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Batteries Plus battery packs recalled

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall alert for 111,800 Rayovac NI-CD Cordless Tool Battery Packs.

The rechargeable batteries, distributed by BatteriesPlus LLC of Hartland, can unexpectedly explode and poses a risk of serious injuries to consumers, warns the CPSC.

According to the announcement, BatteriesPlus has received five reports of exploding batteries. No consumer injuries have been reported to either the company or the CPSC.

For more details, visit the CPSC website here.

  1. Ni-Cds are still being used, eh? In addition to their other advantages, are NiMH batteries safer, too?
  2. Unsuspecting purchasers assume that with the name Rayovac these batteries are made in the US. No, its cheap junk imported from China by Rayovac so they can maximise profits.
  3. Next time cut out the middle man and just buy direct from the dollar store...
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