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Packard Bell recalls old batteries
PC MAKER Packard Bell has announced a voluntary safety recall of batteries included in some of its Easynote laptops.
The recall applies to the Packard Bell Easynote MX36, MX37, MX51 and MX52 notebooks, but only those manufactured between July and December 2007. Most of the affected units are expected to be still in Europe, unless of course they have been recycled by now and found their way into the hands of disadvantaged school children.
In a statement the company said, "The battery cells contained in the affected units may experience internal short circuits which can potentially cause the cells to overheating and/or catch fire. There is no risk of electrocution to the user."
So don't hurl the unit off your lap quite yet, in fact the firm added, "There have been no reports of injuries." It did however advise users to take out the battery and use mains power.
If you do want to trade in your old notebook battery, you can contact the firm through its website. µ
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Hello,
I have read the information that you have given in your site. I have the Packard bell model Mx 36. It is working well. Recently, the battery broke down along with its charger.. It is not so old. To replace a new battery, it is out of question to find a place .. can you advise me a web site or phone no where i can find this battery?
Thank you very much
Bikram RANA
Toulouse France
0033680274674
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I'm sick of all the BS that we have to put up with due to lithium-ion batteries.
Come on, PC designers, let's switch to supercapacitor batteries NOW, and never look back.
Is it really that hard to keep a battery from catching on fire? The industry needs some sort of certification and testing program.