"WARNING" Your APC Battery Back-Up May be a fire hazard

tenndevil · 1-17-03, 02:21 PM

http://www.apc.com/rely/index.cfm

Check Model Number
The number at the top of the sticker is the model number. Check to make sure the model number listed on the sticker is one of the following: BK325I, BK325-RS, BK350, BK350EI, BK350-AZ, BK350-FR, BK350-GR, BK350-IT, BK350-UK, BK350JP, BK350IX218, BK475I, BK475-RS, BK500, BK500EI, BK500-AZ, BK500-BR, BK500-FR, BK500-GR, BK500-IT, BK500-UK, BK500BLK, BK500JP, or BK500TW.

Check Serial Number
The second number on the sticker is your serial number. Only units with serial numbers having the first six characters in the following ranges are affected:
AB0048 through AB0251
BB0104 through BB0251
JB0125 through JB0251
Any units with an "R" at the end of the serial number are not part of the recall.

I have 2 of these on the recall list, filled out the online recall form, 2 new ones are on the way with return shipping labels for the "bad" ones, no problems at all.

MarkHutch · 1-17-03, 02:36 PM

Thanks for posting this information. I use an APC Battery Back unit, but mine is about three years old and not on the list. This could be a major problem for some folks.

(jj) · 1-17-03, 04:21 PM

tenndevil,

Thanks for posting the warning, I'm sure that many users here may be using one of those backups.

Maybe we can get Robert to make this one a sticky for a while, to keep it up to the top.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ROBERT???

zeroseven · 1-17-03, 05:37 PM

Hehe, oh the irony in the slogan

1-17-03, 02:21 PM	#1
tenndevil Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 171 Reputation: 12	"WARNING" Your APC Battery Back-Up May be a fire hazard http://www.apc.com/rely/index.cfm Check Model Number The number at the top of the sticker is the model number. Check to make sure the model number listed on the sticker is one of the following: BK325I, BK325-RS, BK350, BK350EI, BK350-AZ, BK350-FR, BK350-GR, BK350-IT, BK350-UK, BK350JP, BK350IX218, BK475I, BK475-RS, BK500, BK500EI, BK500-AZ, BK500-BR, BK500-FR, BK500-GR, BK500-IT, BK500-UK, BK500BLK, BK500JP, or BK500TW. Check Serial Number The second number on the sticker is your serial number. Only units with serial numbers having the first six characters in the following ranges are affected: AB0048 through AB0251 BB0104 through BB0251 JB0125 through JB0251 Any units with an "R" at the end of the serial number are not part of the recall. I have 2 of these on the recall list, filled out the online recall form, 2 new ones are on the way with return shipping labels for the "bad" ones, no problems at all.

1-17-03, 02:36 PM	#2
MarkHutch Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Waco, Tx Usa Posts: 581 Reputation: 5	Thank you Thanks for posting this information. I use an APC Battery Back unit, but mine is about three years old and not on the list. This could be a major problem for some folks.

1-17-03, 04:21 PM	#3
(jj) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: n/a Posts: 7,294 Reputation: 224	tenndevil, Thanks for posting the warning, I'm sure that many users here may be using one of those backups. Maybe we can get Robert to make this one a sticky for a while, to keep it up to the top. WHAT DO YOU THINK ROBERT??? __________________ If silence is golden, then I must be worth million$ (jj) Jack (jj)'s Playground

1-17-03, 05:37 PM	#4
zeroseven mmmmm... sacralicious. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 1,135 Reputation: 5	Hehe, oh the irony in the slogan __________________ Powweb is good... groin-grabbingly good.