Any way to charge a BL-5C battery without the phone?

[Danny Kewl]

I have a Nokia 3650 cell phone which takes a BL-5C battery. The battery
charges inside the phone. The charging module on the phone went bad, so a
cell phone repair place ordered one and will install it when they hopefully
receive it in a few days. In the meantime, I have no way to charge the
battery to use my phone until I get it fixed. Can I alligator clip the wires
from a DC power adaptor (wall wart) to the terminals of the battery after
cutting off the adaptor on the end? What voltage/amps would I use (give me a
range if possible) and it looks like there's three terminals on the battery,
but which are positive and which negative? How long to charge? The battery
says 3.7 Vlots Li-ion, made by Nokia. It doesn't say amps but I think it's
rated for 850 milliamp hours?I'm guessing the battery is about 1.5 by .75
inches, and very thin. I have some pics of the battery here, they're a bit
blurry as the camera phone isn't good at close shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Image02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Image03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Image04.jpg


Thanks very much,

Dan

 

[jakdedert]

I have a Nokia 3650 cell phone which takes a BL-5C battery. The
battery charges inside the phone. The charging module on the phone
went bad, so a cell phone repair place ordered one and will install
it when they hopefully receive it in a few days. In the meantime, I
have no way to charge the battery to use my phone until I get it
fixed. Can I alligator clip the wires from a DC power adaptor (wall
wart) to the terminals of the battery after cutting off the adaptor
on the end? What voltage/amps would I use (give me a range if
possible) and it looks like there's three terminals on the battery,
but which are positive and which negative? How long to charge? The
battery says 3.7 Vlots Li-ion, made by Nokia. It doesn't say amps but
I think it's rated for 850 milliamp hours?I'm guessing the battery is
about 1.5 by .75 inches, and very thin. I have some pics of the
battery here, they're a bit blurry as the camera phone isn't good at
close shots:

I wouldn't mess around trying to charge the thing out of the phone unless
you know what you're doing, and use the proper supply.

OTOH, there are external chargers available for most Nokia phones. Check
your local home electronics supplier (or perhaps Wal Mart...I've bought them
there....).

jak

 

[Jana]

Why not get the proper external charger for your phone battery?

DO NOT mess around with the battery from your phone. It can easily be
damaged, by not charging it in the proper current window, with the proper
control over the charge rate. Over charging this type of battery, can also
lead to it to explode. Besides, if you ruin the battery, the cost of it is
fairly expensive!

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JANA
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I have a Nokia 3650 cell phone which takes a BL-5C battery. The battery
charges inside the phone. The charging module on the phone went bad, so a
cell phone repair place ordered one and will install it when they hopefully
receive it in a few days. In the meantime, I have no way to charge the
battery to use my phone until I get it fixed. Can I alligator clip the wires
from a DC power adaptor (wall wart) to the terminals of the battery after
cutting off the adaptor on the end? What voltage/amps would I use (give me a
range if possible) and it looks like there's three terminals on the battery,
but which are positive and which negative? How long to charge? The battery
says 3.7 Vlots Li-ion, made by Nokia. It doesn't say amps but I think it's
rated for 850 milliamp hours?I'm guessing the battery is about 1.5 by .75
inches, and very thin. I have some pics of the battery here, they're a bit
blurry as the camera phone isn't good at close shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Image02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Image03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Image04.jpg


Thanks very much,

Dan