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Posted by Red Green on April 26, 2008, 10:00 pm
> After visiting 2 Lowes and a Home Depot trying to buy paslode gas to
> finish a fence today, I came home and did a little research to figure
> out why it was not in stock anywhere except at 84 Lumber.
>
> I found an article at this site (not mine)
> http://www.toologics.com/News/Recalls/Paslode_Tall_Red_Fuel_Cell_Safety
> _Notice_for_Cordless_Framing_Nailers_20080421680.html
>
> which explained the following. This is an direct copy from the
> paslode PDF file:
>
> Paslode has determined that a small percentage of "tall red" Fuel
> Cells (part #816000) designed for
> use in Paslode cordless framing nailers (part #900420) can leak fuel
> when the metering valve is
> attached to the Fuel Cell, which can result in a potential fire
> hazard. The Fuel Cells in question may
> compromise the safe and effective operation of Paslode cordless
> framing nailers, so we are treating
> this quality-related issue with caution and concern for our end-user
> customers.
>
> PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CHECK YOUR INVENTORY AND RETURN ALL "TALL RED"
> FUEL CELLS WITH THE FOLLOWING DATE CODES:
>
> BEST USE BEFORE: 09 AUG 2009 10 AUG 2009 11 AUG 2009
>
> MANUFACTURED: 11 FEB 2008 12 FEB 2008 13 FEB 2008
>
> Note: The "best-use-before" date code is on the bottom of each Fuel
> Cell. The
> manufacturing date code is on the outside of the Fuel Cell master
> carton above the
> Paslode logo. This Safety Notification only applies to Fuel Cells
> within the date codes
> listed above.
>
>
> BTW, the stuff we bough was not one of those dates.
> If any of you have some of these, I suggest you return them for
> credit.
>
>
Bud on the street has one. I'll give him a copy of your post.
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