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please dont take my word as i dont know if this is true or not, but i have heard that you have to pull a capacitor up to remove the cover

EDIT: see the bottom part of the first post here
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[ This Message was edited by: gaming_guy on 2007-02-18 13:40 ]
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Posted: 2007-02-18 14:36:58
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Hi Guys...can someone help me if the image here in is of Fake BST-33 Li-Polymer battery for K800i ? Is it the reason the Battery is not charging or may not be charging?

I got it from eBay for liek 1.99 USD with following specification

Model: BST-33
Capacity: 770mAh ?? Isn't that weired shouldn't it be 900mAh?

Also do you guys think that thats why the battery doesnot charge in my case?

I think the battery from eBay came in with 15% charge? Don't know how?
Please look at the image here in and would appreciate somebody's reply.









Thank you!

- webchetan
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Posted: 2007-04-03 07:23:08
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you have to pull that M2 cover while the housing is still intact but be careful not to break it there is a way to pull it out, coz it has a hooklike end so it make it difficult to pull

[ This Message was edited by: alehkcis on 2007-04-03 06:54 ]
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Posted: 2007-04-03 07:50:00
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Managed to get the phone apart now, also I don't think my phone will charge via the charger any more, tried changing the charger port and it's still doing it - looks like there's some corrosion on one of the contacts on the PCB's charger port

@webchetan - I suspect that is a fake battery, the manufacturing date on that phone is from 2003 - 3 years before the K800i came out! Someone's copied the info from a real battery, so it could be why it isn't charging.
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Posted: 2007-04-03 12:28:35
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Thanks Sammy - I thought so. It seemed weired and I believe thats one of the reason the battery is not charging. Becoz when I plug-in the charger it says "Charging" I have kept it for 9 hours but still it didn't charge.

Also in any case how did it come with 15% charge? I mean any clues? Was it forcefully charged or something?

Puzzles me. I am waiting for a New Li-Ion Battery which I have ordered from a professional dealer and they use GoogleCheckout. So hopefully the battery should be genuine the one I am waiting for.

Thank you,
- webchetan

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Posted: 2007-04-03 16:50:51
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Most batteries will ship with some charge, they almost never are shipped completely flat in my experience. Probably due to the manufacturing process I guess.
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Posted: 2007-04-03 17:09:38
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Sammy - So I guess the battery being 3 years old, looks like its either lost its capacity or ist real fake. Hence its not charging? Don't you think so? because the cellphone seems ok and it does show Charging Icon when plugged in. But I have taken the battery out and don't want to take a risk with my phone. My original battery is with my cousin as she forgot to ship me when sending me the phone with her sister. So I had to order it from eBay! but alas! that battery didn't work. So have to wait for the original one to be coming my way...soon.

Thanks again...
- webchetan


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Posted: 2007-04-03 17:49:09
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No problem!

I don't think the battery's 3 years old, most probably a fake! There are some quite genuine looking fakes out there, but there's normally some way to tell still.
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Posted: 2007-04-03 19:31:33
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Hi Guys - Just to let you know. I got the Original battery for K800i and K800i works like a charm. The red light near infrared port is when the battery is low. So guys make sure your battery is full and don't flash your phone, unless you are really sure its not the battery.

cheers!

[ This Message was edited by: webchetan on 2007-04-08 04:29 ]
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Posted: 2007-04-08 05:28:21
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Glad you've got it working OK!
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Posted: 2007-04-08 11:54:22
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