Anker 334 MagGo Battery [left] and Anker MagGo Energy Financial institution
Accent maker Anker has recalled three of its power-related merchandise, together with two MagSafe clones, as a result of a possible hearth hazard.
The discover, posted to Anker’s web site, reveals that the Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore 10K), the Anker Energy Financial institution, and Anker MagGo Energy Financial institution, are being recalled.
Anker says that it has found that a variety of the lithium-ion batteries used within the powerbanks “may pose a fire risk due to a manufacturing defect.” Affected fashions might overheat, which can result in melting parts, smoke, and even hearth.
A “small number of batteries” from a batch could also be affected, which had been utilized in merchandise produced between January 3, 2024 and September 17, 2024. As a result of dangers and “out of an abundance of caution,” Anker is starting a recall program for affected items.
Based on the discover, the affected mannequin numbers A1642, A1647, and A1652. Customers of the gadgets ought to entry the recall web page and examine the serial quantity to see if it is among the items with a battery from the batch.
If the serial matches, customers are requested to right away cease utilizing the ability financial institution and to fill out the product recall kind for a alternative. Fairly than mailing it away, the defective gadget will have to be disposed of responsibly, not by way of commonplace recycling or trash programs.