Cell Phone Battery Charger to charge a lithium ion battery
Does anyone know of a good external battery charger to charge a lithium ion battery?I am the unfortunate owner of an NOKIA N97 phone which has a rapid battery drain issue when it is turned off.
I don't like removing a perfectly good battery in order to reinstall a totally dead battery just so I can charge it in the phone. Beside the fact that it's a nuisance, I'm concerned about wear on a flimsy plastic part that was not designed to be opened & closed on a frequent basis. I tried a Universal charger that is made in China (come to think of it everything is made in China these days ) and it broke the 1st day before it had completely charged the battery even once.
Verizon doesn't carry an external charger, and Nokia doesn't make one. Any info you can pass on would be helpful and appreciated.
Though it is completely overkill for one battery, there are various battery charging products made by a company called Cadex that would charge, test and recondition (NiCd/NiMH) just about any type of battery. You may find one cheap on www.battery-replacmeent.org or somewhere because these are somewhat pricey new.
Another idea is to find the same phone on www.battery-replacement.org/cell-phone-batteries.html or Craigslist and use it as a battery charger only.
