According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), it has received reports of incidents and injuries involving cell phones batteries and chargers in a variety of environments.
The Commission says that it will continue to do its part by investigating and recalling batteries that present a safety hazard and has appealed the consumers to do their part by following certain basic guidelines.
Following are the simple safety and precautions guidelines:
• Avoid dropping the cell phone often. They can cause a very heavy damage to the battery. If you find fault with the phone after it falls, take them immediately to the dealer and get it fixed.
• Do not take away the battery from the phone and keep them anywhere near any metal objects like keys, coins etc.
• Don’t put the phone or the battery in water. It might dry and work alright, but will have a safety issue sometime later.
• Keep away the phone or the battery from anything hot. It will damage the battery.
• Do not use incompatible batteries. If the battery is not working, buy a new one from the company manufacturer only or contact you dealer or the carrier to help you. Don’t buy it from an unknown dealer, they might sell duplicate or incompatible batteries.
• Do not apply too much of pressure on the battery. Do not keep very heavy things on it. This might cause internal short circuits and damage the battery in the long run.
• Strictly follow the guidelines that are given in the User’s guide.
• Never attach or solder anything to the battery. This will affect the very safety of the battery
• Do not crush, dissemble or put the battery into fire. It is very toxic and will affect you.
• Do not overcharge the battery. This might swell the battery and cause rupture.
