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Lenovo recalls ThinkPad batteries made by Sanyo

Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. said on Thursday it is recalling 205,000 ThinkPad computer battery packs made by Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. because they pose a fire hazard. The recall comes after similar recalls of millions of Sony Corp.-made batteries in laptop computers from Dell Inc, Apple Inc.and Toshiba Corp. Lenovo and IBM said in September they were recalling more than half a million notebook computer batteries made by Sony after a computer caught fire at the Los Angeles International Airport. The lithium-ion extended-life batteries can overheat and cause a fire if they are struck forcefully, such as when they fall to the ground, Lenovo and Sanyo said. There were four reports in the United States of batteries overheating and damaging the notebook and one case in Europe, said Lenovo spokesman Ray Gorman. One of the cases caused minor property damage and another case caused minor eye irritation from smoke and sparks, he said. Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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