A man from Trimont, Minnesota, was severely injured when his rechargeable heated insoles exploded inside his boot.
Mikaela Morris shared images online Friday of her husband Tyler’s injured foot and is urging people not to buy rechargeable heated apparel products, KENS 5 reported on Monday.
Mikaela said the insoles were not turned on when the incident happened and she rushed him to an emergency room for medical attention. Doctors later contacted the burn center at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) regarding the case.
Tyler bought the insoles from Amazon in 2023 for outside activities. The insoles were sold by a China-based company known as iHeat. However, the KENS article noted the product is no longer available on the site. more
A High-Tech Hot Foot!
We just used a match between the big toe and the second toe!
As if the Fire Department needed EVEN more work .
Seems like product development and testing might have been a little light on this Amazon special. Freaken Chinese.
Harry, there was a NY Mets pitcher who liked to do that to his teammates, his Name is Roger McDowell!
The great news is there’s no one liable to sue. And there’s no judge that can or will help you out. Best of luck on that dead end.
I’m sure they had lithium ion batteries, but not sure where they are located.
I have a heated jacket, but the battery is mounted on the outside and it is made by a reputable company.
I tell everyone – don’t by anything that contains a lithium battery that is a no-name product. Only by big brand name products. They usually have decent quality controls because they have a reputation to keep and they also are available to sue if you do get injured.
“Freaken Chinese.”
The Chinese will take shortcuts and make unauthorized substitutions (materials and methods not to spec) if given half a chance. I worked in the quality organization of a large US manufacturer and China-sourced items were a constant headache.
Jethro – I also have a heated jacket, for 3 years now. It’s worked quite well. Battery lasts for about 7, 8 hours. Love it. It has a badge that lights up the logo red, blu or wht depending on the selected heat level.
I also have foot/shoe heaters. The rechargeable batteries go into the socks, but I have never used them cuz it’s too awkward.
I work a lot with Li and LiFe batteries and have had no issues with them. I use my own battery management boards that strictly limit charge and discharge voltages. If you stick with the recommended limits they’re fine. I’ll trim the limits a a couple millivolts toward the safe side without losing any significant run time. Same with the larger LiFe (which are inherently safer) – gotta follow the rules!