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while looking for a picture of a telephone exploding, i found this:

http://www.wirelessconsumers.org/site/pp.a...JYJ3OOF&b=14007

 

 

Exploding Cell Phones

In December of 2003, Robert Clifford sustained burns to his ear when he attempted to use his Sprint cell phone to call his girl friend. For more details see:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/SciTech...s_040130-1.html posted 01/30/04

 

 

Nokia released a warning in February of 2003, cautioning consumers not to use counterfeit replacement batteries in Nokia phones. In August, a 33 year old Dutch woman was injured when her Nokia phone exploded in her hands. On October 2, 2003, a supermarket employee in the Netherlands burned his legs when a Nokia phone exploded in his pants pocket. That same week a young Vietnamese woman suffered minor burns to her stomach and hands after her Nokia mobile phone apparently exploded. What's going on? Nokia says that its investigation reveals that all three reported incidents involving explosion of Nokia phones was due to counterfeit batteries manufactured by unauthorized suppliers. According to Nokia, these counterfeit batteries are not subject to the same quality control and testing that Nokia batteries undergo. Nokia says that counterfeit batteries can cause overheating which will cause damage to both the phone and the battery. Nokia also warns that non-original cell phone chargers can corrupt original batteries. Click here for more.

New update: Nokia blames improper replacement batteries for causing 30 to 40 of its phones to overheat. posted 01/30/04

 

 

On January 8, 2004 in Hanoi, Vietnam, it is reported that a Nokia 8310 cell phone exploded in a man's pocket. The blast caused a hole in the front cover of the phone and blackened the screeen. He said that the phone was in his pocket and not in use when it exploded. The phone was reportedly purchased new in April of 2003 from a authorized Nokia supplier and no parts had been replaced. For more on this story see: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll...show/415317.cms

 

 

On October 6, 2003 in Omaha, Nebraska, a Kyocera phone began sizzling and then exploded on a car seat. Kyocera announced that it was suspending shipment of the phone, model number KE413, while it conducted an investigation. The phone was sitting on her daughter's lap as Tina McChristian was driving down the street. It began to sizzle, then exploded propelling the battery into her granddaughter's car seat. The phone had been purchased a few days earlier from Cricket Wireless. A Cricket spokesman stated that the Kyocera phone model would continue to be made available to customers and they would stay in close contact with Kyocera.

 

 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announces a recall of batteries in Kyocera Smartphone Cell phones and launches an inquiry into cell phone batteries that can overheat or explode. For more information see http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04068.html posted 01/30/04

 

Kyocera has recalled 140,000 batteries used in the 7135 smartphone because they may short circuit causing overheating and possible explosion. Consumers should stop using these batteries immediately and contact Kyocera for a replacement battery. For additional information go to

http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/info/press...se/20040123.htm posted 01/28/04

 

 

 

There are a large number of suppliers of "low cost" cell phone batteries who advertise on the internet. Some expressly disclaim any guaranty of the products they sell. Others advertise that their batteries "are as good or better than the originals." Price breaks of up to 80% are offered. These products are (or should be) UL approved and tested to meet the cell phone manufacturer's specifications.

 

 

In the meantime, speculation abounds that coins or keys could cause shorting when they come into contact with the metal tags which are used to charge the batteries. Such a short, in theory, might cause the battery to overheat. Still another conjecture is that the vents which allow heat from the battery may be obstructed causing overheating. Our guess is that the "exploding" cell phones are caused by defects in the battery or in the phone's power amplifier -- not because the battery is off brand -- but more investigation is required and caution is advised.

 

Please let us know if you are the victim of an exploding cell phone. Click here to contact us.

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