Apple recalls MacBook, iPad, iPhone & iPod power adapters - electric shock risk

[gary]

In an article in today's Sydney Morning Herald, Technology Reporter
Hannah Francis writes that Apple has "instigated a massive international
recall of power point adapters across its range of portable devices after
a small number were found to have broken, causing risk of electric shock."

Originally Posted by Hannah Francis, Sydney Morning Herald

The affected Apple adapters were shipped with MacBooks and iPads, and older models of iPhone and iPod, between 2003 and 2015, including in Australia and New Zealand. Also included in the recall are adapters purchased in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit, which includes wall adaptors for multiple regions.

Originally Posted by Hannah Francis, Sydney Morning Herald

Not every Apple wall adapter that attaches onto a power brick is affected, however, as Apple began shipping remodelled versions of the adapters at an unknown date.

Some of the redesigned adapters are square in shape; these are understood to not be affected by the recall. If your adapter is round, as the majority of them are, you can determine whether it's affected by removing it from the power brick and checking the underside.

If there are four or five numbers printed on the inside slot where it connects to the power brick (as in the picture above) — or, conversely, nothing written there at all — you need to take it into an Apple store to be replaced.

If there is a country code written on the underside instead, e.g. AUS or EUR, then this is a newer model and is not affected.

Article here -
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...28-gmgkkw.html

[Dennis]

Thanks Gary – I have 3 out of 4 offending adapters…

But, the good news is that I am still alive!

Cheers

Dennis

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

The whole replacement program is a joke!

Once I submitted my replacements it said to print out a label and take to the post office in which they will give you a pre-paid parcel.

There was no label on any of my 3 submissions!

[Steffen]

I took a dozen of the duck heads to the Apple Store today and they gave me a dozen new, smaller ones. No problems at all, no paperwork.

I had never seen or even heard of those adapters coming apart, but I thought what the heck, a free replacement is a free replacement

[skysailor (Peter)]

Thanks for the "heads up" - I have two dodgy adapters, so it's off to the Apple store in Doncaster tomorrow.
cheers

[Nico13 (Ken)]

I have 4 of 4 dodgy to go back, will be trying the local Geelong store to see how I go.

[Exfso (Peter)]

Had one dodgy plug, into Apple store, instant replacement, no hassles.

[bojan]

Anybody knows what exactly is a problem?
"A small number.." of broken adapters could mean anything...

[Exfso (Peter)]

The guy I spoke to said about a dozen world wide had cracked and caused fires.

[OICURMT]

Noticed no one linked the Apple page...

https://www.apple.com/support/ac-wallplug-adapter/

[Steffen]

Originally Posted by bojan

Anybody knows what exactly is a problem?
"A small number.." of broken adapters could mean anything...

Apparently the duck heads (that clip onto the power adapter) come apart. Someone tweeted this picture about a broken Euro-style adapter: http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BG...er-recall1.jpg

Not something you'd want to step on, but I've never seen this in 13 years of using Apple power adapters.