IBM is to recall more than half a million power adaptors for a number of ThinkPad laptop models, due to a risk of them overheating and creating fire and electrical hazards.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says it has received numerous complaints of the adaptors overheating causing damage to the surroundings. However it has not received any incidences of personal injury due to the faulty adaptors.
Numbers of IBM ThinkPad i and s Series, 390 and 240 laptops have all shipped with the adaptor between January 1999 and August 2000. The adaptor may also have been bought separately as an accessory as well.
The 56-watt AC adapters were manufactured by Delta Electronics Inc. The companies say that the issue does not affect any other of their products.
To find out if you have one of the problematic adaptors visit this page on the IBM site. And if you determine that you do in fact have one you can call 01475 555 055 for a replacement.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.p...y.php?id=62880
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says it has received numerous complaints of the adaptors overheating causing damage to the surroundings. However it has not received any incidences of personal injury due to the faulty adaptors.
Numbers of IBM ThinkPad i and s Series, 390 and 240 laptops have all shipped with the adaptor between January 1999 and August 2000. The adaptor may also have been bought separately as an accessory as well.
The 56-watt AC adapters were manufactured by Delta Electronics Inc. The companies say that the issue does not affect any other of their products.
To find out if you have one of the problematic adaptors visit this page on the IBM site. And if you determine that you do in fact have one you can call 01475 555 055 for a replacement.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.p...y.php?id=62880
