I have no direct experience with batteries, but I have seen a couple
presentations on why LI batteries go bad. The culprit is often minor
contamination and errors in assembly. I would recommend insisting on severe
QC at the manufacturer. Occasional unannounced factory inspections. Extremely
tight control on their supply chain. Preferentially a manufacturer that has a
long history of supplying other majors that have been bitten by the battery
bug like Sony, Dell or IBM.
The Austin area IEEE PSTS has had presentations on this topic from Dell.
Perhaps contacting the current area pres. would yield good advice.
If your selected manufacturer can't give you a 30 minute lecture on the
regulatory compliance requirements world wide for their product I would see
that as a yellow flag they may not be ready to step up to those requirements
if you hand them down.
Regards,
Lauren Crane (Mr.)
Product Regulatory Analyst
Corporate Product EHS Lead
Applied Materials Inc.
Austin, TX 512 272-6540 [#922 26540]
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assistance - Lithium-ion custom batteries
EMC-PSTC,
We are looking at purchasing custom made lithium ion batteries (2700
milli amp hr size) from a manufacturer in China. What should I be
looking for regarding product safety and certifications? These batteries
could go to US, Europe and Australia.
Regards
W. Richard Gartman, MS, CSP
Product Stewardship Manager
Texas Instruments, Education Technology
7800 Banner Drive, Dallas, Tx 75251
Office: 972-917-1636 Email: [email protected]
Fax: 972-917-0668 URL: www.education.ti.com
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