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IBM Recalls 553,000 Laptop Power Units

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the if-apple-can-do-it dept.

qewl writes "The 56-watt adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the case, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. About 225,000 of the adapters are being recalled in the United states. The power adapters were shipped mostly with IBM ThinkPad i Series, ThinkPad 390 and 240 Series and a limited number of ThinkPad s Series laptop computers and have the part number 02K6549, the agency said."

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  1. Part Number isn't everything by thpr · · Score: 5, Informative
    The power adapters ... have the part number 02K6549, the agency said.

    The computers were sold between January 1999 and August 2000

    Note that IBM shipped a revised product under the SAME part number after August 2000... if you think you qualify, make sure to look at the details - it has to have HOLLOW pins look here to be part of the recall.