[AFMUG] OT - Galaxy Note 7

[Ken Hohhof]

So, stupid question:  if the batteries fail due to internal anode-cathode 
shorts as I read in one report, how does powering them down prevent it?

Does use or charging heat the battery, causing the short?  Or could they 
just short out any time and burst into flames?

It does sound like defective batteries, since they are not recalling the S7 
model, or the Note7 sold in China which supposedly used a different battery 
manufacturer.  Or maybe this will just be a creeping recall like Takata 
airbags.