Huckleberry Pie Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 This is for all of you guys who have the BL-5C Lithium-ion batteries, including me. Here's the notice from the Finnish lads: This battery may pwn you...maybe... Back view of the cell pack, showing the 26-character serial Dear Nokia Customer,This is a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. This product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia battery. 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 is working closely with relevant local authorities to investigate this situation. Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. There have been approximately 100 incidents of over heating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported. Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery. According to Nokia's knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device. Concerned consumers may want to monitor a mobile device while charging that contains a BL-5C battery subject to this product advisory. While the occurence in the BL-5C batteries produced by Matsushita in the time-period specified is very rare, for consumers wishing to do so, Nokia and Matsushita offer to replace for free any BL-5C battery subject to this product advisory. The BL-5C batteries which are subject to the product advisory were used with the following Nokia models or separately as accessories: Nokia 1100, Nokia 1100c, Nokia 1101, Nokia 1108, Nokia 1110, Nokia 1112, Nokia 1255, Nokia 1315, Nokia 1600, Nokia 2112, Nokia 2118, Nokia 2255, Nokia 2272, Nokia 2275, Nokia 2300, Nokia 2300c, Nokia 2310, Nokia 2355, Nokia 2600, Nokia 2610, Nokia 2610b, Nokia 2626, Nokia 3100, Nokia 3105, Nokia 3120, Nokia 3125, Nokia 6030, Nokia 6085, Nokia 6086, Nokia 6108, Nokia 6175i, Nokia 6178i, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6230i, Nokia 6270, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6631, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 6820, Nokia 6822, Nokia 7610, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N91, Nokia E50, Nokia E60 “Nokia” and “BL-5C” are printed on the front of the battery. On the back of the battery, the Nokia mark appears at the top, and the battery identification number (consisting of 26 characters) is found at the bottom. If the battery identification number does not contain 26 characters, it is not subject to this product advisory. Maybe these batteries can make great explosive devices...I don't think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_91 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Damn I had this battery on the 6230i but no problems with it but I got a 5300 now and it doesn't use this battery so Im alright. My 6230i only broke becasue I dropped it in a puddle, definetly not becasue of battery problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Damn I had this battery on the 6230i but no problems with it but I got a 5300 now and it doesn't use this battery so Im alright. My 6230i only broke becasue I dropped it in a puddle, definetly not becasue of battery problems. Contrary to what Nokia stated that there weren't any incidents regarding this fiasco, there was one reported case of battery ownage involving the BL-5C; a Filipina university professor woke up at about 1 am after hearing a loud bang, only to find out that her N91 phone ended up wasted after an hour or so of regular charging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_91 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I always thought that Nokia was a good mobile phone company, very reliabel and all that. If theres only one of these cases then there might not be a problem at all maybe the women did something to her phone thats why it went bang but I dont know I haven't heard of any other problems like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Haha, I've seen this on the news...Too bad you Nokia users can't leave the mobile phone safely charging over night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_91 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Haha, I've seen this on the news...Too bad you Nokia users can't leave the mobile phone safely charging over night I kept my old Nokia 6230i charged overnight for at least the last 8 months I had it and I dont it everyday. Never had a problems with it at all, I find this case might just be an over reaction to just one thing that has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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