This wireless earbuds case could be a fire hazard — here’s how to return it

This wireless earbuds case could be a fire hazard — here'due south how to return it

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If you ain a pair of the Audio-Technica ATH-CK3TW wireless earbuds, beware of the charging case: according to the CSPC it's a fire hazard, and Sound-Technica has issued a full product recollect.

The earbuds themselves are safe, but the charging case is patently prone to overheating. While that hasn't resulted in whatever known injuries, the CSPC'southward recalls page mentions four instances of the overheating cases damaging themselves and/or the surfaces on which they were sitting.

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While it doesn't audio like the ATH-CK3TW case is self-immolating to the same extent as the infamous Samsung Milky way Note 7, electric overheating like this is genuinely a fire chance. And then, if you lot practise own this particular prepare of wireless buds you should finish using the charging case immediately. Nosotros too find the earbuds' Amazon listing was deleted.

The call back covers all iv colour variants, and lets y'all supersede your potentially faulty example with a new one for free. To arrange the return y'all can either e-mail Audio-Technica at recall@atus.com or phone call 800-518-2520 betwixt 12 p.grand. and 7 p.one thousand. ET, Monday through Friday. Afflicted customers will receive a prepaid aircraft characterization for the return of their original case, and will be sent a new, hopefully fire-gratuitous case upon receipt of the original.

Recalls are thankfully rare in tech, though even the biggest players have had to asking product returns to address faults. Also the Milky way Note 7 debacle, Apple issued recalls of both the iPhone 8 and older versions of the 15-inch MacBook Pro; the iPhone viii "just" had an iffy motherboard that could crusade performance issues, merely the MacBook Pro was institute to exist another potential source of bombardment fires.

It's good that the ATH-CK3TW wireless earbuds haven't actually hurt anyone, with the effects limited to some minor property damage, merely like all these recalls it shows the importance of reporting potential problems rapidly. Anyone can written report unsafe products through the CSPC.

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James joined Tom'due south Guide in 2020, bringing years of feel in consumer tech and product testing. Equally Audio Editor, James covers headphones, speakers, soundbars and anything else that intentionally makes dissonance. A PC enthusiast, he also covers the occasional spot of calculating and gaming news, unremarkably relating to how difficult it is to observe graphics carte du jour stock.