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Standards & Benchmarks Nokia’s defective battery count jumps to 3 lakh
Our Bureau New Delhi, Aug. 21 Nokia has identified 3-lakh mobile handsets in the country with a defective battery belonging to the BL-5C series. The company has got over 60 lakh SMS from mobile users across the country to check if their handsets were under the advisory issued by Nokia warning consumers about the defect. The manufacturing defect in the batteries manufactured by Japan-based Matsushita was detected after 100 users across the world complained of over heating while charging. Nokia had said that it would replace the defective batteries. About 46 million Nokia handsets across the world have these defective batteries making it one of the biggest recall in the electronics industry. At Rs 700 a piece the battery replacement in India alone will cost Nokia about Rs 21 crore. The batteries, made between December 2005 and November 2006, were used to power more than 50 Nokia models. Nokia has so far replaced about 95,000 batteries in India. ‘Responsible citizen’
Meanwhile, Mr Pankaj Mohindroo, National President of Indian Cellular Association, applauded Nokia for being an extremely responsible corporate citizen. He also said that the batteries are manufactured with the latest technology and in extremely sophisticated latest plants. “These new generation Lithium Ion batteries are more environmental friendly than the earlier generation Nickel batteries and they have extremely refined ingredients, which ensure versatility and safety. The Lithium Ion batteries unlike the earlier generation batteries also carry a Printed Circuit Board, which prevents overcharge and under charge i.e. these batteries have their own intelligence,” said Mr Mohindroo.
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