nokia warning affects 46 million cellphone batteries - lithium batteries for sale
Nokia issued a product announcement on Tuesday warning that as many as 46 million cell phone batteries may fail and there is a risk of overheating.
This consultation applies to BL-
5C battery produced by Panasonic battery industryLtd.
The Finnish company said it was from December 2005 to November 2006. Any BL-
5Cs manufactured outside of these dates or any other battery type are not considered a risk.
Consumers with BL-
According to the consultation, the 5C battery should note that about 100 accidents occurred while charging the battery, "said the Finnish company.
"According to Nokia, this issue does not affect any other use of mobile devices.
"The consultation affected seven mobile phones sold in Canada.
Rogers sold five and Fido sold two more.
The model number is: 6620312066822610608560306670 Nokia is unable to provide the specific number of Canadians who may be affected by the consultation, but Keith Nowak, a spokesman for the company, said that since the affected models are not in the more popular models, so the impact will be small.
"Those models affected by the consultation may account for ten per cent of our Canadian sales," he said . ".
Nokia revealed that in some cases, the affected BL-
The short circuit of the 5C battery during charging will cause overheating and cause the battery to fall off.
Short circuit in lithium-
Ion batteries can ignite flammable liquids inside, or generate more heat, increase the pressure of the liquid and have the potential to cause the battery to leak or explode.
Manufacturers take measures to prevent this from happening
All lithium batteries must include protection circuits that limit voltage and temperature peaks.
However, Nokia also said that any overheating may not be a serious danger.
"There have been 100 accidents in the 0. 3 billion power saving pool, so there is not much risk," Novak said . ".
Novak admitted that while there were no reports of serious injuries or property damage, battery defects could damage the phone.
Panasonic Battery Industry Co. , Ltd. Ltd.
Japan is one of several suppliers that co-produced about 0. 3 billion BL-5C batteries. The lithium-
Ion batteries are one of 14 different types of batteries used in Nokia phones.
Spottingan affected products in order to determine whether the battery is affected by the consultation, the customer must remove the battery from the phone to view certain product information.
Nokia batteries will have "Nokia" and "BL-
5C "printed on the front.
The opposite is a 26-
Character battery identification number.
American consumersS.
The website www should be visited in Canada. nokia.
Replace the battery and enter the battery identification number.
The site will say if the recall will affect the battery.
Alternatively, the customer can contact Nokia at the following number: in the USS. , 1-888-259-4399; in Canada, 1-888-226-6542.
Nokia said it would replace the affected battery free of charge.
Last year, Sony
More than 10 million laptops were recalled after lithium was discovered
The ion battery used in it may overheat and catch fire.
The recall included laptops made by other major computer manufacturers such as Dell. , Lenovo Inc. , Apple Inc. and Acer Inc.