HP, Dell, Sony batteries easy to fire an emergency recall of

HP, Dell, Sony batteries easy to fire an emergency recall of

According to foreign media reports, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Inspiron 9400 Commission (CPSC) said in a statement Thursday, Hewlett-Packard and Dell and other PC makers are recalling 100,000 Sony battery manufacturing defects.

These batteries are mainly 2.15Ah Sony lithium-ion battery production in Japan, it has sold around the world, mainly OEM customers Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Toshiba.

At present, the issue has received 40 reports of overheating. According to Sony said, 21 of which caused minor property damage, leading to more users from four minor burns and the rest sprang primarily for smoke or flames.

Sony said, mainly by two factors cause the battery to overheat: in October 2004 to June 2005, Sony's battery production line has been adjusted, may affect the Inspiron 9300 quality of some batches of cells; Second, it may be electrodes metal foil flawed.

Sony said the batteries all of these problems produced before 2006. Moreover, unlike in the past six years, 260 million batteries sold compared to the recall of 100,000 insignificant. And by the end of 2006 to early 2007, recalled more than 1000 million batteries pales compared to the same.

Place by the end of 2006, "Inspiron 6000 Sony battery recall" events of the Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Apple, etc. Almost all PC makers. Last month, due to wiring problems led laptop heat too high, Sony is recalling 440,000 units Vaio notebooks, the Chinese market involving nearly 78000 units.

For the recall of 100,000 defective batteries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said users should immediately stop using, to get in touch with the dell laptop battery manufacturer.