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Eton E1 Recall
wavetrapper wrote:
Well, I think we should give Eton a little credit here. (1) They fessed up to a problem [they did not do so with the Sat800] and (2) they are offering make the owners whole plus provide a "premium" for the inconvenience. The case of Sat800 was different than the E1 recall, in that Sat 800 issues were matters of inconsistent quality, with a number of technical bugs that were worked out on the refurb table. The matter of E1 is a safety issue. And one that occurs with increasing frequency across many electronic lines as battery technology and chemistry changes. I just got a new battery in the mail, unbidden, btw, from Delphi for my MyFi. Seems that the original battery, too, has a bit of an overheating problem, related to a series of batteries manufactured in China. A similar recall was issued by Nikon for my DSLR battery, which was also a short run Chinese issue. Overheating and potential damage or injury, again, the case. In both cases, replacement of the battery, made in India was the solution. A recall for Sat 800 would have made no sense. Whereas in the case of E1, a recall forestalls a number of potentially larger problems. |
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