Petzl recall

[Timber020]

If your a rock climber, industrial abeiler, arborist, caver, mountaineer or know anyone who is, there has been a recall on one of the most trusted bits of gear out there, one that has saved my life a few times. Now the announcement is supposed to only apply to US gear but I have Aus mates who have found theres faulty and outside the batch date supplied. (ie they busted in there hands)

Petzl America voluntarily announced a recall of Petzl M34 BL Am'D BALL-LOCK and M36 BL WILLIAM BALL-LOCK carabiners with the new metal locking sleeve due to the possibility that the sleeve can be unlocked without pressing the green button, so the locking system acts as a TWIST-LOCK, instead of a BALL-LOCK. Affected units were sold during March and July, 2006. No incidents or injuries have been reported. This information does not apply to the older nylon-sleeve locking system, but only to BALL-LOCK carabiners with the metal locking sleeve manufactured in March and July, 2006. This recall is in effect only in the USA - it does not affect BALL LOCK carabiners sold in other countries

BALL-LOCK metal sleeve inspection procedure
Unlock, open and close the carabiner once as shown in the technical notice:
- Am'D BALL-LOCK technical notice
- WILLIAM BALL-LOCK technical notice
Grip the spine of the carabiner with your right hand so that your thumb is on the wider end of the carabiner (end opposite the hinge).
Firmly grip the locking sleeve by wrapping the fingers of your left hand around it.
Without pressing the green button, twist the sleeve firmly in the direction normally used to unlock the carabiner.
Inspection results
A non-conforming product will unlock easily with a single firm twist. Please do not apply excessive force as a single firm twist is all that is required to unlock a non-conforming product.

Conforming product will resist a firm twist and remain locked; again, please avoid excesssive force.

[eviltwin]

shit that's rare, 80 of my climbing gear is petzl.
screwgates have always been my preference though,keep it simple!

[eviltwin]

shit that's rare, 80 of my climbing gear is petzl.
screwgates have always been my preference though,keep it simple!

[skelstar]

Never been a fan of the twist-lock mechanism.

[Big Chim]

Best to go with a simple design. Never used these carabiners before, I'm also a fan of the good ol screw gate

[WINJA]

Does That Apply To The Sex Swing Model As Well , If So Better Pm Dover Cause He Dont Want Finn Falling Out

[Timber020]

Alot of industrys dont allow screwgates, osh will nail you for using em, as they come undo by themselves in a work situation, Ive seen it personally a few times (I was loyal to screwgates until the near bitter end) and wont touch them with a bargepole. Never had an issue with ball locks, awesome bits of kit.