Samsung's 8-point batery safety check
The fire broke out at the Samsung Electronics Co Ltd affiliate's factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin earlier on Wednesday and has been extinguished, a Samsung spokesman said, adding that there were no casualties or significant impact to the plant's operations. (Representational image)- Samsung employee inspecting each device under the guidelines and objective criteria.
- Samsung devices passing the barometer Self Test.
- Samsung employee putting battery into Battery Compression Tester.
- Total Volatile Organic Compound test to make sure there isn't slightest possibility of leakage of the volatile organic compound.
- An X-Ray machine used to see the inside of the battery for any abnormalities.
- An X-Ray machine used to see the inside of the battery for any abnormalities.
- Under Charge and Discharge testing the batteries undergoes a large-scale charging and discharging test.
- Extreme temperature stress testing on Samsung's batteries as a part of durability test.
- As a part of durability test listed in the Samsung's 8-Point Battery Safety Check, a battery undergoes nail puncture test.
- To avoid repeat incidents Samsung has enhanced 8-Point Battery Safety Check, including durability test, visual inspection, X-Ray, Disassembling test, â–³OCT test, Charge and Discharge Test, TVOC Test and Accelerated Usage Test.
Samsung, in their investigation, concluded faulty battery design to be responsible for the Galaxy Note 7 incidents that made the company to recall 96 per cent of the sold units. (Photo Credits: Screengrab from a YouTune video by Samsung.)
Samsung's 8-point batery safety check
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