<DIV>At least in our application the packaging isnt as rigid as some of the cell phone housings. </DIV>
<DIV>Ive had a couple of my foamy lipo batteries swell, one while charging and one when I accidently shorted it out. Both packages trippled in size, both packages sizzled as they began to vent steam but didnt explode. If they had been in a housing like the cell phones use they would have at least broken the housing. </DIV>
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<DIV>It pays to watch them charge as others have mentioned. </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Dean Pappas <d.pappas@kodeos.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<P><SPAN class=585235721-23112004>Hi Gang,</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=585235721-23112004>Here's a news item about cell phones exploding.</SPAN></P>
<P>http://www.comcast.net/News/TECHNOLOGY//XML/1700_High_Tech/c5dbcd29-ec1c-436b-8fba-36ade9f92ee5.html</P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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