that's a really stupid ban because literally any electronic device can overheat and explode while charging, even a phone
might as well ban phones
IIRC only certain "brands" are catching on fire. The more "official" ones - if you can call them that - are more or less safe. But campuses aren't going to check that sort of thing, so the ban is set for all of them (my college did the same).
Also, a phone likely has a 3.7 - 7.4v lithium battery whereas I'm guessing the ones in the boards are at least 11.1v and are far larger (with a much higher discharge rate), which doesn't inherently increase the
risk of a fire, but it does increase the potential danger/damage in the case of one occuring. What's more, some of these are known to have poor wiring which is what is causing some of these fires in the first place - usually, phones don't have this problem.
Unfortunately, most people are completely uneducated in battery safety/care/fire management, which only serves to make things worse, as this is a consumer product. All of this is honestly a shame, because I would love to own one. I should just make my own instead. :P
