Sony battery emits sparks during recall pickup

Iria · Oct 27, 2006, 11:20 PM

Source: MSNBC
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TOKYO - A Sony-made battery used in a Fujitsu laptop computer overheated and emitted sparks, Fujitsu said Friday, amid a massive global recall involving Sony batteries.

A Fujitsu worker was visiting a customer's home to retrieve the laptop as part of the company's recall of Sony batteries when it overheated and started giving off sparks, according to Fujitsu spokesman Toshiaki Koike.

SFOSOK · Oct 28, 2006, 03:18 AM

Um...why did that make news? Let alone National news on MSNBC?

Oct 27, 2006, 11:20 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Sony battery emits sparks during recall pickup Source: MSNBC _______ TOKYO - A Sony-made battery used in a Fujitsu laptop computer overheated and emitted sparks, Fujitsu said Friday, amid a massive global recall involving Sony batteries. A Fujitsu worker was visiting a customer's home to retrieve the laptop as part of the company's recall of Sony batteries when it overheated and started giving off sparks, according to Fujitsu spokesman Toshiaki Koike.

Oct 28, 2006, 03:18 AM	#2
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Um...why did that make news? Let alone National news on MSNBC? __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!