myself |
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| underthetire |
 Nov 5 2009, 01:00 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California  |
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Attached are photos of what remains of a 2007 Suburban. This fire resulted from leaving an I-phone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet. It overheated and started a fire, while parked in a private garage. PLEASE unplug anything you have in your car outlets once you turn off your car! VERY fortunate that the fire was discovered, at 11pm, before going to bed and before it spread to the house. No garage heat detectors or house smoke alarms went off. Attached File(s) 
Suburban_Fire_iPhone_Charger.pdf ( 290.67k )
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| 736conver |
Nov 5 2009, 01:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
This happen to you??
Or are you just reiterating the email that is going around. Which we all know the internet doesnt lie. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| underthetire |
Nov 5 2009, 01:23 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Yes it was an Email, but it was from our saftey Nazi department who got it from lets just say a government source. I usually believe these folks, i've seen un-released footage from them you wouldn't believe.
And i have witnessed a Lithium Polymer battery burn a hole right through the trunk of a car. When those batteries go, they are SCARY ! |
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| 736conver |
Nov 5 2009, 01:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(underthetire @ Nov 5 2009, 01:23 PM)  Yes it was an Email, but it was from our saftey Nazi department who got it from lets just say a government source. I usually believe these folks, i've seen un-released footage from them you wouldn't believe. And i have witnessed a Lithium Polymer battery burn a hole right through the trunk of a car. When those batteries go, they are SCARY ! Not saying it isnt true. But google it once. Its everywhere and alot of posters are saying the same thing you are. "It came from their saftey department". Others just get the email from someone they dont know. There are also some modified versions out there. Snopes website is investigating it. |
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| underthetire |
Nov 5 2009, 01:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Well, in my case it really came from the safety department. If it was sent to them by some other means i couldn't tell you. The burn marks surely look like something was plugged in though. I HATE these emails that are doomsday and your gonna die if.....but i thought this one seemed legit.
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| jhadler |
Nov 5 2009, 02:41 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
Wait.... This isn't a -feature-??? And I've been using it as a cigar lighter for weeks now! I just thought it was an added bonus when I saw it glowing... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
-Josh2 |
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| zymurgist |
Nov 5 2009, 04:27 PM
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"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
My Japanese cars cut power to the 12v sockets when the ignition switch is in the "off" position.
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| johannes |
Nov 5 2009, 04:29 PM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
QUOTE(zymurgist @ Nov 5 2009, 02:27 PM) My Japanese cars cut power to the 12v sockets when the ignition switch is in the "off" position. My italian cars too... |
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| underthetire |
Nov 5 2009, 04:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(johannes @ Nov 5 2009, 02:29 PM) QUOTE(zymurgist @ Nov 5 2009, 02:27 PM) My Japanese cars cut power to the 12v sockets when the ignition switch is in the "off" position. My italian cars too... Mine have one power port thats on all the time, and one lighter port that turns off. One of our guys here saw the email, went out to his truck and found his Ipod so hot he could almost not pick it up. I think it might just be a real thing. |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Nov 5 2009, 04:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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Watch those batteries as well. We lost a DC-8 in Philly. Two more minutes in flight and we would have lost the crew as well.
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| championgt1 |
Nov 5 2009, 09:16 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore! Group: Members Posts: 2,680 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
My wifes old 96 Nissan Maxima had a faulty outlet. When you would plug a phone charger in the charger would get extremly hot. It would not shut off when the ignition was of and the fuse never blew when it got hot. We stopped using the outlet. I could see how if left in it could start a fire. I buy it!
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