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Battery packs used with Compaq Armada notebook computers — recall 01022

U.S. CPSC · United States · 2000-10-27

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Agency
U.S. CPSC
Recall identifier
01022
Date of alert
2000-10-27
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
recall
Product category
consumer_product
Reported risk: The recalled battery packs were sold with Compaq's Armada E500 and V300 notebook computers. Writing on the batteries include "Compaq" and "Assembled in Taiwan." The battery pack can be identified by a date code and serial number on the white label to the right of the battery connector. Date code TCGK with a serial number from 00001 to 10500, 20001 to 21800, and 40001 to 83100, or Date code TCHK with a serial number from 40001 to 44700 Hazards: These battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat, release smoke and possibly catch fire.
Primary source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Compaq-Announce-Recall-of-Notebook-Comput

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