Nexus 7 new in box. Never seen this before.....

[bbhaag]

So here's a little background. Back in August my local Walmart had two 16bg Nexus 7s on clearance for $57 so I grabbed both of them.

Last night I gave one of them to my brother as a Christmas present and to our surprise it looked a little funny when he opened the box. Now keep in mind these are brand new NOT refurbished.
This is what we found when we opened the box. Is it supposed to look like this?

 

[Raduque]

Hope you got it out of the house immediately. You're very lucky the battery hasn't caught on fire yet.

 

[cronos]

The battery is about to blow up. Get it outta there!

 

[Artdeco]

Plug it in, see if it takes a charge.:twisted:

You might want to do it in the yard though

 

[bbhaag]

So that's what the issue is. Thanks guys!

I spent over 2 hours on the phone today with ASUS trying to RMA the tablet so I could get a replacement and they said NO DICE. Apparently my serial number was out of warranty and I need my receipt as proof when I bought it. Well I don't have that....sigh. So it went in the dumpster at work today.

Anyway thanks for letting me know what caused it and I will keep an eye on the other 16gb (gave the other one to my brother) and the 32gb we gave our son for Christmas. Exploding tablets sound like no fun! hehe

 

[shabby]

I spent over 2 hours on the phone today with ASUS trying to RMA the tablet so I could get a replacement and they said NO DICE. Apparently my serial number was out of warranty and I need my receipt as proof when I bought it. Well I don't have that....sigh. So it went in the dumpster at work today.

You should of told asus that you will ship the exploding prone tablet back to them if they don't send you a new one.

 

[balloonshark]

Why didn't you try fixing it yourself? It looks like you can get a battery for less than $20. The screen probably could be glued back down. There should be plenty of tutorials around because the first gens had loose screen issues.

 

[gorcorps]

Why didn't you try fixing it yourself? It looks like you can get a battery for less than $20. The screen probably could be glued back down. There should be plenty of tutorials around because the first gens had loose screen issues.

Not worth it for the danger that swollen battery already imposes. I wouldn't want to crack that thing open with a battery in that condition... especially for something that only cost $50.

 

[bbhaag]

Why didn't you try fixing it yourself? It looks like you can get a battery for less than $20. The screen probably could be glued back down. There should be plenty of tutorials around because the first gens had loose screen issues.

I thought about it but my days of fixing consumer electronics are long gone. Just not worth the hassle and frustration. I realize it's a $150 tablet but just not worth it.

 

[ericlp]

I can't imagine that it was still sealed, It probably was half open to begin with.

I've replaced the battery in my 7... It was really easy to pop off the back. Tho, I would imagine that it probably didn't have much of a charge and was sitting on the shelf for some time. So, probably no danger left of exploding. Maybe catching on fire if it had enough juice to do so. Oh well... You'd think google might have fixed it? Thier device.

 

[balloonshark]

Not worth it for the danger that swollen battery already imposes. I wouldn't want to crack that thing open with a battery in that condition... especially for something that only cost $50.

If you did it outside on a non-flamable surface with nothing flammable around it would have been fine. If it did catch on fire have a bucket full of dirt or sand to pour over the battery/device. You also wouldn't want to inhale the smoke.

 

[cronos]

If you did it outside on a non-flamable surface with nothing flammable around it would have been fine. If it did catch on fire have a bucket full of dirt or sand to pour over the battery/device. You also wouldn't want to inhale the smoke.

I think what a lot of people are thinking is the impracticality of everything. If I bought a brand new electronics (especially for a gift) and it opens up like that, I sure as heck am getting it replaced by the manufacturer right away. I feel no need to even think about any other alternative action to deal with it.

I guess some people inherently like to tinker, though, so I understand if you feel like it would be fun to play with it if it happens to you.

 

[balloonshark]

I think what a lot of people are thinking is the impracticality of everything. If I bought a brand new electronics (especially for a gift) and it opens up like that, I sure as heck am getting it replaced by the manufacturer right away. I feel no need to even think about any other alternative action to deal with it.

I guess some people inherently like to tinker, though, so I understand if you feel like it would be fun to play with it if it happens to you.

If something is defective I agree the manufacture should replace the product. But in this case I wouldn't mail anything that had a swollen or defective lithium battery.

I do like to tinker though plus I couldn't bring myself to throw away a perfectly good device. I'm the type that gets mad at myself when I have to throw away outdated food.

I also wouldn't have thrown a swollen battery in the trash. In a perfect world it should have been discharged so it could safely be disposed. A fire in a dumpster next to a building is a scary thought. With that said not everyone has the knowledge or equipment to discharge or destroy a battery safely.