Nokia Announces Product Advisory for BL-5C Battery

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cyberscriber

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And why should ppl panic? Are all these batteries going to explode today?
you've been using it for almost one year.
And you are lucky to get a brand new one.
 

ravi_9793

TechTin.com
cyberscriber said:
And why should ppl panic? Are all these batteries going to explode today?
you've been using it for almost one year.
And you are lucky to get a brand new one.
Just for mind peace.thanks GOD..no one was harmed seriously.
 

sandeepk

Journeyman
Mine is not affected. But one of my friends is. Saw one the Nokia manager on TV saying that they will send the replacement to home itself. When will he can expect the replacement?
 

g_goyal2000

Youngling
Well, it seems that either the Nokia Care helpline is either jammed due to calls or they've just shut the number cos when I call, it either says that all lines are busy (when calling from landline) or sometimes says that u'r request could not be completed (when calling from mobile or calling the toll-free number from landline).:mad:
Apparently, the Nokia India customer care wasn't ready for would come next after the news. :!:
Which is bad for most people. :(
 

sakumar79

Technomancer
@Choto Cheeta - I hope so, but phone model and battery model are so similar to the problem (1110 and 1110i, 5C and 5C-A), so was a bit worried...

Arun
 

sourav

In the zone
The big hype today is that your Nokia mobile battery is going to go kablooey! That’s a load of C**p. Don’t worry people your Nokia phone battery no. BL-5C is NOT, I repeat, NOT going to explode. Here’s the real scoop on what’s going down inside your battery compartment.

The Scoop
Picture a slightly large balloon inside a tiny paper bag being blown up. In reality what’s going to happen is the balloon will continue to get filled and finally tear through the bag. The balloon will not explode, it simply increase in size.

Here’s the low down. Every time your phone is charging the current is causing your battery to heat up and therefore expand a wee bit. Since you already know that the battery compartment fits the battery perfectly and there’s really no room for expansion so it simply pops out of its casing. AND THAT’S IT! This is how it is according Nokia.

Nokia has issued an Advisory that has gone out to every one of us who can get it out to you as soon as possible. There is no cause to be alarmed at all. Let me put it this way – just take a chill pill people.

The batteries in question – the BL-5C manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan are quite common to most Nokia phones. You’ll find them in models like the Nokia 6270, Nokia 1100, Nokia 3100, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6600, Nokia N70, and Nokia E60. These are just a few of the more common models of course. If you want the complete list check out Nokia.com And Nokia is working closely with Matsushita and will be cooperating with relevant authorities to investigate this situation.

According to Nokia, even though there were around 300 million batteries like this there were only 46 million batteries that were manufactured during the period of December 2005 and November 2006 are the ones in question. Out of that number there have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported and according to Nokia’s knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.

Now people please understand that the advisory that Nokia has provided is strictly for those who own Nokia phones that have the BL-5C battery that has been manufactured during the given period i.e. between December 2005 and November 2006. Other Bl-5C’s will have no problem.

source : www.tech2.com
 

g_goyal2000

Youngling
Choto Cheeta said:
One of My friend is one victim

Model 6630

Well it didnt explode actually :p Just saw yesterday morning that the LCD developed a wide crack and the battery was wide open some liquide comming out from it...

Poor dude....

question is will nokia going to provide warrenty ??

But Phone Didnt explode :p
Well they might. Since it happenned due to a Nokia accessory (battery) itself, they should be providing it. If they don't, well threaten them with a lawsuit. The battery was original Nokia, wasn't it??? If not, then your friend has no options but to pay for repairs. or buy a new set.

sakumar79 said:
I have a Nokia 1110i, and the battery model is BL-5CA. Will that be also prone to the problem?

Arun
No, it's not. But as a precautionary measure, check it on Nokia's site.
 
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freshseasons

King of my own Castle
The present Ni Cad are proving to be nothing but bombs either in Mobiles or Laptops.
Its high time we get some other source of reliable cheap energy that can just as be mass produced.
 
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anispace

anispace

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freshseasons said:
The present Ni Cad are proving to be nothing but bombs either in Mobiles or Laptops.
Its high time we get some other source of reliable cheap energy that can just as be mass produced.


NiCd was replaced by Li-ion in mobiles and laptops ages ago.. what time do u live in?:lol:
 
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