Pelican Power Bricks for Sony PSP Recalled
Even though I've mentioned this before... a while ago I recall... don't forget!
The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with
Electro Source LLC
has announced a voluntary recall of about 231,000 Pelican Power Brick
battery chargers. The recalled Pelican Power Brick is an external
recharging battery pack that sells as a separate accessory to be used
with the Sony PSP™ (PlayStation Portable). Electro Source has received
143 reports of the recalled battery charger overheating including one
report of fire damage. No injuries have been reported.
The Pelican Power Brick consists of two lithium-ion battery cells
connected via a circuit board and mounted in a small plastic housing.
The battery cells are charged when plugged into an electrical outlet
using the PSP™ AC adaptor. Once charged, it is used to recharge the
PSP™. The model number for the battery charger, PL-6018, can be found
on the back of the unit. Electro Source sold these chargers alone and
also as part of several kits containing other accessories. Sony neither
manufactured nor distributed the Pelican Power Brick. Only the Pelican
Power Brick is included in this recall.
According to the manufacturer’s literature, Pelican’s Power Brick
was designed to recharge and play a PSP when other power sources are
not avaliable. The Power Brick was claimed to provide twice the playing
time of a PSP battery at half the cost.
Manufactured in China, the Pelican Power Brick was sold through
electronics and discount department stores nationwide, catalogs, and
various Web sites from April 2005 through March 2006 for about $20 when
sold alone, and for between $40 and $50 when sold as part of certain
kits packaged by Electro Source.
