Heres some further details guys,
Important Euro Energy Update
Yuasa NP2-12 Batteries
18th June 2008
Dear Sir/Madam,
GS Yuasa Corporation has recently issued the following statement;
'GS Yuasa Corporation cannot support any applications for VRLA products in life-critical applications'
This is a statement which is mirrored by other major global manufacturers including Enersys and Panasonic, to absolve them from any possible future litigation in the event of a catastrophic failure. However, these batteries have been 'designed in', so were subject to risk assessments by the medical equipment manufacturer from inception.
In addition, Yuasa NP2-12 batteries will in future carry the text 'Not for any medical applications'. No change has been made to the battery other than the addition of this text. The reason for this change has not been stated by Yuasa.
This battery has been OEM specified for many years and Euro Energy have no evidence to suggest that it is inferior in these applications to the manufacturer's alternatives - In many cases our (And your own) evidence would suggest otherwise.
Due to the strength of the wording, Euro Energy can no longer support the text of our current catalogue where it suggests the Yuasa NP2-12 is correct for any medical application, irrespective of whether it was OEM specified. It's performance in these applications is however well tested by our Customers. In these cases, a decision to continue with the product must be based on your own risk assessments.
As an alternative, we are now able to offer Enersys NP2-12 for non-life critical medical applications, retaining our part reference 04133. We will only supply Yuasa NP2-12 batteries where specifically requested by the Customer.
Best regards,
Euro Energy Technical Team
