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Exploding battery charger
Image by Walter Ezell
This LaCrosse Technology battery charger has an undocumented feature. It can wake you from a sound sleep.
Jim and I were staying at the Howard Johnson motel in Edson, Alberta, Canada, when disturbed by a loud sound. At first I thought there was a homicide in the next room, but it turned out to be my battery charger increasing its carbon footprint.
Turns out quite a few of these chargers have exploded, according to reviews on Amazon.com. Some reviews indicate LaCrosse customer service is rude, but will replace the product with a supposedly improved model. Unfortunately, at least one reviewer claimed LaCrosse will not preemptively replace a charger that has not yet exploded.
I plan to contact LaCrosse to see if they can provide a safe replacement.
Jim spent about half an hour cleaning carbon powder from the walls, ceiling, floor and fixtures in the bathroom. After all, this was a non-smoking room and we did not want to be charged a penalty fee accessed to smokers.
Jim is detail-oriented, and he left the bathroom cleaner than we found it.
One of the photos I uploaded shows the text on the back of the charger, in case you are a sound sleeper and want to order one for yourself.
