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Check Your Mobile Battery By Mobile Battery Meter
How much do you know about the battery on which your mobile phone runs?
Nokia has been in the news quite often lately. unfortunately, not for good reasons. At least 1.8 lakh Nokia customers in India are set to get replacements for the BL-5C batteries in their nokia mobile phones, following complaints of overheating. it had issued a product advisory for the Nokia -branded BL-5c battrey manfactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co between December 2005 and November 2006.
We can rattle of a list of our mobile phone’s features, but how manyof us really know about the battery that makes it work? Broadly, mobile phone batteries are of four types:
Lithium Polymer (Li-Poly)
is the newest and most advanced technology for cellular phone batteries. Li-Poly is ultra-light weight and does not explosed. Lithium Polymer shows all the advantages of Lithium Ion without the weight or rigid from factors. it does not suffer from memory effect and will deliver up to 40 percent more battery capacity than the same size if NiMH battery.
Lithium Ion (LI-Ion)
is an advanced technology for cellular phone batteries. Li-Ion does not suffer from memory effect and will deliver up to 40 percent more battery capacity than the same size NiMH battery. unfortunately, Li-Ion battries are more expensive and not available for older cellphone models.
Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
batteries also do not suffer from memory effect. Compared to a NiCad battery of equal size,a NiMH battery will run for 30 to 40 percent longer on each charge. The unique NiMH chemistry enables the packing of twice as much energy into a given mass than is possible with NiCads. This can also result in NiMH batteries having up to twice the life span of NiCads.
Nickel Cadmium (NiCad)
Batteries are of older technology and suffer from memory effect. they must be completely discharged before recharging or damage can occur. this discharge procedure can add extra time to the overall charging process. The memory effect that is inherent in all NiCad batteries reduces the battery’s overall capacity, run time and life span. Also, the nickel cadmium used in NICad batteries is highly toxic to the environment.
To promote the safe use of cellphones, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and CTIA The Wire less Association recommends th following:
- Do not use incompatible cellphone batteries and chargers. Consumers should purchase manufacturer or carrier recommended products and accessories.
- Do not permit the battery of the phone to come in contact with metal objects, such as coins, keys or jewellery.
- Do not crush puncture or put a high degree of presssure on the battery as this can cause an internal short circuit, resulting in overheating
- Avoid dropping the cellphone. Dropping it especially on a hard surface, can potentially cause damage to the phone and battery. if you suspect damage to the phone or battery, take it to a service center for inspection.
- Do not place the phone in areas that may get very hot, such as on or near a cooking surface, cooking appliance, iron or radiator.
- Do not get your phone or battery wet. Even though they will dry and appear operate normally, the circuitry could slowly corrode and pose a safety hazard.
- Follow battery usage, storage and charging guidelines found in the instruction manual.