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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 wayvey »

htrp wrote: post #24
nerdsniper wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Oh no, not super promising. I only know learnt of Lumafield and I'm very impressed, would love to see more updates on what the company is up to.

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

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Post by jszymborski »

jacquesm wrote: post #16
ck2 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But will it blend? actually no let's not blend the lithium, forbidden inhaled powder

It's a liquid.

Lithium is an (albeit soft) solid at room temp. Im not sure there is risk of it becoming powder in a blender but adding water during the blending process (or at any point) would be the main concern for me.

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

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Post by livid-neuro »

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

I took mine to an Office Depot that "recycled the battery" for free. The guy at the register printed a receipt for having taken it, then took it from me and walked back into the administrative office by the front of the store. I assume it was to take it home. At least I tried...

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

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Post by chmod775 »

Note that they have another recall for other models going, though their language for those sounds somewhat less dramatic compared to what they used for the PowerCore 10000. More of a "covering our assess" recall than a "holy shit we might be liable for lots of damage" recall.

https://www.anker.com/rc2506

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

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Post by amelius »

radicaldreamer wrote: post #23
amelius wrote: post #11

Doesn't Anker use x-rays or similar in the production process?

I doubt it, that’s some Apple level QA that hardly any company does.

They do it at pcbway ...

https://www.pcbway.com/pcb_prototype/Automated_X_Ray_Inspect...

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

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Post by MengerSponge »

Pxtl wrote: post #29
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.

I've seen some teardowns and power supplies are another place where the no-name slop is spooky.

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

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Post by doctorhandshake »

I have a recalled Anker battery sitting on my stoop, lest it burn my house down. Who on earth (NE USA ideally) will accept this for safe disposal / recycling? Normal battery recycling places don’t want a recalled battery, natch. Serious question, pls help

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

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Post by bethekidyouwant »

doctorhandshake wrote: post #38

I have a recalled Anker battery sitting on my stoop, lest it burn my house down. Who on earth (NE USA ideally) will accept this for safe disposal / recycling? Normal battery recycling places don’t want a recalled battery, natch. Serious question, pls help

Well, the first step is to discharge it and then it’s not gonna burn anybody’s house down

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

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

lopis wrote: post #32
madars wrote: post #3

The article doesn't show pictures of the unit itself, focusing on the CT scan, so here's the recall notice: https://www.anker.com/a1263-recall

That link is redirecting to the home page

It's taking me to the recall page, not sure why it's not working for you.

See also the CPSC link:

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anke...

(Notably, this page mentions "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions. This includes two reports of minor burn injuries not requiring medical attention and 11 reports of property damage totaling over $60,700." Puts it into context! That's not a house, but with numbers like that, I wonder if a couple cars were destroyed.)

There's also Anker's product recalls main page:

https://www.anker.com/product-recalls

which adds a few other models with different enclosures but presumably with the same upstream manufacturer to the recall.

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