Nokia admits mobile battery issue

Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile
phones after reports of overheating while charging.

The problems are confined to BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita
between December 2005 and November 2006.

More than 250 million BL-5C batteries made for Nokia by other
manufacturers are not affected, the company said.

The mobile giant said there had been 100 reports of overheating, and
that the problem battery had been used inside more than 50 different
phones.

In a statement, the company said: "Nokia has identified that in very
rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over
heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the
battery to dislodge."

Nokia said there had been no reports of "serious injuries or property
damage" as a result of the overheating.

Customers can check on the Nokia website if the battery in their
mobile phone is affected.

"Concerned consumers may want to monitor a mobile device while
charging that contains a BL-5C battery subject to this product
advisory," the company said.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6945593.stm

>
> In a statement, the company said: "Nokia has identified that in very
> rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over
> heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the
> battery to dislodge."

"Dislodge" sounds like a euphemism to me.

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Graham.
%Profound_observation%

"Landru" <landru@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1187083446.489095.142060@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile
> phones after reports of overheating while charging.
>
> The problems are confined to BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita
> between December 2005 and November 2006.
>
> More than 250 million BL-5C batteries made for Nokia by other
> manufacturers are not affected, the company said.
>
> The mobile giant said there had been 100 reports of overheating, and
> that the problem battery had been used inside more than 50 different
> phones.
>
> In a statement, the company said: "Nokia has identified that in very
> rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over
> heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the
> battery to dislodge."
>
> Nokia said there had been no reports of "serious injuries or property
> damage" as a result of the overheating.
>
> Customers can check on the Nokia website if the battery in their
> mobile phone is affected.
>
> "Concerned consumers may want to monitor a mobile device while
> charging that contains a BL-5C battery subject to this product
> advisory," the company said.
>
> Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6945593.stm
>

Maybe this is why I had to replace batteries on both my Nokia 6230's I had a
while back?

Sort of related:-

I've noticed my Nokia N73 severly overheats only when I'm charging the phone
while using the Real Player, using any other app the phone/battery are fine.

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Gerry (The MOTH)

In message <1187083446.489095.142060@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups. com>,
Landru <landru@tiscali.co.uk> writes
>Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile
>phones after reports of overheating while charging.
>
>The problems are confined to BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita
>between December 2005 and November 2006.

I checked and we've got 3 phones in the family with BL-5C batteries.
Having checked the Nokia site, one is dodgy and will be replaced,
another is OK, but the website doesn't recognise the serial number of
the third.

I'd not spotted it until today, but the third doesn't have a hologram
either; it was installed in the phone as a warranty replacement by the
local Nokia Centre.
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Gyp
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