Posted on 03/04/2016 6:17:00 PM PST by Utilizer
Consumer technology company Sony is recalling battery packs for certain models of its Vaio laptop over concerns faults with the kit could cause the device to catch fire.
It's the third major recall of battery packs from a laptop manufacturer in just a month.
In February, both Toshiba and Panasonic recalled battery packs sold with their laptops and notebooks over similar fire hazard concerns.
The month prior, Apple was forced to recall wall power chargers due to their potential to cause electric shock, while Microsoft asked 285,000 Australian customers to send back power cords for its Surface Pro devices over a risk of fire or electric shock.
Sony today said the Panasonic-built battery packs shipped with three models of its Vaio laptop had the potential to overheat due to a manufacturing issue and could catch fire and burn users.
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Toshiba (I have a Toshiba laptop) sent me some sort file to download to check my battery.
I’m good.
Pretty cool.
Checked my laptop, Im good thank goodness..last thing I need is to worry about leaving the house and having the laptop catch on fire
“Toshiba”
Same here. Good to go. I was kind of hoping for a new laptop ever since the “coffee incident”. Most of my laptop still works.
The “Touch Test” method might be a good idea now and then as well. I dodged a possible large problem with a room fan recently with that method and had to discard it (the fan) immediately after I discovered the danger.
You might consider removing the battery entirely when it is fully charged and you are not using the unit for awhile. I do it all the time, and it also helps the battery to retain its charge when you do so since even when the laptop is powered off there is still some drain going on.
It’s all the cream an sugar that really plays havoc.
;-)
I fumbled the hand off during the superbowl. The interior speakers don’t work anymore, but everything else survived.
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