subject: Whether The Recall Issue Is A Good Or Bad, Different People Hold Different Opinions. Perso [print this page] Whether the recall issue is a good phenomenon or bad, different people hold different opinions. Personally speaking, I am tired of the recall issues, especially those products that connected to our life. Recently Toshiba recalled certain laptop AC adapter. A friend came to ask about his A200-1FJ AC adapter, I couldnt help laughing.
This time, Toshiba recalls some overheating laptop adapters which were sold in the United States and Canada. The models that are being recalled are T135, T135D and ProT130. Those adapters could melt according to the announcement. My friend had some comfort that his A200-1FJ AC adapter was not included. This time it received 129 reports of the computer cases melting and deforming, presenting a fire and burn hazard. That is really astonishing. There is seldom record about the burning adapter. As the report said:
Certain Satellite T135, T135D and Satellite Pro T130 laptop computers have been manufactured with a potentially faulty DC-In harness. These computers will have model/part numbers beginning with PST3AU, PST3BU, or PST3LU. The defective harness may, in some circumstances, overheat to the point of melting the computers base at the location where the AC adaptor plugs into the unit. To date there have been no reports of serious injury, but the temperature is sufficient to pose a burn hazard if specific parts of the DC-In Jack or plug are touched when they are overheated.
Toshiba realized this problem and issued a BIOS update. This BIOS revision can prevent the computer from overheating and protect your laptop. Though there was no injury revealed, this shocked lots Toshiba users.
As mentioned above, my friend has a Toshiba laptop with A200-1FJ AC adapter, he is still in worry. If I was the owner of one of these laptops, I would contact Toshiba and see what they are offering as a replacement for the faulty AC Adapter.
