Nokia Issues Battery Warning (BL-5C)
August 14, 2007
Nokia today announced a “product advisory” for the its most widely used lithium-ion battery, model BL-5C. A short circuit while charging one of these batteries could cause overheating. No reports of any explosions, however.
The BL-5C battery: prone to overheating?
The battery in question was manufactured by Matsushita from December 2005 and November 2006.
While actual incidents involving the BL-5C are pretty rare (about 100 out of 46 million batteries), you can request a replacement battery if you have one of the affected models.
Nokia Phone Models Affected (bold models are more popular ones):
| Nokia Models Affected by the BL-5C Battery Advisory | |||
| 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 |
Use Nokia’s Battery Identification Form to check if you’ve got a “hot” battery. You’ll need your battery’s product ID located on the back.
I got the same problem as Dan, went home to germany, plugged it into the AC, changed teh timezone, dead now