The problem stems from battery cells supplied by Sony Corp

Calendar December 17, 2009 | Posted by admin

The batteries were sold between February 2005 and September 2006, separately or along with ThinkPad computers.They were distributed by IBM until Lenovo, a Chinese computer maker, bought IBM’s personal computer division in May 2005.

According to Sony, the batteries can short-circuit because shards HP Compaq NC6400 Battery of metal were left in their cells during production in Japan. Dell’s recall came after six instances of overheating or fire involving Dell systems with Sony-made batteries.

Sony’s battery woes have been one of many headaches for a company struggling to regain its reputation for high quality.

The problem stems from battery cells supplied by Sony Corp (SNE). During production NX6120 Battery in Japan, tiny shards of metal were left in the cells, and they could cause a short-circuit.

The recall was issued after six confirmed instances of overheating or fire involving Dell systems with batteries made by Sony. No injuries have been reported, and so far no other notebook makers have been affected.Oh yeah, even though bright sunshine is beating down upon the laptop screen, you’re having no trouble reading the display.

But the sunlight is OK, since it’s powering your HP nx7400 Battery system through a small, low-cost solar cell. And the XO doesn’t need much power since it runs at a fraction of what laptops that are considered “green” run at.

The ministry also pointed to problems with battery cells supplied by Sony for Dell computers in other countries, and told the companies to investigate the safety of Dell models Latitude, Inspiron and Precision imported to Japan from April 2005.

Dell launched a Web site overnight that described the affected models. Williams said the Sony VGP-BPL5A Battery Web site would tell consumers how to get free replacement batteries from Dell.

Rick Clancy, a Sony spokesman, said the companies have studied problems with the battery packs intensely for more than a month, after getting reports of about a half-dozen fires or smoking laptops in the United States.

The size of this recall is much smaller than last month’s Sony VGP-BPL5 Battery recalls by Dell and Apple, which cited concerns that the batteries could overheat and catch fire. Dell asked customers to return 4.1 million faulty laptop batteries, while Apple recalled 1.8 million batteries worldwide.

In addition to dumping water into the Durabook’s keyboard, I also Sony VGP-BPL4A Battery dropped the (closed) machine several times onto a carpeted floor, making sure it landed on various edges. I even drop-kicked it, passing it to my kids, who then kicked it around the room.

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