On 9/14/05, Betsy Neisner wrote:
> On 11/22/04, jeffrey jacobs wrote:
>> I am looking for Sunbeam heating pads that have
>> malfunctioned/overheated. The pads may have charred or
>> caught fire. If you have had an experience with a
>> malfunctioning heating pad, I would like to hear from you.
>
> I am a lawyer in Greenfield, Massachusetts, with a client
> who was burned while using a Sunbeam heating pad. Have you
> received any responses from lawyers or engineers discussing
> defects in the pad or deficiencies in the UL standards
> relied upon by Sunbeam for testing the pads
Mine caught on fire and burned a whole the size of an orange
right by the connector. It burned through a sheet touched my
nightgown and burned a hole in my new couch. I also was burned
when I reached in back of me to see what was so hot. I got an
electrical shock My left hand fingers are blistered ring finger
worst then pinkie. It was only on for an hour and it is fairly
new.