How often are people having the battery in a G4 swell?
I have had more than it seems should be normal.
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I have had more than it seems should be normal.
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G4 battery swelling
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Li-ion battery swelling signals possible imminent catastrophic failure. Discharge the battery, remove it from the device, and store it somewhere that won't burn your house down if it catches fire. Have it disposed of as soon as possible.
If you charge the battery, the failure will be that much more energetic.
If you charge the battery, the failure will be that much more energetic.
G4-G5 Battery swelling
Funny you mention this. Mine was (done) was charging, but only lasting 3 or 4 hours. Had it almost a year. So I ordered a new one from Ray's Pagers in PA. He said the NEW one was Lithium Ion instead of the Lithium Polymer one that came with my pager. So I put the old one in my drawer. A few days later I opened the drawer and the little black box around the battery swelled and broke open like someone had stepped on it and the white pack inside was visible. I quickly got my gloves and put it in a bag and took it to Battery & Bulbs along with a few old PC batteries to recycle and get rid of whatever they do with them. I'd say if your G4-G5 battery is charging really quick and releasing a lot faster? time for a new one, it's going to
swell up and break through the casing. ;0)
Funny you mention this. Mine was (done) was charging, but only lasting 3 or 4 hours. Had it almost a year. So I ordered a new one from Ray's Pagers in PA. He said the NEW one was Lithium Ion instead of the Lithium Polymer one that came with my pager. So I put the old one in my drawer. A few days later I opened the drawer and the little black box around the battery swelled and broke open like someone had stepped on it and the white pack inside was visible. I quickly got my gloves and put it in a bag and took it to Battery & Bulbs along with a few old PC batteries to recycle and get rid of whatever they do with them. I'd say if your G4-G5 battery is charging really quick and releasing a lot faster? time for a new one, it's going to
swell up and break through the casing. ;0)
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Let me clarify my earlier post:
If ANY flavor of lithium battery starts swelling, it has a serious problem, and catastrophic failure is a distinct possibility. The greater the charge level of the battery, the more firey/explodey the catastrophic failure is likely to be.
If ANY flavor of lithium battery starts swelling, it has a serious problem, and catastrophic failure is a distinct possibility. The greater the charge level of the battery, the more firey/explodey the catastrophic failure is likely to be.
jonwienke is correct.
When LiOn batteries swell its due to a chemical break down internally and its releasing gasses. Once the process starts its going to keep going. The worse the battery swells the more likely it will come to a catastrophic exothermic failure and those are not good.
Had it happen to several iPhone batteries back when i worked on them.
I kept an unused paint can in my office and anytime i had batteries that swelled they would go into that for temp storage and about once a month i would recycle the batteries.
When LiOn batteries swell its due to a chemical break down internally and its releasing gasses. Once the process starts its going to keep going. The worse the battery swells the more likely it will come to a catastrophic exothermic failure and those are not good.
Had it happen to several iPhone batteries back when i worked on them.
I kept an unused paint can in my office and anytime i had batteries that swelled they would go into that for temp storage and about once a month i would recycle the batteries.
If anyone experiences battery swell Please contact your dealer and submit an RMA we will replace it no questions asked.
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