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Sony recalls Vaio power bricks
SONY IS RECALLING some power adapters sold with its Vaio line of notebooks.
The Japanese consumer electronics giant decided to recall the power bricks after getting four reports of punters receiving electrical shocks from faulty adapters. The problem appears to be faulty insulation in the adapters that lets current escape from the power supplies.
In a statement, the company said, "Sony has initiated a voluntary recall for certain AC power adapters which may short circuit and pose a potential electrical shock hazard."
The VGP-AC19V17 adapters that are being recalled were issued from 2005 with the company's VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1 docking adapters as well as with its Vaio series notebook models VGC-LT, VGC-JS240, VGC-JS250, VGC-JS270, and VGC-JS290 sold after 2007.
The company has a website for customers to check to find out if their hardware is one of the affected models. If it is, the company advises unplugging the power supply and applying for a replacement immediately.
No US users have been involved in reported incidents but Sony announced the recall in association with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. µ
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Thank you inquirer for exposing this Sony cover up. Did they think they can pull another battery stunt again. I bet these power adapters had nvidia chips inside them!
Sony does some very nice laptops, I liked the VAIOs since I first saw one, except for those half screen electronic-calculator-like that have been popping out last ten years (ultra expensive, and ultra lame don't combine)... but the parts are not making the cut, they should do a rough prototype and start improving their standards from there.
Totally unrelated from the last paragraph, an exploding electrifying AIBO would be a great hit these days! already Sony has those core competences, and it can include maze as an update, that little fellow could be the security guard of every house! maybe the next walkman, (should we start saying iphone?) let the dog reborn!
My two cents.
Lets see if I got this straight. I buy a Sony laptop that has a Sony AC adapter that can short out, with a Sony battery packthat can blow up, and if I play a CD from Sony I get a Rootkit. Why is anyone buying their junk. Let Sony Die a slow horrible death, and good riddance.
"Sony has initiated a voluntary recall for certain AC power adapters which may short circuit and pose a potential electrical shock hazard."
Sony never does anything voluntary, they got caught. They are told either you pull the faulty items Voluntary or the government will force them to. Its all wonderful PR that they voluntary do when caught.
Doesn't these "bricks" have plastic covers?
How then would somebody get a schock from them?