Toshiba X400 User Guide - Page 17

Getting Started 17 Loading the battery ❖ Never drive a nail or any other sharp object into the battery, hit battery with a hammer or other object or step on it. Doing so could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. ❖ Never charge the battery by a method other than as instructed. Doing so could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. ❖ Never connect the battery to a plug socket or a car cigarette plug socket. The battery could rupture or ignite causing a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. ❖ Never allow a battery to become wet. A wet battery will overheat or ignite causing rupture or fire, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. ❖ Never store a battery in an area of high humidity. This could cause a fire or explosion possibly resulting in serious injury. ❖ Never expose a battery to abnormal shock, vibration or pressure. Never use a battery which has been exposed to abnormal shock even if the appearance is normal. The battery's internal protective device could fail, causing it to overheat or ignite resulting in caustic liquid leakage, or explosion or fire, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. ❖ Never subject a battery to heat, and never store it or use it near a heat source. The battery could ignite or explode when heated or burned, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. Subjecting a battery to heat could also cause caustic liquid to leak. It can also cause failure, malfunction, or loss of stored data. Use of correct battery ❖ Always use the battery supplied. Other batteries have different voltage and terminal polarities. Use of non-conforming batteries could generate smoke or cause fire or rupture, possibly resulting in serious injury.