Nokia BL-5C battery threat

Extracted from http://nokia.com
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

This product advisory applies also to the following accessories:

Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-1W, Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-3W

“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.

If you are interested to know if your battery is part of this product advisory, please follow the two steps below:

1) Switch off your mobile device and check the battery model. If your battery is not a BL-5C model, you are not included in this product advisory and your product will not be replaced.

2) If your battery is a BL-5C model, remove the battery and check the 26-character identification number from the back of the battery. Enter the identification number in the field directed in the page http://batteryreplacement.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

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मेरो खुकुरी को नौलो कथा कसरी सुनाऊं साथी पाहीले खास्थ्यो बैरी माथी, ऐले खास्छू भंछ अफंतै माथी ।

मेरो खुकुरी को नौलो कथा कसरी सुनाऊं साथी
पाहीले खास्थ्यो बैरी माथी X 2
ऐले खास्छू भंछ अफंतै माथी ।
हो॥ ऐले खास्छू भंछ अफंतै माथी ।
Song By: Ram Krishna Dhakal.

This is one of my favorite songs. The song is so heart touching, which describes the change in the people's behaviour, literally use of weapons by nepali people. The history of nepal shows that the nepali warriors were so brave and could defend themselves from the enemies, whenever they face them . Khukuri is the national weapon of Nepal. Brave Gorkhalis used them to protect our country but today the weapons are being used over own nepali brothers, which is really bad.
The song describes the sorrow that the writer feels for what is going on in our country. This is the problem for all the nepali citizens, all of us need to think about it, the time has come....

Prashant Tamang :: Indian Idol 3's Participent

Indian Idol one of the popular shows in india has worked for finding a talented singer. It has already found some great singers from different parts of India.
24 years old, Prashant Tamang one of the participent of Indian idol 3 has come from Tungsung village a beautiful place with high mountains in Darjeeling.He was in the Special Armed Force and has been working with the Kolkata police since 2002. He has been singing since childhood, but has never had any formal training.
He sings in the police orchestra. He wants to become the Indian Idol to prove himself and make the Kolkata police proud.
He is a Nepalese language speaker and that is why the people of Nepalese origin in India and Nepal consider him their own Idol. Although he works as a Sepoy with Kolkata police, his main fan base is in Darjeeling and whole Nepal.I personally like him a lot, and always pray for his vistory. In Darjeeling, a campaign is going on to vote for him and make him the winner of Indian Idol 3.

IBN Live wrote:
The Nepalese daily detailed how Darjeeling's ethnic Nepalese community was charged up to support Tamang. A photograph showed a signature campaign with Tamang's 78-year-old grandmother Sanjeevani Tamang scrawling on the huge banner.
Taxis in Darjeeling are carrying photographs of the smiling Tamang, while schools, clubs and even the local police are asking people to support the Buddhist singer, the report said.
"I voted for Prashant eight times last night," Tara Kumar, a resident of Darjeeling, said on Friday. "I am sure he will make it big."
A banner put up by Darjeeling Police said, "Prashant Tamang, the first ethnic Nepali Indian to have gone past the elimination round is our prestige."
Some people in Darjeeling are now planning to encourage everyone there to vote for Prashant Tamang. They have even formed a committee and are working tirelessly for him. Of course, I believe that Prashant Tamang has a nice voice.

The Sikkim Times blog wrote:
“While we could not send text messages through Aircel, Reliance agents here did not have enough refill vouchers in the town. If people turn ‘sentimental’ in the event of Prashant losing at the competition, the operators will themselves have to face the consequences,” Tenzing Khambachay, the Darjeeling municipality ward commissioner, had said before the voting results were announced today. Khambachay is heading an informal committee, formed to urge residents to vote for Tamang.
The residents have even accused Reliance and Aircel of “conspiring” against them and alleged that “their act almost snuffed out the hill’s Indian Idol hope”.
“We hope they will co-operate with us in the next voting rounds,” Khambachay said.
A representative of one of the accused cellphone service providers, however, said the problem was over and the vouchers would now be available. “Our vouchers had run out of stock from a few areas, but we have replenished them. It will not be a problem anymore,” said a Reliance executive from Siliguri.