EE recalls Power Bars after portable phone charger explodes

TinderBox (UK) · Aug 5, 2015

Mobile network behind Orange and T-Mobile tells customers to return chargers it gave away for free

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/11784975/ee-recalls-power-bars.html

EE has been forced to recall half a million portable battery packs it gave away for free, after several were found to put customers at risk.

The UK's biggest mobile operator, which has almost 30 million customers under the EE, Orange and T-Mobile brands, said around 500,000 Power Bars may carry a fault which makes the devices prone to overheating.

Last month, a medical student in Aberdeen was seriously burned when her battery pack exploded, setting her bedroom on fire.

John.

SpeedEvil · Mar 9, 2016

Somewhat delayed - however informative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB7LEoWsuW8 - this is a teardown of the above powerbar - one of the affected models.
In short - the construction and design seem just fine. Possible thermal runaway in the cell itself due to manufacturing defects? Or of course multiple construction errors in the PCB.

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