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Product

Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075

Category

Electronics

Report number

20160724-4DEEC-2147416602

Ownership age

About 20 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160724-4DEEC-2147416602. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075. Source model text: P108. Incident: Purchased two pack of Ryobi 4Ah, lithium ions batteries, Dec of 2014.(model P 108 Battery 130429054). Two weeks ago, July of 2016, using battery in Ryobi P 2000 12 in string trimmer, battery positive terminal got so hot it melted down and smoked. This incident prompted check second battery, then noted that it's positive terminal also had heat damage (melted plastic) but to less extent. Have previously used these same batteries occasionally in other portable power tools without a problem. Tools include the [REDACTED], cordless drill, cordless radio, cordless flashlight and cordless circular saw.

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