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> SMT 5600 Battery Problem
Quickywd01
post Mar 27 2008, 11:08 PM
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Hello, I just realized why the battery cover on my smt 5600 is hard to get off. The battery is bulging on both sides. Even the battery cover has a slight bulge in it. What should I do?


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smeg36
post Mar 28 2008, 01:43 PM
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A bulging battery is never a good sign. That could be a sign of a battery dangerously close to exploding or leaking. I'd get a replacement battery on ebay just to be safe.


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Quickywd01
post Mar 29 2008, 09:43 PM
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Thanks smeg, does this one look good: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-BATTERY-AUDIOVOX-S...1QQcmdZViewItem

By the way is this normal?

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A bulging battery is never a good sign. That could be a sign of a battery dangerously close to exploding or leaking. I'd get a replacement battery on ebay just to be safe.


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post Mar 29 2008, 10:25 PM
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Mine never did that the entire time I had it.


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Quickywd01
post Mar 30 2008, 04:29 AM
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I'll let you know how the ebay battery is when it gets here. I hope my bulging one lasts a week and doesn't explode.


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post Mar 30 2008, 12:06 PM
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No, it's not normal. But it's not uncommon either. I've had it happen a couple times. The chances the battery will actually explode are very small. It would more likely leak. But even that probably won't happen. Always better safe than sorry though. I had one bulding battery back in the MPx200 days that lasted a few months before I finally replaced it.


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Quickywd01
post Apr 4 2008, 07:31 PM
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The new battery just came in. How do I go about charging the battery? How long do I charge it for and should I have the phone off while it's charging?
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No, it's not normal. But it's not uncommon either. I've had it happen a couple times. The chances the battery will actually explode are very small. It would more likely leak. But even that probably won't happen. Always better safe than sorry though. I had one bulding battery back in the MPx200 days that lasted a few months before I finally replaced it.


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post Apr 4 2008, 09:37 PM
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Just charge it normally with the phone plugged in to the charger. You could leave it on if you like, but it would charge faster with the phone off. Just charge it until it says it's completely full. It'll take a week or two for the battery to be completely broken in, just keep charging it whenever you get the chance.


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