Talk:Battery Directive

message: Just started this and hope someone picks up on it. Wondering why lithium and lithium-ion are not included.
DonL 04:17, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: The Wall Street Journal (subscription ), in an article by Arran Scott & Yoshio Takahashi, on defects found by Sony Corporation on the Liquid Crystal Displays of eight of its digital cameras, reported 24 Nov. 2006 that Sony Corporation's battery recall (please see below) had triggered costs contributing to its net profit dropping 94% for the quarter ending September 2006. Article states up to 9.6 million Sony-made batteries recalled.
The following articles were covered in the Nov. 2006 "Current Newsbreaks section of Conformity Magazine:
*1 Dell Computer, Apple Recall Millions of Notebook Computer Batteries
*2 Shipping Lithium Ion Batteries May Soon Be Subject to Tougher Restrictions
*3 Other Battery-Related Recalls
1. The recall of laptop lithium-ion batteries in laptops made by Dell and Apple alone (IBM and others not mentioned) made by Sony Energy Devices Corporation of Japan (who have apologized for the recall  Abstract; Wall Street Journal) numbered than six million.  
According to this article, exploding Li-Ion batteries have resulted in property damage and minor human skin burns. These companies' websites related to the recall are:
Dell
Apple
2. The Wall Street Journal is quoted reporting that the FAA has started an assessment on the financial impact on commercial cargo carriers that regulation of the shipment of the LiIon batteries on cargo planes would have; that no outright ban of laptops with Li Ion batteries on cargo planes is expected since fire suppression has been manageable.  The FAA started testing after receiving five reports of battery-related fires on aircraft.  The FAA showed its findings at a NTSB hearing in the summer of 2006. 
3. Other battery recalls:
*Lands’ End (Wisconsin), after an internal review, announced the recall of ~40 Cool Blue brand children’s backpacks
*Spin Master Toys (Toronto, Canada) voluntarily recalled ~7500 units Air Hogs RC Skywinder Radio-Controlled Airplanes
*Children’s Science Kits: School Specialty Publishing (Ohio) recalled ~43,000 Ideal and Brighter Child brand science kits.
In all three above cases, possible overheating and burn hazard are cited.  The first two products were made in China, the third, in S. Africa.
The Conformity article also links to the U.S. Consumer Product Commission website.
Please also see the Safety Concerns section of the Wiki article, Lithium Ion Battery. 
DonL 22:54, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  More 2006 Battery Regulation and Recalls 

message: My thanks to Alex (Vortexrealm) for the edits and the reference list in proper format. 
DonL 08:27, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thanks for the edits 

message: EU Issues Correction on New Battery Directive ; 2 Jan. 2007
Conformity magazine reports that the EU has allowed another year for recycling processes to meet
guideline efficiencies. Directive Article 12(4) says the deadline is 26 September 2010 which is changed to 26 September 2011.
Corrigendum/Correction text; Official Journal of the European Union; 10.11.2006
DonL 05:37, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction to Battery Directive 

message: From Update on Lithium-Ion Battery Standards ; Jan 11, 2007; Conformity Magazine
"According to a report by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has begun work on incorporating improved measures into its standard for lithium ion batteries, IEEE 1625, Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Portable Computing. It is expected that the revised standard will address the electrical and mechanical construction of lithium-ion batteries, as well as 
methods for evaluating and verifying the quality and reliability of batteries.:
DonL 19:04, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lithium-ion battery standard update

message: From the European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association 
; EICTIA "Position Papers" Section:
Joint Postion Paper; 7 December 2006; on the Battery Directive's "battery removability" requirement (Article 11) 
This paper asks the European Commission for clarification of battery "removability" and "replaceablity" in the directive's Article 11, and states it may be difficult and costly to redesign a wide gamut of small electronics products so that the end user can easily replace the battery. Endemic in the minitiarization of electronic products like PDAs, key fobs, Bluetooth products, solar-powered calculators, watches, MP3 players, cameras, instant cell phone chargers, game devices, etc. is the placement of small, flexible batteries, deep inside the product (which affords fire and mechanical safety), not easily accessible by the consumer. 
The paper says compliance would necessitate larger enclosures and packaging that run counter to what consumers want -- minitiarization. It urges that the replaceability not be exclusively interpreted as end-user replaceability, since some of these products should have their batteries replaced at professional dealers, and argues for leniency in the Article 11 language. 
Besides, it states that in some cases it may be better for the consumer to go to a professional center or dealer for battery replacement, where it is more likely that there would be better personnel safety; proper battery-handling and recyling; less risk of damage to the product itself. 
In these cases it says it would be better for the vendor to give guidelines or instructions on battery replacement directing the consumer to the center. 
It also argues the economic need for the EU to stay competitive with the rest of the world in new battery technology, e.g., flexible, rechargeable "Organic Radical" batteries used in small products like RFID tags, smartcards, and electronic paper. These batteries are sometimes 0.3 mm thick and are embedded such that layperson removal is not that feasible. The position paper also argues that if it's easily removable, it's unsafe, especially for kids, and may violate safety and toy directives.
DonL 06:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Electronics trade group Position Paper on Article 11 of directive (battery placement) 

message: You can link to a vendor's Battery Directory guide PDF at Farnell, a UK distributor -- download is not automatic. I have nothing to do with Farnell so feel free to remove if inappropriate.
DonL (talk) 16:31, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guide to Battery Directive 

message: Per http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-18209/l/2008-and-2009-battery-regs--know-the-difference :
There is NO restriction on lead content under the Battery Directive.  This is the opposite of what is said in the article.  --Elvey (talk) 17:01, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead-NOT restricted. 

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