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Analoguesat · 15-08-07, 08:31 AM

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.

to check if your battery is affected -

http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

BGonaSTICK · 15-08-07, 02:12 PM

Yay! Free batteries for all our old Nokia phones! :clap:

15-08-07, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Nokia admits phone battery problems 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. to check if your battery is affected - http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/ __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Nokia admits phone battery problems Yay! Free batteries for all our old Nokia phones! :clap: __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W