The recall covers about 1,158,000 models that had been offered on-line by Amazon, Newegg, and eBay between June 2016 and December 2022. The affected batteries may be recognized by the Anker emblem engraved on the aspect with the mannequin quantity A1263 printed on the underside edge. Nevertheless, Anker is barely recalling models offered within the US with qualifying serial numbers. To examine if yours is included, you’ll want to go to Anker’s web site.
Anker is providing affected shoppers their alternative of both a $30 present card (the recalled battery price round $27) that can be utilized on Anker.com, or a free 10,000mAh Anker energy financial institution as a substitute (mannequin A1388) that includes upgrades together with a cost degree show and a USB-C charging cable lanyard.
To obtain the present card or the substitute, Anker requires a “photograph of the facility financial institution with the submission date and the phrase ‘recall’ or ‘recalled’ written clearly in everlasting marker,” to be submitted, and a “photograph displaying the mannequin quantity and serial quantity (SN) printed on the underside of the machine.” The corporate can also be requesting a purchase order receipt, nevertheless it’s not necessary to take part within the recall.
After confirming that your energy financial institution is without doubt one of the recalled models, Anker says it must be taken to a facility that may safely get rid of lithium-ion batteries as a result of danger of fireplace. These services may be discovered by the Environmental Safety Company’s web site or different organizations within the US focusing on processing e-waste. Don’t throw them within the trash, recycling bins, or used battery containers offered at varied retail places.
The recall can also be a reminder that energy banks and backup batteries can probably develop extreme points over time, as these specific models are virtually a decade outdated. Should you’ve been commonly utilizing units that includes lithium-ion batteries for some time, you’ll wish to be conscious of points like overheating or seen swelling and get rid of them correctly in the event you assume there’s a possible drawback. And whereas the know-how is at present costlier than lithium-ion batteries, you can too think about upgrading to solid-state batteries that are extra highly effective, safer, and longer lasting than what we generally use now to energy our units.
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