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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 xondono »

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.

> that’s some Apple level QA

Are you nuts?

X-ray inspection is not that rare, there’s even small assembly houses here (Spain) that can do xray automated inspection.

This has been standard for years to the point I’ve been sent forms for assembly houses RFQ where there are checkboxes for xray inspection, and I haven’t handled a serious assembly development in ~4 years.

What’s new and they’re advertising here is CT, which is another level.

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

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Post by turnsout »

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.

100%... I'm seeking products that take AA or AAA batteries instead of built-in lithium batteries, for the same reason.

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

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Post by brk »

yegle wrote: post #21

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 (tr…

Anker should know better by this point. Changing specs without notifying customers is the basic formula of every Chinese manufacturer. They must have gotten lazy with their internal QA/QC processes and random sampling.

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

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Post by turnsout »

lykr0n wrote: post #12
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.

killer way to market a product. Here's a blog post with interesting information that just so happens to advertise how you can use our product

It's funny, because this is just a description of content marketing. But most companies forget step 1, which is to make the content interesting.

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

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Post by jahnu »

bethekidyouwant wrote: post #39
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

Discharged lithium batteries can still catch fire.

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

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Post by Zak »

turnsout wrote: post #43
Pxtl wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

100%... I'm seeking products that take AA or AAA batteries instead of built-in lithium batteries, for the same reason.

I wish more devices took field-replaceable cylindrical Li-ion cells. They're pretty common in flashlights and rare in other products where they would be advantageous.

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

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Post by ethan_smith »

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

Contact your local hazardous waste facility or check with Anker directly at anker.com/a1263-recall as they're required to provide free disposal options for recalled products under CPSC regulations.

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

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Post by kccqzy »

bethekidyouwant wrote: post #39
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

No. A discharged lithium ion battery is still flammable.

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

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Post by emeraldd »

brk wrote: post #44
yegle wrote: post #21

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 (tr…

Anker should know better by this point. Changing specs without notifying customers is the basic formula of every Chinese manufacturer. They must have gotten lazy with their internal QA/QC processes and random sampling.

Or the changes weren't immediately visible externally.
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