Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has decided to recall approximately 960,000 AC adaptors sold to North American gamers because some adaptors are overheating and melting. According to the press release:
Sony Computer Entertainment America has received 38 reports of adaptors overheating, including 19 reports of melting. There have been four reports of minor property damage, two reports of minor burns and one report of a minor shock.
If you've got a slim-line PS2 purchased during or after October 2004, check the model number (located on the back, bottom, or side of the PlayStation 2 console) and unplug the dang thing if the number matches SCPH 70012 or SCPH 70011. Sony will send you a new adaptor. Click the link below for more details.
Now before anybody goes and claims that this proves once and for all that the PS2 is the hotter system, remember that Microsoft recalled 14 million Xbox power cords.
