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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
) o: o8 }+ C' ~Name of Product: BattEQ Battery Equalizers7 g/ V% g+ X0 N% [9 a% [
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) M: ~. Z4 Q9 U9 R/ mManufacturer: SmartSpark Energy Systems Inc., of Champaign, Ill." o N, {* n b; A; R. e
% h0 B' P m4 t# V; \3 L5 x8 cHazard: The recalled equalizers can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.$ Z8 Z4 P1 L3 x8 [
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Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of an equalizer that overheated which resulted in fire that caused damage to the equalizer and batteries. No injuries have been reported.
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Description: The recalled battery equalizers are charge balancing devices designed to increase the performance and longevity of rechargeable batteries.' O' d8 U3 ^6 A& t! K
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Sold at: Authorized distributors and retailers from July 2006 through March 2009 for about $300.
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Manufactured in: United States* _, [) P+ |- W/ T9 X( x
# s/ Q x6 t& W/ g7 R1 M" xRemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled battery equalizers and contact SmartSpark for a full refund.
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; D' K) q- n! d( @9 {/ LConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact SmartSpark at (800) 905-6137 anytime Monday through Friday or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.batteq.com |
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