Update: A client insisted on using a hair dryer to fix a swollen laptop battery

I was working on a 3 year old Dell Inspiron in Tampa and the guy swore he'd seen a video where heating the case with a hair dryer on low for 5 minutes would let him pry the battery out safely. I told him it was a terrible idea, but he did it anyway and the adhesive actually softened enough to remove the pack without damaging the chassis. Has anyone actually had a controlled heat method work for them, or did this guy just get incredibly lucky?

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the_sean2d ago

So what temp did he use on the dryer?

seanjohnson2d ago

The whole dryer temp debate misses the point for me. Honestly, @the_sean, the heat setting is less important than not overloading the drum. If you stuff it full, no amount of heat fixes the damp towel in the middle. I always use medium heat but give everything enough room to actually tumble. That's the real trick to getting things dry without baking them.