Faced with the situation when the battery in the phone has swollen, what to do is a paramount question, the answer to which is quite simple. Before you do anything, you need to find out the reason. Why does the phone battery swell? What to do? What is not worth doing? How to avoid bloating in the future?
Causes
Surprisingly, there are many reasons for the swelling of the battery. It’s worth starting with what is the most common cause of failure - incorrect operation. This may be using the phone in humid rooms or, conversely, at high temperatures. Only special phones and smartphones can withstand this - with increased protection.
Problems with the battery are not uncommon when the device falls or if the teeth and other sharp objects impact the battery. Each fall has, albeit small, but consequences. Developing myths, it is worth noting that the physical impact on the battery will not improve its performance, but rather the opposite.
The second cause of a bloated battery may be a factory defect or the end of the battery life. The first becomes apparent after a few weeks of operation, and then the device can be returned under warranty. The second is surprising to many. But, no matter how strange it may sound, the battery in a smartphone or phone also wears out. The reason for this is the maximum number of charges built into the battery system itself. Sometimes the battery itself shows that it is no longer suitable for work - it swells.
Another reason could be charging a tablet or phone with non-native chargers, worse when suspicious and cheap. The difference in permissible currents causes the production of a large amount of gas in the battery, which, having no outlet, accumulates in the battery, inflating it. By the way, the same can be said about the constant recharging by external batteries.
By the way, the fourth option that could lead to a change in the shape of the battery is a five-minute charge or, conversely, round-the-clock, which negatively affect not only the battery capacity, but also its performance in principle.
It doesn’t matter what exactly caused the battery to swell. What to do? What should i avoid? We will deal with lithium-ion batteries.
Hidden danger
A large amount of gas accumulates in a swollen lithium-ion battery , which, when released, can create an explosion and even ignite. Therefore, the battery cannot be tried to be inserted back into the device, even if it is "not so swollen too much." This can render the whole device unusable, in principle, as the inflation of the battery will continue, and it will begin to deform everything — the motherboard, the screen and the sensor, and the case.
Moreover, when the battery in the phone has swollen, what is important to do is to drive away the thought of a battery puncture or arson. Of course, there are a lot of videos on the Internet with quite interesting experiments on bloated batteries, but how many of them didn’t get on the Network, since the participants of such videos ended up in the hospital with injuries, gas poisoning and burns to the skin, mucous membranes, and so on?
Disposal
The fact is that the only thing when the battery in the phone has swollen is what you can do - it should be disposed of. Of course, the Internet is full of tips for restoring a failed battery, and all as one argue that it is safe and so on, but let's be realistic - a swollen battery, this is a serious failure and it is impossible to achieve a full and high-quality recovery. Good appearance is not a guarantee of the operability of the device and, most importantly, its safety.
So, when the battery in the Nokia phone was swollen, what should I do? Do not throw it in the bin, but send it to a special place for disposal. Often such places are in hardware stores. It is curious that in some countries you can get a rather big fine for throwing the battery into a regular bin!
Solution
So, when your Samsung phone’s battery swelled, what you can and should do is go shopping for a new one. Remember that it is important to buy a quality battery from trusted sellers. It should be called and look like the one that has become unusable. Do not experiment or take a battery with more power. Replacement is made exclusively on the exact same model.
Alarm calls
If when working with your device (for example, talking or charging a smartphone), you notice that it burns your hand - this is a bad signal. This behavior of the phone indicates that it needs immediate testing and, possibly, battery replacement.
No less alarming is how correctly the charge of the device is reflected. If it constantly shows a different percentage of charge and simply discharges quickly, it will most likely need to be replaced.
Lithium-ion Battery Operating Rules
After acquiring a new battery, take a few tips on how to properly store and use it:
- For charging, you need to use only the charger that came with the device. If it breaks down, do not replace it with a cheap one, because, as practice shows, this only worsens the situation.
- Do not store the battery discharged for a long time.
- Avoid short circuit and do not try to disassemble the battery, watch for its tightness.
- Do not charge your device with a charger more powerful than your own.
- Never train a lithium-ion battery. Such batteries are not able to withstand such loads.
- Try to ensure that the battery does not discharge completely. This speeds up the aging process.
- Charge your phone fully. As you can’t eat sandwiches constantly, you shouldn’t “feed” the phone with short recharges.
- Do not leave your phone in the cold or in a closed car in the summer. Avoid large temperature changes.
Knowing what the battery in the phone was swollen with, what to do and how to behave, you can correctly respond to the current situation and contact the service center to replace the battery.