Mobiles More ways to protect mobile phone battery

**urpussysucker** · 27-02-2016, 09:15 AM

More ways to protect mobile phone battery
There are six ways to protect mobile phone battery:
• Make sure the battery doesn’t come into contact with metal. It’s fine for the phone itself to touch metal. But if you happen to be carrying an extra cell phone battery in your briefcase or bag and it’s near loose change or keys, the metal can touch the electrical connections and cause a short circuit.

• Power down if the phone heats up. If you notice your phone getting hot while running certain apps, it’s likely okay. If the phone gets too hot to touch, however, shut it down and get it serviced. It may mean something is amiss.

• Make sure your battery and charger are compatible. Other charges may fit your phone, but the manufacturer has tested only the charger that came with the phone.

• Use only the manufacturer’s original battery or replacement battery. “Most of the major manufacturers of cell phones use batteries that are tested by UL,” says Drengenberg. Cheaper batteries may not conform to the safety features that keep batteries safe. “If it’s certified by UL, it’s gone through all kinds of tests, shock tests, dropping tests, charging tests,” says Drengenberg.

• Try not to drop the phone. A near-impossible feat, perhaps. If you do drop the phone, if the impact was hard enough to damage the phone, you may want to bring it to a service center to inspect to make sure nothing came loose. “If the battery and phone overheat while the phone is off after it has been dropped, that could be a potential sign that there is damage to the battery,” says Wolfson. Use a good case to protect the phone if (when) it drops.

• Definitely don’t drop it in water. “Water is the enemy of all electronics,” says Drengenberg. If there’s a chance that water seeped inside (which may depend on how quickly you retrieved it) and it still works, you should get it looked at. A service center can dry it out so there’s no corrosion later.