In an advisory release on its website Nokia has stated that its battery BL-5C which have been used between 2005 – 2006 are faulty. Out of the total production of 300 million batteries, 4.5 million batteres manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan have the problem of overheating and some burst when overcharged. Over 100 incidents have been stated world-wide regarding BL-5C batteries.
Nokia and Matsushita will be replacing these battery if the customer wishes to do so. If our mobile has a BL-5C battery we can check whether it needs to be replaced or not by checking it at the Nokia advisory page. It can be checked by entering the battery identification number. It is a 26 character id. number and can be found just above the ‘Made in Japan’. Lets hope our battery identification number is not in the advisory list of the 4.5 million batteries. And if by chance it is in the advisory list, lets hope it gets replaced soon. You can find all the details at Nokia Website.
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