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General Category => Techie Or Suggestions => Topic started by: Old Cruser on May 27, 2016, 06:34:38 PM
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I am guilty of sitting in the evenings with my small laptop on my knee and yes it does get warm.
Tonight it's on a tray!
An overheated laptop on a bed was the cause of a house fire in Paddock, fire chiefs have revealed.
Fire crews raced to Luck Lane on Tuesday lunchtime after a fire started in a conservatory attached to the rear of a mid-terrace property.
The conservatory was being used as a bedroom.
The fire caused serious damage to the roof of the house and spread to the roof space of the two adjoining properties.
Fortunately no-one was in any of the affected properties at the time.
Following the blaze a Fire Investigation Officer investigated the cause.
Ian Firth said: ?We have concluded that the most likely cause of the fire was that it started as a result of a laptop being left on a bed within the conservatory.
?The bedding material would have limited the ventilation which is required to ensure the laptop doesn?t overheat.
?If a laptop is placed on anything that prevents cool air circulation through it, the device can overheat and ignite surrounding combustible items.
?Our advice would be to use laptops on a solid flat surface which allows the cooling system to operate properly.?
?There was no indication of a fault on the laptop itself.?
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My laptop's got it's own little table.
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s362/chesterfieldonline/WP_20160527_002_zpscdo9frid.jpg) (http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/chesterfieldonline/media/WP_20160527_002_zpscdo9frid.jpg.html)
Plenty of air under there (y)
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I sometimes sit in bed with my tablet, but wouldn't ever take the laptop :o
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Not laptops but still can cause a fire is leaving on chargers for phones or tablets . It's surprising how hot these things get another bad on is Christmas tree lights.