Tektronix scopes catching fire (Lithium-Ion battery strikes

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If anybody has a Tektronix TDS30xx of TDS30xxB oscilloscope you should
read on...

This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au
 
<duncan@boughen.com.au>
If anybody has a Tektronix TDS30xx of TDS30xxB oscilloscope you should
read on...

This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au
Click to expand...
** The link is inactive and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site
about it.

Very peculiar.



....... Phil
 
On Oct 10, 11:37 am, "Phil Allison" <philalli...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
dun...@boughen.com.au

If anybody has a Tektronix TDS30xx of TDS30xxB oscilloscope you should
read on...

This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au

** The link is inactive
Click to expand...
Works fine for me:
http://www.boughen.com.au/doc/TDS3BATB%20Safety%20Notice.pdf

and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site about it.
Click to expand...
Yes there is:
http://www.tek.com/service/safety/

Dave.
 
"David L. Jones"

This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au


** The link is inactive

Works fine for me:
Click to expand...

** Dead as a maggot for me, and many others.



and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site about it.

Yes there is:
http://www.tek.com/service/safety/
Click to expand...

** Totally buried.

What a pathetic way to issue a safety re-call.



........ Phil
 
On Oct 10, 2:44 pm, "Phil Allison" <philalli...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
"David L. Jones"



This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au

** The link is inactive

Works fine for me:

** Dead as a maggot for me, and many others.

and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site about it.

Yes there is:
http://www.tek.com/service/safety/

** Totally buried.

What a pathetic way to issue a safety re-call.

....... Phil
Click to expand...
I agree that it is a crap way of letting people know about a safety
issue like this. When the guy from TekMark (the Malaysian &
Australian Tektronix agent) he said that Tek had nominated them to
contact locate anyone that might be effected however Tektronix have a
web based product registration system which they haven't given them
access to. The situation if further complicated by the fact that
TekMark have only been operating for about a year in Australia so they
have limited records of possible customers effected.

Anyway I love to see a picture of the results of one of these battery
explosions, I can't seem to get the image out of my head of a melting
plastic case with flames coming out the top...

Cheers
Duncan
 
<duncan@boughen.com.au>
"Phil Allison"
"David L. Jerkoff "
This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one
of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au

** The link is inactive

Works fine for me:

** Dead as a maggot for me, and many others.

and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site about it.

Yes there is:
http://www.tek.com/service/safety/

** Totally buried.

What a pathetic way to issue a safety re-call.

....... Phil


I agree that it is a crap way of letting people know about a safety
issue like this.
Click to expand...

** Claytons would be proud of it.


When the guy from TekMark (the Malaysian &
Australian Tektronix agent) he said that Tek had nominated them to
contact locate anyone that might be effected however Tektronix have a
web based product registration system which they haven't given them
access to. The situation if further complicated by the fact that
TekMark have only been operating for about a year in Australia so they
have limited records of possible customers effected.
Click to expand...

** A very public warning is the only appropriate and legally safe way.

Fraid it is ALSO the most damaging to delicate reputations.



Anyway I love to see a picture of the results of one of these battery
explosions, I can't seem to get the image out of my head of a melting
plastic case with flames coming out the top...
Click to expand...

** Typical "geeky" fascination with smoke, flames and explosions emanating
from expensive piles of technology.

Bet you are an avid "Mythbusters" viewer .


- like me.



....... Phil
 
On Oct 11, 12:58 am, "Phil Allison" <philalli...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
dun...@boughen.com.au
"Phil Allison"
"David L. Jerkoff "





This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one
of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au

** The link is inactive

Works fine for me:

** Dead as a maggot for me, and many others.

and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site about it.

Yes there is:
http://www.tek.com/service/safety/

** Totally buried.

What a pathetic way to issue a safety re-call.

....... Phil

I agree that it is a crap way of letting people know about a safety
issue like this.

** Claytons would be proud of it.

When the guy from TekMark (the Malaysian &
Australian Tektronix agent) he said that Tek had nominated them to
contact locate anyone that might be effected however Tektronix have a
web based product registration system which they haven't given them
access to. The situation if further complicated by the fact that
TekMark have only been operating for about a year in Australia so they
have limited records of possible customers effected.

** A very public warning is the only appropriate and legally safe way.

Fraid it is ALSO the most damaging to delicate reputations.

Anyway I love to see a picture of the results of one of these battery
explosions, I can't seem to get the image out of my head of a melting
plastic case with flames coming out the top...

** Typical "geeky" fascination with smoke, flames and explosions emanating
from expensive piles of technology.

Bet you are an avid "Mythbusters" viewer .

- like me.
Click to expand...
Yet you thought the iPhone smoothie last month was puerile?
Bet if Jamie and Adam did it you would think it was fun.

Dave.
 
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:54:44 -0700, duncan@boughen.com.au wrote:

On Oct 10, 2:44 pm, "Phil Allison" <philalli...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
"David L. Jones"



This afternoon I had a phone call asking me to urgently contact all
the customers we had ever sold a TDS3BAT or TDS3BATB battery to, it
seems that there have been a few Tek scopes catching fire because of
the Lithium-Ion battery. Tektronix are asking anyone that has one of
the batteries in their scope to remove it immediately and not use it
again until they can figure out what corrective action they need to
take. If you want to read the Product safety notice there is a link
on the homepage of our website.

http://www.boughen.com.au

** The link is inactive

Works fine for me:

** Dead as a maggot for me, and many others.

and there seems to be nothing on the Tek web site about it.

Yes there is:
http://www.tek.com/service/safety/

** Totally buried.

What a pathetic way to issue a safety re-call.

....... Phil

I agree that it is a crap way of letting people know about a safety
issue like this. When the guy from TekMark (the Malaysian &
Australian Tektronix agent) he said that Tek had nominated them to
contact locate anyone that might be effected however Tektronix have a
web based product registration system which they haven't given them
access to. The situation if further complicated by the fact that
TekMark have only been operating for about a year in Australia so they
have limited records of possible customers effected.

Anyway I love to see a picture of the results of one of these battery
explosions, I can't seem to get the image out of my head of a melting
plastic case with flames coming out the top...

Cheers
Duncan
Click to expand...
I read in the local MX 2 days ago that an iPod nano caught in fire in
some kids pocket, it too used lithium cells. At the last company i
worked for I had a dell battery recalled for the same reason.
 
"The Real Andy"
"Phil Allison"
I read in the local MX 2 days ago that an iPod nano caught in fire in
some kids pocket, it too used lithium cells. At the last company i
worked for I had a dell battery recalled for the same reason.
Click to expand...

** Could it be, that famous remark made by Mae West in " My Little
Cheikadee" will now have to be updated ??

Updated to:

" Is that an iPod in your pocket - or have you REALLY got he hots for me
?? "





....... Phil
 
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