Petzl "MYO" and "MYO Belt" Headlamps Burn Hazard

[derekleffew]

From this site:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a safety alert for the following consumer products. Consumers should immediately stop using rechargable batteries with any of the products listed below.
Name of Product: “MYO” and “MYO Belt” Headlamps
Units: About 322,000
Distributor: Petzl America, of Clearfield, Utah
Manufacturer: Petzl S.A., of Crolles, France
Hazard: If the headlamp is used with rechargeable batteries, the cable connecting the battery pack to the lamp can spark, melt, or catch fire. This poses a burn hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Petzl has received 13 reports of sparking and/or melting, with 2 reports of flames. One consumer received a minor burn to the hand, and another experienced singed hair.
Description: This safety alert involves the “MYO” and “MYO Belt” headlamps with name and model numbers listed below. The “MYO” headlamps have a battery pack attached to the headband. The “MYO Belt” headlamps have a remote battery pack attached to the headlamp via a long electric cable.

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I'll pass this one on, I know a few people who use those. I personally use the Raynovac LED one from wally world, but thats just me.

[derekleffew]

Yeah, my $2.99 Harbor Freight specials have never, to my knowledge, been recalled.

[ruinexplorer]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

Yeah, my $2.99 Harbor Freight specials have never, to my knowledge, been recalled.

Can you only use that if you have a steel plate in your head?

[Pip]

Originally Posted by ruinexplorer

Can you only use that if you have a steel plate in your head?

hahahahahahaha good question xD

The headlamp I use is basically an older version of this one:
Al's Ski Equipment Barn - Black Diamond Vectra IQ LED/Xenon Headlamp

Too bad about the safety recall - they look like really cool headlamps:

http://en.petzl.com/petzl/LampesNews?News=99

[venuetech]

Originally Posted by ruinexplorer
Can you only use that if you have a steel plate in your head?

I think the magnet is to increase blood flow in your frontal lobe

[TimMiller]

or is the magnet supposed to increase your gas miliage. People be aware that harbor freight did have a recall on their automotive fuses. Unfortuatly i had already installed a bunch of them in a diesel powered hydraulic pump that is somewhere in the world........