Safety alert

Wed Jan 15 02:19:57 UTC 2003

Check your UPS's....


>January 14, 2003, 7:48 PM EST
>
>WASHINGTON -- A Rhode Island company is recalling about 900,000 backup
>power supply devices that can overheat and cause a potential fire
>hazard.
>
>American Power Conversion Corp., of West Kingston, R.I., has received
>six reports of overheated units melting their outer casings and three
>reports of minor property damage, the Consumer Product Safety Commission
>said Tuesday.
>
>The recalled Back-UPS CS Uninterruptible Power Supply devices, commonly
>used to protect computers in case of power failures, include the
>Back-UPS CS350 and the Back-UPS CS 500 models.
>
>Retailers, computer and electrical distributors and catalogs nationwide
>sold the power supply devices from November 2000 through December 2002.
>
>Consumers should immediately stop using the devices by turning off power
>to all connected equipment, turning the Back-UPS CS off and unplugging
>it from the electrical outlet, the company said.
>
>Consumers can receive a free replacement unit by contacting the company
>at 1-866-272-7359.
>* __