My battery started puffing up [xHZ2BF9] its bursting through the top but still functional. is it from heat?

Contact support: frame.work/contact-us When did you get the battery? I see that the battery is labeled 61Wh. The warranty on them has been extended depending on when you got it: 61Wh battery lifetime extender functionality and warranty [image] 61Wh battery lifetime extender functionality and war…

More importantly, do not charge your battery anymore or you risk it exploding!

[image] Daniel_Hall: More importantly, do not charge your battery anymore or you risk it exploding! Yeah, I would not put it back in the laptop. Puffing should not by itself cause the pouch to break open. Puffing can happen to some extent with li-ion pouch cells. It happens often enough that…

Thanks I bought my framework 13 gen in May 2023. Am i outside the date? Should I update the BIOS? Will that help? Should I buy a new battery in the marketplace?

Contact Framework support, they should tell you if you’re covered: frame.work/contact-us . Your purchase date of May 2023 does certainly look like it should be covered to me. Framework’s post about updated firmware and the warranty is dated Oct 2024, after your purchase. They said the updated firmw…

[image] bob_bowser: I bought my framework 13 gen in May 2023. Am i outside the date? The 61Wh battery gets additional year warranty and you can claim one before May 2025 [image] bob_bowser: Should I update the BIOS? Will that help? You can update to 3.05, not 3.07 as 3.07 breaks the …

[image] Charlie_6: 3.07 breaks the battery charging limit settings, making the battery randomly goes to 100% Damn. Forgot about that. Looks like BIOS update 3.05 for the intel core 13th gen can be found here: 13th Gen Intel Core BIOS 3.05 Release and 2024_06_25 Drivers Release

Framework battery is puffing up

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Framework battery is puffing up

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