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What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by yegle »

FWIW this has caused a big storm in China. The root of the issue is known to be caused by the battery cell vendor Amprius changing the battery design w/o notifying the power bank manufacturers. AFAIKT Amprius lost the 3C certification (a certification in China) because of this incident.

This is one of the Chinese reports on the issue: https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_31048287

Excerpt from the report above (translated using Google):

> The Paper learned from an insider that Anker Innovations' battery cell supplier is already a leading battery cell supplier in the industry, and did not inform customers after it changed materials. In addition to Anker Innovations, the supplier also cooperates with leading power bank brands, so the impact is huge. Although Anker Innovations did not name the supplier, an insider pointed out that the supplier was Amprius.

UPDATE:

There's an exclusive interview by 36kr with one of Anker's VPs:

https://m.36kr.com/p/3365435892680709

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by lyrrad »

abhorrence wrote: post #14
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #13

Amazon sent me a recall notice about this one, indicating they had it from my purchase history, but oddly I couldn't find it in my own collection of power banks, or in the ones I gave to my wife. I'm worried I might have purchased one for another family member as a gift and not remembered who. The recall is concerning, especially since once they started with the one, they quickly added several more to the list. I've…

They also do recalls. Which I’m certain is more than some cheaper no name brands do.

I only buy portable Li-ion batteries from manufacturers with a history of product recalls in my country or directly from major retailers that regularly recall defective products.

I also only buy portable battery models that I believe will sell or has sold many thousands of units so any widespread manufacturering defects should become apparent sooner.

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by htrp »

nerdsniper wrote: post #5
xmonkee wrote: post #4

I guess this serves as an ad for Lumafield's x-ray machines. I have no use for one but those scans are stunning.

Yes, Lumafield does some of my favorite marketing ever. It adds more (absolute) value to the world than they receive back from it. Their monthly CT scans are some of my favorite small joys: https://www.scanofthemonth.com/ I mean, there's probably very good ROI on this marketing; I'm not saying they're foolish or selfless. Just that it doesn't cost them that much to do, so it's a win-win for everyone.

Last updated scan of the month... August 2023?

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by wolfi1 »

esseph wrote: post #9

I imagine there will be a stunning amount of owners that will either: A) Keep using it, even if they do hear about the recall B) Throw it in the trash can

here in Central Europe batteries in the trash can are the cause for massive dumpster fires and explosions (not that often, but there was one just last month, took several days to extinguish the fire [0])

[0]: https://www.theinternational.at/nusdorf%E2%80%90debant-500-f...

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by vlovich123 »

Workaccount2 wrote: post #18
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #13

Amazon sent me a recall notice about this one, indicating they had it from my purchase history, but oddly I couldn't find it in my own collection of power banks, or in the ones I gave to my wife. I'm worried I might have purchased one for another family member as a gift and not remembered who. The recall is concerning, especially since once they started with the one, they quickly added several more to the list. I've…

Those random brands that flood amazon (TYUOIT or ERYWERP) are dispensable brands in part because it allows them to discharge the company if something like a recall becomes necessary. Part of the price of cheap shit. Anker on the other hand is a recognizable name with a brand image. So they need to do right to keep their trust.

FWIW my random brand that I purchased was also part of this recall.

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by Bluestein »

vlovich123 wrote: post #26
Workaccount2 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those random brands that flood amazon (TYUOIT or ERYWERP) are dispensable brands in part because it allows them to discharge the company if something like a recall becomes necessary. Part of the price of cheap shit. Anker on the other hand is a recognizable name with a brand image. So they need to do right to keep their trust.

FWIW my random brand that I purchased was also part of this recall.

Given the upstream cell manufacturer is involved, it would not escape reason many other no name brands might be involved ...

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by Pxtl »

meemo wrote: post #27

Even though this is a recall, a bad thing, it actually makes me more likely to buy from Anker than a no-name brand on Amazon. Those no-name brands almost definitely have problems like this (or worse), but we rarely hear about them.

Honestly, when shopping no-name slop I'm seeking out products that don't have batteries, or at least don't have powerful ones (non-vibrating game controllers are probably pretty safe). One less risk.

Re: What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

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Post by mjacob »

ipsum2 wrote: post #19
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #13

Amazon sent me a recall notice about this one, indicating they had it from my purchase history, but oddly I couldn't find it in my own collection of power banks, or in the ones I gave to my wife. I'm worried I might have purchased one for another family member as a gift and not remembered who. The recall is concerning, especially since once they started with the one, they quickly added several more to the list. I've…

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Locating the physical product is the problem, not the purchase record.
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