anyone else getting tired f the fact that batteries can just catch fire? I'm thinking I'm gonna be on a bus and somebody's bag (hiding contents) is going to just burst into flame and folks are going to get hurt between the fire or the confusion. Either that or the high likelyhood is gonna have some (bad words bad words) dangerous item given to my kid for the holidays and I'm gonna be out on the street in my night clothes hoping there will be something left when the fire dept is done ventilating everything in my home to stop the fire. this is making me angry.
Am i wrong? On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, Ray Boyce wrote: > Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries sold with portable DVD/CD/MP3 > players > > > > Units: About 13,000 > > > > Importer: Coby Electronics Corp., of Lake Success, N.Y. > > > > Hazard: The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to > consumers. > > > > Incidents/Injuries: Coby Electronics has received four reports of batteries > overheating, three of which resulted in minor property damage from a fire. > No injuries have been reported. > > > > Description: This recall involves batteries with serial numbers listed below > sold with the TF-DVD 1020 portable DVD/CD/MP3 players. The battery's serial > number can be found on a white sticker affixed to it. The product looks like > a small laptop computer and has a 10" swivel TV screen. "COBY" is written on > the front cover and under the screen. "TF-DVD 1020" can be found on the > bottom of the unit. > > > > Recalled Batteries Serial Number Ranges: > > DG240043D503000001-1006 > > DG240006D503000001-400 > > DG240039D603000001-3000 > > DG240111D603000001-2000 > > DG240143D602000001-3000 > > DG240106D602000001-2000 > > DG240106D702000001-2000 > > DG240183D942000001-100 > > DG240071DB02000001-1400 > > DG240115D702000001-1726 > > DG240115D702000001-2500 > > > > Sold at: Discount, electronics, music, toy, office supply stores and > distributors of electronic products nationwide. The TF-DVD 1020 units > containing the recalled batteries were sold from May 2007 through July 2008 > for about $168. > > > > Manufactured in: China > > > > Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the "TV-DVD 1020" players > with the recalled batteries and contact the firm to arrange for a free > replacement battery. After removing the recalled batteries from the unit, > consumers can continue to use it with the AC or DC power adapter. > > > > Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Coby Electronics > toll-free at (866) 945-2629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through > Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.cobyusa.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
