Apple recalls power adapters
Just a week after Microsoft issued a recall of 285,000 power sets that shipped with its Surface Pro tablet range, Apple has issued a recall for an undisclosed number of Power adapters due to 12 incidents with the its products worldwide.
The affected adapters were included between 2003 and 2015 with MacBooks, iPads, iPhones and iPods and are easily recognisable by the markings on the back of the adaptor.
Affected wall plug adapters have 4 or 5 characters or no characters on the inside slot where it attaches to an Apple power adapter.
Redesigned (unaffected) adapters have a 3-letter regional code in the slot (EUR, KOR, AUS, ARG or BRA).
"Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the two prong Apple AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. These wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac and certain iOS devices, and were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority, and we have voluntarily decided to exchange affected wall plug adapters with a new, redesigned adapter, free of charge. We encourage customers to exchange any affected parts"
For more information about the affected adapters as well as the exchange process, visitwww.apple.com.
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