Long story short, what was an acknowledged "factory defect" in older Dell laptop models where the battery will swell, pushing the trackpad up out of the chassis is still present in more recent models but Dell will not acknowledge it as a factory issue and so will not replace despite how dangerous it potentially could be.
I'm planning on replacing the battery myself, and if it were a normal, properly functioning battery I wouldn't have any reservations... but with the battery already becoming significantly swollen, could anyone chime in if they know how potentially dangerous it is removing it?
Is this a "this thing is likely to blowup in your face don't take it anywhere but a Dell certified repair facility" type situation, or simply one where as long as the battery is disconnected from power and handled gently it should remove with little issue?
Also, where does one dispose of something like this?
I'm planning on replacing the battery myself, and if it were a normal, properly functioning battery I wouldn't have any reservations... but with the battery already becoming significantly swollen, could anyone chime in if they know how potentially dangerous it is removing it?
Is this a "this thing is likely to blowup in your face don't take it anywhere but a Dell certified repair facility" type situation, or simply one where as long as the battery is disconnected from power and handled gently it should remove with little issue?
Also, where does one dispose of something like this?