It's been a summer of lithium ion laptop high profile to the chagrin of Dell, Apple Computer and Sony.
Matsushita, best known for its Panasonic brand, joined the party this week with his recovery, 6,000 notebook batteries sold in Japan itself. This most recent recall is not as great as those involved 4.1 million batteries sold by Dell and 1.8 million batteries sold by Apple, but it is another example of the attention and the attention given to the computer's battery Portable today.
Of course, not just the laptop batteries that are causing problems. In June, Hewlett-Packard announced the withdrawal of almost 679 000 digital cameras that can catch fire if the cameras tried to apply a charge to a battery nonrechargable. Mobile phone manufacturers have addressed the problems of batteries for years, including several incidents of exploding phones. With images of fear portable fire in the press dell laptop replacement battery and the Internet, many notebook users want to know if your system could be at risk. Here is a list of what you have removed the battery so far, and where to go for information.
Company: Dell
When: August 15, 2006
How many: 4.1 million batteries that are found in several laptop models sold between April 2004 and different July 18, 2006. This is the biggest recall in the history of the consumer electronics industry.
Sony battery supplier
What did the company: Dell and Sony advises users of laptops from Dell, visit the memory to enter a serial number of your battery and a spare battery if you have a defective battery. Users with bad batteries should stop using immediately, but still can use their notebooks on AC power. The problem was apparently caused by a manufacturing defect in the Sony battery cells, in which small pieces of metal could work their way through the insulation of the battery and cause a short circuit. The recall involved about 18 percent of Dell notebooks shipped during the period in question, and the company said it has received six reports of incidents involving fire or overheating.
