Sony recalls more hazardous batteries
p2pnet news view | Products:- In what’s become a saga, Sony has once again been forced to recall potentially dangerous laptop batteries.
Subject are some 100,000 2.15Ah lithium-ion cell batteries made by Sony Energy Devices Corporation of Japan, and used in laptops made by Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Toshiba, says the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, with the BBC adding Lenovo and Acer to the list.
The batteries were made between October 2004 and June 2005.
“There have been 19 reports of the batteries overheating, including 17 reports of flames/fire (10 resulting in minor property damage),” says the CPSC.
Two consumers, “experienced minor burns,” it says.
Sony, one of the anti-consumer, anti-P2P Big 4 record labels and Hollywood movie studios, has never recovered from the disastrous rootkit scandal in which it planted spyware on music CDs. The spyware was then automatically installed in users’ computers without their permission or knowledge. The application also threatened the computers themselves.
This was followed by waves of laptop battery recalls affecting close to 10 million computers which cost the company hugely in lost sales, as well as further tarnishing its reputation.
Computers featuring in the the latest batteries recalls were sold directly by Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and Dell, through computer and electronics stores nationwide, and through various Web retailers for between $700 and $3000, says the CPCS.
The batteries were also sold separately for between $100 and $160.
Listed are units with have a bar-code label beginning with A0, L0, L1 or GC shipped with: HP Pavilion dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000 models;Compaq Presario v2000 and v2400 machines; HP Compaq nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230,nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120 and nx9600 computers.
The Toshiba US recall affects some 3,000 Satellite A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X and M50/M55 laptops, and Tecra A3, A5 and S2 computers.
The Dell recall affects battery Model OU091 in Latitude 110L and Inspiron 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150 and 5160 computers.
“Consumers should immediately remove the recalled battery from their notebook computer, and contact their computer manufacturer to determine if their battery is included in the recall and to request a free replacement battery,” says the CPCS.
“After removing the recalled battery from their notebook computer, consumers may use the AC adapter to power the computer until a replacement battery arrives. Consumers should only use batteries obtained from their computer manufacturer or an authorized reseller.”
Toshiba – http://www.bxinfo.toshiba.com or call (800) 457-7777 is the onkly one of the three companies which is available anytime.
The other two, HP and Dell, are restricted to weekdays, HP (http://www.hp.com/support/BatteryReplacement) or call (800) 889-2031 between 7 am and 7 pm CT Monday through Friday; and, Dell (http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com) or call toll-free (866) 342-0011 between 8 am and 5 pm CT Monday through Friday.
BBC – Fire fear sparks battery recall, October 31, 2008
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