Thread: Cheap genuine Nokia spare battery
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2010-02-13 , 08:34
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#22
Originally Posted by floffe View Post
Ability is one thing, but they might still be able to save a few pennies by not putting such a circuit in.
The ebay ads will say if it has a safety IC. I did get some phone batteries once which did not, and after emailing the seller, was sent better ones. It is easy to test. Short the terminals with a amp-meter (briefly!) 0A is good, ~10A is bad.