Nikon EN-EL3 battery recall update : As announced on November 8th, 2005, Nikon has detected that on rare occasions some rechargeable Li-ion batteries of the type EN-EL3 for Nikon Digital SLR cameras may become defective, resulting in overheating during recharging. In the worst case, Nikon cannot rule out the possibility that the battery could catch fire as a result of the defect. The rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL3 battery is provided as a supplied accessory with the Nikon D100, D70 and Nikon D50 Digital SLR cameras. It is also sold as a separate accessory for these camera models and can be used with the Nikon D70s. Nikon model EN-EL3 bearing lot numbers that are published on www.europe-nikon.com/support.
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