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I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook purchased within the Dell battery
recall period. However when I went to the 'battery cheack website' at
https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx and entered my battery
number, it said that the recall didn't apply to my battery. This is despite
the fact that on the Dell website is says 'Dell is voluntarily recalling
certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering
free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine and it is
manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell batteries
were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
difficult to tell.
Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
recalled?

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:35:01 +1200, "Vista" <>
exclaimed:

>I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook purchased within the Dell battery
>recall period. However when I went to the 'battery cheack website' at
>https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx and entered my battery
>number, it said that the recall didn't apply to my battery. This is despite
>the fact that on the Dell website is says 'Dell is voluntarily recalling
>certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering
>free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine and it is
>manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
>would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell batteries
>were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
>difficult to tell.
>Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
>recalled?
>
I'd imagine Dell are (rightly or wrongly) placing the blame of Sony.

I would find it very hard to believe that every battery manufactured
by Sony is dodgy.

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:35:01 +1200, Vista wrote:

> 'Dell is voluntarily recalling
> certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering
> free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine and it is
> manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
> would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell batteries
> were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
> difficult to tell.

Yeah.

Pray tell where would you place the coma? Personally I think the word is,
is missing.

Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells
manufactured by Sony and *is* offering free replacements for these
batteries.

Never mind that the adveb should follow the verb.

Vista wrote:
> I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook purchased within the Dell battery
> recall period. However when I went to the 'battery cheack website' at
> https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx and entered my battery
> number, it said that the recall didn't apply to my battery. This is despite
> the fact that on the Dell website is says 'Dell is voluntarily recalling
> certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering
> free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine and it is
> manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
> would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell batteries
> were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
> difficult to tell.
> Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
> recalled?

Seems pretty clear to me. Only 'certain' batteries are subject to the
recall, irrespective of the manufacturer of the cells or the notebook
they are designed for use with.

The Other Guy

"Vista" <> wrote in message
news:1155965487.166187@ftpsrv1...
> I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook purchased within the Dell battery
> recall period. However when I went to the 'battery cheack website' at
> https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx and entered my battery
> number, it said that the recall didn't apply to my battery. This is
> despite the fact that on the Dell website is says 'Dell is voluntarily
> recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony
> and offering free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine
> and it is manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this
> badly, but I would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered
> Dell batteries were being recalled, although because they havn't used a
> coma it is difficult to tell.
> Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
> recalled?

This article http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060816-7523.html makes
it appear that all Sony manufacturered batteries are affected. I don't
really trust the https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx site as it
looks like it is mainly for US buyers. I will phone there number to find
out. I hope I can understand their accent this time, as last time I spoke to
someone in either Malaysia or India.

" The battery packs at the center of the Dell maelstrom contain cells
manufactured by Sony, and their battery packs using cells from other sources
have for now been deemed safe. Those Sony cells, however, are not only used
by Dell, but by other computer manufacturers as well. If the cells are
indeed found to be the malfunctioning component, the Li-ion manufacturing
process itself may need to be reexamined. "

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:16:09 +1200, Fred Dagg <>
exclaimed:

>On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:35:01 +1200, "Vista" <>
>exclaimed:
>
>>I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook purchased within the Dell battery
>>recall period. However when I went to the 'battery cheack website' at
>>https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx and entered my battery
>>number, it said that the recall didn't apply to my battery. This is despite
>>the fact that on the Dell website is says 'Dell is voluntarily recalling
>>certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering
>>free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine and it is
>>manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
>>would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell batteries
>>were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
>>difficult to tell.
>>Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
>>recalled?
>>
>I'd imagine Dell are (rightly or wrongly) placing the blame of Sony.
>
>I would find it very hard to believe that every battery manufactured
>by Sony is dodgy.

of := on;

T'was the Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:35:01 +1200 when I remembered "Vista"
<> saying something like this:

>Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
>recalled?

Mine didn't need to be recalled. Then again, my batteries say they're
Sanyo ones (from Window's battery meter).
--
Cheers,

Waylon Kenning.

"Vista" <> wrote in message
news:1155965487.166187@ftpsrv1...
> I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook purchased within the Dell battery
> recall period. However when I went to the 'battery cheack website' at
> https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx and entered my battery
> number, it said that the recall didn't apply to my battery. This is
> despite the fact that on the Dell website is says 'Dell is voluntarily
> recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony
> and offering free replacements for these batteries.' I have checked mine
> and it is manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this
> badly, but I would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered
> Dell batteries were being recalled, although because they havn't used a
> coma it is difficult to tell.
> Has this battery recall website told anyone that their battery has to be
> recalled?
>
Not sure how much clearer they could make it. Even gives you option to enter
your number so you don't have to try and figure it out.

On 2006-08-19, Vista <> wrote:

> 'Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with
> cells manufactured by Sony and offering free replacements for these
> batteries.'

> I have checked mine and it is
> manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
> would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell batteries
> were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
> difficult to tell.

you may want to check the meaning of certain, because it doesn't mean all.

Bye.
Jasen

"jasen" <> wrote in message
news:ec88s4$rqd$...
> On 2006-08-19, Vista <> wrote:
>
>> 'Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with
>> cells manufactured by Sony and offering free replacements for these
>> batteries.'
>
>> I have checked mine and it is
>> manufatcurered by Sony. I don't know if Dell has worded this badly, but I
>> would take this statement to mean that all Sony manfacturered Dell
>> batteries
>> were being recalled, although because they havn't used a coma it is
>> difficult to tell.
>
> you may want to check the meaning of certain, because it doesn't mean all.
>
> Bye.
> Jasen

Actually some media agencies had reported that it was all sony batteries
made between a certain date, and not just ones made for Dell, but also other
manufacturers. This recall actually began in 2005, and since the inital
recall, Dell have broadened it to other models and batch numbers, so
eventually they may recalled the rest of the sony manufacturer batteries
too.