14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that angry workers and their plans for consecutive strikes aren't the only unfortunate developments having plagued Fujitsu recently. It seems that, in this particular case, lithium-ion laptop batteries are giving the company a little headache with their supposed tendency to overheat and/or catch fire. The actual battery models suspected of overheating issues are those used in select products belonging to Fujitsu's line of AMILO P notebook PCs, specifically those sold between April 2007 and June 2009.
The company's proactive battery-replacement program will offer new batteries, free of charge, for those end-users owning either of the AMILO Pa2510, Pi2512 and Pi2515 notebook models. Until the time that the new battery will have been delivered, customers are urged to remove the old batteries and only operate their laptops when directly powered by the AC power adapter.
The “Amilo P Battery Exchange Program” was brought about following a limited number of reports from customers, reports that outlined the overheating issues and the inherent fire hazard.
Fujitsu isn't the only company recently faced with faulty or otherwise quality-challenged, mass-produced goods. Not much over a month ago, Sony was forced to recall about 69,000 Vaio Adapters that posed the danger of electrocution.
HP, on the other hand, was faced with a situation rather similar to Fujitsu's, although somewhat earlier this year (in May to be exact), when it had to recall about 70,000 laptop batteries of its own. Consumers may only hope that corporations will implement a more arduous quality-checking procedure in order to avoid future situations where faulty products endanger the wellbeing of both end-users and the company itself.
In order to remedy the current situation, those customers who possess the aforementioned AMILO Pa2510, Pi2512 and Pi2515 notebook models are urged to apply for a new battery. Eligible end-users may do so by visiting Fujitsu's official website.
End-users may also use this direct link in order to immediately apply for a new battery.