Anker recalls MagSafe iPhone batteries over fire risk

Anker has issued a callback notice for its Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore 10K, exemplary fig A1642), Anker Power Bank (model fig A1647) and Anker MagGo Power Bank (model fig A1652). The institution says a manufacturing defect tin origin the powerbanks’ lithium-ion batteries to overheat and perchance origin a occurrence risk.

It’s the aforesaid contented that triggered a callback successful June for different Anker powerfulness bank. The institution says lone a tiny fig of batteries were affected by the defect but that it’s recalling each of the portable chargers “out of an abundance of caution.”

The affected powerfulness banks tin beryllium identified by looking for their idiosyncratic names and exemplary numbers — A1642, A1647, and A1652 — printed successful achromatic substance connected the bottommost oregon back. If you person 1 of the affected models, Anker says to halt utilizing it immediately, store it successful a harmless location, and past verify the product’s serial fig (located adjacent the exemplary number) earlier filling retired a callback form to person a replacement.

Anker says the affected powerfulness banks should not beryllium thrown distant owed to the hazard of fire, but should alternatively beryllium taken to facilities that tin safely dispose of products featuring lithium-ion batteries. In the US, users tin find locations that volition recycle the powerfulness banks done the Environmental Protection Agency’s website oregon other organizations that specialize successful handling e-waste.