[ltp] Heads Up: Battery Recall

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007, James Knott wrote:
> Henrik Enberg wrote:
> >Just in case anyone missed it, there's a new battery recall.
> >
> ><http://www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram>
> >  
> Nuts.  They don't list the R31.  My battery is about shot, due to age.  
> I could use a free replacement.  ;-)

Heh.  The recall is not about the same problem as before, this is a new one.
Packs (or cells? -- not likely, only one part number is being recalled) that
can short when subject to impacts.

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On March 1, 2007, Lenovo voluntarily recalled certain 208,000 9-cell
lithium-ion batteries. These batteries were manufactured for use with
ThinkPad notebook computers that shipped worldwide between November 2005 and
February 2007.

Lenovo sold the batteries with new notebook computers or as optional or
replacement batteries on the models listed below.

    * ThinkPad R60 and R60e Series
    * ThinkPad T60 and T60p Series
    * ThinkPad Z60m, Z61e, Z61m, and Z61p Series

These models may have shipped with either 6-cell or 9-cell batteries; only
the 9-cell batteries with the part number FRU P/N 92P1131 are being
recalled.

If your battery part number is FRU P/N 92P1131, use either Option 1 or
Option 2 below to verify your battery part number and order a replacement
battery.

Until a replacement for a recalled battery arrives, if you intend to
transport your ThinkPad notebook PC or use it in a manner that may subject
it to a strong external impact, you should turn off the system, remove the
battery, and only power your ThinkPad by plugging in the AC adapter and
power cord.

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  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh