Belkin recalls its BoostCharge Pro power bank due to fire risk

The recalled charger tin beryllium identified by looking for its exemplary number, BPD005, printed successful achromatic matter connected the backmost of the charger, down its Apple Watch charging pad. There person been nary injuries reported arsenic a consequence of the issue, but Belkin says that consumers should instantly extremity utilizing the charger, disconnect it from powerfulness sources and different devices, and spot the BoostCharge Pro successful a “safe, barren location distant from thing flammable aliases thing that tin harm the powerfulness bank.”

Instead of replacing the BoostCharge Pro, Belkin is offering afloat refunds done an online callback form that requires the powerfulness bank’s serial number, located connected the backmost adjacent the exemplary number. If the serial number is missing aliases illegible, a “copy of the acquisition receipt and photograph showing the beforehand and backmost of the powerfulness bank” will request to beryllium provided for refunds to beryllium approved.

Belkin besides cautions against discarding the powerfulness slope successful a trash aliases recycling bin. That tin cause fires, and further contribute to the increasing e-waste problem. The institution says that customers pinch approved refund requests will beryllium emailed instructions for safely disposing of the powerfulness bank, and not to dispose of them earlier then. But products pinch lithium-ion batteries should beryllium taken to accommodation that tin safely dispose of them. In the US, locations that will recycle powerfulness banks for illustration this tin beryllium recovered done the Environmental Protection Agency’s website or other organizations that specialize successful handling e-waste.