Sony Recalls PS2 Power Adaptors

Sony is recalling 3.5m faulty power adaptors which were sold with the black PlayStation 2 slimline version between August and December 2004, reports the BBC. Sony said it was taking the precautionary measure of recalling all the affected adaptors in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia. It said the power adaptor could overheat, causing damage or injury.

The free-standing adaptors were sold for the special slimline version of the successful games console. Sony had 40 complaints in the US about them. Sony said it would replace returned adaptors for free. Two-thirds of the affected consoles were sold in Europe.

EuroGamer - The AC adaptors in question were manufactured between August and December of 2004 and supplied with PS2 models SCPH70002, 70003 and 70004. Sony has launched a special website, www.ps2ac.com to help you check whether yours needs replacing. You can find details of numbers to call on the same site and they will also be published in national newspapers tomorrow.

Replacements will be made available free of charge, and Sony advises anybody with an affected unit to avoid using it again until it’s replaced. The replacement will arrive with a prepaid postage label so that you can send it back to Sony to be disposed of.