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TOKYO (AP) - Sanyo Electric Co. defended laptop computer batteries that it made and were subject to a worldwide recall on Friday, saying the problem resulted from strong external impact to the battery and was not a problem with the batteries "themselves."
Computer maker Lenovo Inc. announced the voluntary recall of 205,000 battery packs a day earlier, 100,000 in the United States, the remainder overseas, Sanyo said in a release. The recall targets Sanyo's 9-cell Lithium-ion extended-life battery pack.
"While the pack fully satisfied specifications and internal testing standards, these incidents occurred due to a strong external impact to the battery pack of a specific notebook PC model from a certain angle," the Japanese manufacturer said.
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