On 18/08/2012 09:38, The Medway Handyman wrote:
Just been reading through the safety instructions for the Li Ion
batteries on my new Hitachi 18v SDS.

"Do not place in a tumble drier or a microwave oven".

To be fair, my wife once washed a pair of my trousers with a Canon Li
Ion battery in the pocket. It was only by chance that it was found
before tumble drying! I'm not sure that being told not to tumble dry it
would have made any difference though.

SteveW