Dell Issues Notebook Battery Recall

[IGBT]

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The batteries, which were bundled with Dell notebooks and also sold as add-ons via its Web site and catalogs, can overheat and thus pose a fire risk, the company said in a statement.

Although Dell says it received only three reports of overheating, it asked people to discontinue using the packs as a power source and to contact it to gain a replacement. The PC maker said the packs in question damaged a tabletop and a desktop, but no injuries were reported.

 

[Chunkee]

thanks lighterfluid

jC

 

[zephyrprime]

Thanks for the heads up. This probably will affect the company I work for.

 

[Skott]

Well, my model # doesnt match any they listed but I'll log a call to Dell to make sure. Thanks for the info.

 

[IGBT]

..don't Li batt's get hot during a normal charge cycle?? Our Ericsson trunk radios have Li batts and sometimes the fuggers get hot in the charge cradle.