I know that many of you use backup power supply systems
in your house/business for your computer systems, as do
I. Today I received the following RECALL notice from the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Since this RECALL applied to me, and I have just finished
ordering the replacement, I thought I would spread this
around to you folks. If this does not apply to you perhaps
you know someone that it may apply to.


 1. CPSC, American Power Conversion Corp.
    Announce Recall of Back-Up Power  Supply Systems
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 For Immediate Release        APC Recall Hotline: (866) 272-7359
 January 14, 2002     CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
 Release # 03-068     CPSC Media Contact: Scott Wolfson
                      (301) 504-7051

 CPSC, American Power Conversion Corp. Announce Recall of Back-Up Power
 Supply Systems

 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
 Commission (CPSC), American Power Conversion Corporation (APC), of West
 Kingston, R.I., is voluntarily recalling about 900,000 back-up power
 supply devices.  These devices are primarily used to protect computers
 in case of a power failure.  The power supply device can fail, causing
 the unit to overheat, which may pose a fire hazard to consumers.

 APC has received six reports of units overheating resulting in the
 melting of the unit's outer casing and three reports of minor property
 damage.  No injuries have been reported.

 The recalled Back-UPS(r) CS Uninterruptible Power Supply devices
 include the Back-UPS CS350 and the Back-UPS CS 500 models.  The model
 number can be found on the front of the unit, along with the words,
 "Back-UPS CS" and "APC." In addition, one of the
following numbers shows
 up on the bar code label located on the bottom of the unit: BK350,
 BK500, BK500BLK. The recalled power supply devices also have one of the
 following serial numbers - AB0048 through AB0251, BB0104 through BB0251,
 and JB0125 through JB0251 - which can be found on the bottom of the
 unit.  Units with an "R" at the end of the serial number within the
 above ranges are not part of this recall.

 Retailers, computer and electrical distributors, and catalogs
 nationwide sold the power supply devices from November 2000 through
 December 2002 for between $70 and $130.

 Consumers should immediately stop using the power supply devices
 by turning off the power to all connected equipment, turning the Back-
 UPS CS off, and then unplugging it from the electrical outlet.  To
 obtain a free replacement unit, consumers should contact the company at
 (866) APC-RELY (272-7359) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through
 Friday or log on to the company's website at www.apc.com/rely.

 To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish a link
 from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web site, link to
 the following address:

 http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03068.html

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