蘋果召回部分交流電源插頭 存觸電風險

Apple has issued a voluntary recall of millions of its two-prong AC wall plugs after incidents of them breaking and causing electric shocks.

近日，蘋果公司主動召回了大批雙插交流電源插頭轉換器，因爲這些插頭曾出現了破損和觸電等事故。

Apple said it knew of 12 such incidents and asked customers to stop using them.

蘋果方面表示，目前該公司已獲悉12起事故，並已通知用戶停止使用有問題的插頭轉換器。

The plugs came with Macs and other iOS devices sold in Continental Europe and five other countries around the world between 2003 and 2015 and were included in the Apple World Travel Adapter kit. Apple said customer safety was its "top priority".

這些有問題的部件在2003年至2015年隨Mac和其他iOS設備一同在歐洲大陸和世界上的其他五個國家上市，還曾包含在旅行充電套裝Apple World Travel Adapter kit當中。蘋果公司表示他們始終把用戶的安全問題放在首位。

The recall relates to plugs for: Continental Europe, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.

包括歐洲大陸、阿根廷、巴西、澳大利亞、新西蘭和韓國在內的國家和地區的轉換器將參與召回。

It does not affect plugs for: US, UK, China, Japan and Canada.

而在美國、英國、中國、日本和加拿大等國家出售的插頭轉換器不受此計劃影響。

Affected users can exchange their plug at their local Apple store or request a replacement via the website.

用戶可以在當地蘋果公司零售店更換插頭轉換器，也可以選擇在官網申請更換。

Last year, Apple urged owners of one of its Beats loudspeaker systems to stop using the kit because it posed a fire risk.

去年，蘋果公司曾召回一種存在火災風險的Beats音響。

In 2014, the company offered a free exchange for one model of USB iPhone chargers sold in Europe between 2009 and 2012, after a few cases of overheating.

另外，2009年至2012年在歐洲出售的一批蘋果USB手機充電器出現數次過熱事故，蘋果公司在2014年針對該批部件提供了免費更換。