This might be of interest to some, knowing the fondness for
some NH tools.
Jim
Murray S. Cohn wrote:
> From cpscinfo-l-return@cpsc.gov Tue Mar 17 16:57:25 1998
>
> For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Ross
> March 17, 1998 (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1188
> Release # 98-081
>
> CPSC, American Presto Corp. Announce Recall of Soldering
> Guns
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
> Product Safety Commission (CPSC), American Presto Corp. of
> Ontario, Calif., is recalling about 720 soldering guns sold
> under the Wisdom brand name. The plastic handle can melt
> during use, exposing consumers to electrocution, shock and
> burn injury hazards.
>
> CPSC has received one report of a soldering gun's
> handle melting. No injuries have been reported.
>
> The soldering gun is pistol-shaped, and made of red
> plastic with a metal barrel. The item is labeled, "SOLDERING
> GUN 110V 60 HZ 35W." A black power cord is attached to the
> bottom of the soldering gun. The soldering gun was packaged
> in a plastic shell, with a hang tag labeled in part,
> "SOLDERING IRON...PISTOL TYPE...MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FOR
> WISDOM TOOLS."
>
***> Northern Hydraulic Co. stores in Minnesota, North
***> Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Tennessee,
***> Georgia, Wisconsin and Virginia sold the soldering guns from
***> February 1997 through January 1998 for about $4.
>
> Consumers should stop using these soldering guns
> immediately and return them to American Presto Corp. for a
> refund. For information about how to return the soldering
> guns, call American Presto Corp. collect at (909) 390-5288
> between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST Monday through Friday.
>
> The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects
> the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from
> 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
> jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a
> product-related injury and for information on CPSC's
> fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772
> or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press
> release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the
> handset of your fax machine and enter the release number.
> Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at
> CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov or via Internet
> gopher services at gopher.cpsc.gov. Consumers can report
> product hazards to info@cpsc.gov. To establish a link from
> your web site to this press release on CPSC's web site,
> create a link to the following address:
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml98/98081.html.
>
> ####
>
> 031798, CPSC, American Presto Corp. Announce Recall of
> Soldering Guns
>
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