The recall covers about 1,158,000 items that had been offered on-line via Amazon, Newegg, and eBay between June 2016 and December 2022. The affected batteries will be recognized by the Anker emblem engraved on the aspect with the mannequin quantity A1263 printed on the underside edge. Nonetheless, Anker is simply recalling items offered within the US with qualifying serial numbers. To test if yours is included, you’ll have to visit Anker’s website.
Anker is providing affected shoppers their alternative of both a $30 reward card (the recalled battery price round $27) that can be utilized on Anker.com, or a free 10,000mAh Anker energy financial institution as a substitute (mannequin A1388) that includes upgrades together with a cost stage show and a USB-C charging cable lanyard.
To obtain the reward card or the substitute, Anker requires a “picture of the ability financial institution with the submission date and the phrase ‘recall’ or ‘recalled’ written clearly in everlasting marker,” to be submitted, and a “picture displaying the mannequin quantity and serial quantity (SN) printed on the underside of the gadget.” The corporate can also be requesting a purchase order receipt, nevertheless it’s not obligatory to take part within the recall.
After confirming that your energy financial institution is among the recalled items, Anker says it needs to be taken to a facility that may safely get rid of lithium-ion batteries as a result of danger of fireside. These amenities will be discovered via the Environmental Protection Agency’s website or other organizations within the US focusing on processing e-waste. Don’t throw them within the trash, recycling bins, or used battery packing containers supplied at numerous retail areas.
The recall can also be a reminder that energy banks and backup batteries can probably develop extreme points over time, as these explicit items are nearly a decade previous. When you’ve been frequently utilizing gadgets that includes lithium-ion batteries for some time, you’ll need to be aware of points like overheating or seen swelling and get rid of them correctly in the event you assume there’s a possible drawback. And whereas the know-how is at the moment costlier than lithium-ion batteries, you can even take into account upgrading to solid-state batteries that are extra highly effective, safer, and longer lasting than what we generally use now to energy our gadgets.