recall of Anker power banks - Page 1
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author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2025, 02:39:48 pm
content: Media:- Anker just recalled 5 more power banks – here’s which ones and how to get a free replacement -https://www.techradar.com/phones/phone-accessories/anker-just-recalled-5-more-power-banks-heres-which-ones-and-how-to-get-a-free-replacement- Fire hazard: Anker recalls several power bank models – also in Germany -https://www.heise.de/en/news/Fire-hazard-Anker-recalls-several-power-bank-models-also-in-Germany-10463193.html- Over one million power banks recalled in China over safety issues, prompting civil aviation agency to tighten rules -https://technode.com/2025/07/02/over-one-million-power-banks-recalled-in-china-over-safety-issues-prompting-civil-aviation-agency-to-tighten-rules/US CPSC- More than One Million Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Manufactured by Anker Innovations -https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anker-Power-Banks-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Manufactured-by-Anker-InnovationsROMOSS is also effected. Both brands used Li-Ion batteries from Amprius (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., a subsidary of Amprius Technologies (US battery manufacturer) and Wuxi Industrial Development Group. Other souces claim that Amprius outsourced the production of the power bank batteries to a third party which cheaped out on the separator film and used a 15 µm thick film instead of the typical 20 or 25 µm.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 07, 2025, 03:24:47 am
content: This is in addition to the A1642/A1647/A1652 power banks from last year.https://www.productsafety.gov.au/search-consumer-product-recalls/anker-power-bank-a1647https://www.anker.com/a1642-a1647-a1652-recall

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2025, 12:16:40 pm
content: ROMOSS seems to be in trouble:- ROMOSS suspends production for six months as power bank giant faces mounting crisis and suspected layoffs -https://technode.com/2025/07/09/romoss-suspends-production-for-six-months-as-power-bank-giant-faces-mounting-crisis-and-suspected-layoffs/- Due to the explosion risk of its power banks, senior executives of China’s ROMOSS company have fled to Malaysia, while the brand’s power banks are still being sold in large quantities on Amazon US -https://www.reddit.com/r/ADVChina/comments/1lzquuf/due_to_the_explosion_risk_of_its_power_banks/

author: armandine2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2025, 01:57:07 pm
content: ...just waiting for the callcurrently half price on Amazon Prime?

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2025, 11:08:10 am
content: Someone used an industrial CT scanner to have a closer look:- What Went Wrong Inside These Recalled Power Banks? -https://www.lumafield.com/article/what-went-wrong-inside-these-recalled-power-banksThey found Li-Ion cells from multiple sources, differences in the wiring of the cells (tabs vs wires), and also a potential issue with the distance between the pos and neg bus bars.

author: HwAoRrDk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 22, 2025, 11:42:27 am
content: Is it me, or did Lumafield miss one major difference between the recalled and non-recalled power banks?The non-recalled has a temperature sensor on the cells. You can see it attached halfway down between the first and second cells, and the two thin wires leading to the PCB.I think the focus on the tab construction and the distance between the overlapping tabs is a bit of a red herring. There'sno wayAnker would have designed and assembled them without any kind of insulating layer separator. There's probably at least one or two layers of tape (or card, or whatever) there that just didn't show up on the scan.Perhaps the same flawed cells are in both the recalled and non-recalled, but Anker feels that having a temperature cutoff mitigates the risk.