Anker Recalls More Than 1.1 Million Power Banks 21
Anker is recalling 1.15 million "PowerCore 10000" portable chargers due to fire and explosion risks linked to overheating lithium-ion batteries, with 19 incidents reported. "That includes two minor burn injuries and 11 reports of property damage amounting to over $60,700," reports CBS News. Consumers are urged to stop using the affected devices, check their serial numbers, and request a free replacement through Anker's website. From the report: According to a notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the lithium-ion battery inside certain "PowerCore 10000" made by Anker, a China-based electronics maker, can overheat. That can lead to the "melting of plastic components, smoke and fire hazards," Anker said in an announcement. The company added that it was conducting the recall "out of an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of our customers."
The recalled "PowerCore 10000" power banks have a model number of A1263. They were sold online at Anker's website -- as well as Amazon, eBay and Newegg -- between June 2016 and December 2022 for about $27 across the U.S., according to the recall notice. Consumers can check their serial number at Anker's site to determine whether their power bank is included in the recall.
The recalled "PowerCore 10000" power banks have a model number of A1263. They were sold online at Anker's website -- as well as Amazon, eBay and Newegg -- between June 2016 and December 2022 for about $27 across the U.S., according to the recall notice. Consumers can check their serial number at Anker's site to determine whether their power bank is included in the recall.
Chinese batteries (Score:1, Funny)
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There is also no indication that anybody else would do significantly better.
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tesla keep cathing fire
Only around liberals. They don't have Anker batteries.
Re: Chinese batteries (Score:2)
Westerners have been conditioned to think "China bad", so it's no surprise this is mentioned in the article, and the majority fall for this line of thinking.
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Westerners have been conditioned to think "China bad", so it's no surprise this is mentioned in the article, and the majority fall for this line of thinking.
Chinese citizens taught us that. For example when Chinese citizens were first given access to Hong Kong they flooded stores buying baby formula and other western product because of poor quality, and dangerous contamination, of many Chinese food products.
"Food safety is an important public health problem for the entire world, especially developing countries. Food safety incidents in China in the recent years have threatened the health of the Chinese citizens.[1] Many products, including chicken, pork, bee
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You forgot the part where the people responsible for the melamine in the baby formula got a bullet to the head.
Only because it involved domestic products. What Chinese businessmen have faced the death penalty for dangerous products shipped to foreigners?
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The problem with China is basically they are well known for cheap crap. That is crap. The only reason it exists is because it's cheap. AliExpress, Temu, Shein, etc. are all purveyors of cheap Chinese crap.
However, China can build quality stuff - if you ask for it, they can build very high quality products. But it will also cost more.
Of course, the Chinese also have the belief that Western products, because they haven't gone through the Chinese "cut corners to save pennies" thing, are better. Or generally be
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China can build quality stuff - if you ask for it, they can build very high quality products.
And you have personnel on site to make sure there are no deviations from the contract or design. Not substitution of materials. No farming out work to subcontractors. Etc.
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Anker's really getting hit right now (Score:5, Funny)
This is the second major recall in two days! [slashdot.org]
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Now they need to issue a recall on BeauHD for dupes.
Just don't typo Anker's form (Score:2)
So, I have one of the power banks. And I'm not 100% sure I'm reading the serial number properly, because it's years old and the writing is rubbing off the power bank.
I would have expected the form to have 3 outputs:
- Yes
- No
- Invalid serial number
But the form is apparently only looking for exact matches, and saying ANYTHING else isn't effected. If you put in "NoSuchSerial", it'll say "not affected".
This gives me very little confidence my unit is not affected. And makes me very hesitant to buy anything An
And, with a better macro lens... (Score:4, Insightful)
I was able to bring out enough detail to read that I *had* misread the serial number. And my unit *is* affected.
Anker needs to recall their recall.
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This gives me very little confidence my unit is not affected. And makes me very hesitant to buy anything Anker again.
Contact their customer support. A potentially shitty coded website not withstanding my experience with them has been excellent. They even replaced a device for me that died a few weeks out of warranty without hassle.
Re: Just don't typo Anker's form (Score:2)
Duplicate (Score:2)
Why is this posted AGAIN. It was just posted yesterday:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/... [slashdot.org]
I even replied:
https://slashdot.org/comments.... [slashdot.org]
Re: Duplicate (Score:2)
Yep and I got "Frist Post". (Old joke)
Modern spell check forced a correction when I first typed that. The joke being that people jumping to make a first post often ended up with a typo.