Is there a way to charge a BP-5L battery without having it in my N800? I have three batteries and would prefer to charge them when I'm not using it, with a wall socket.
Yes. Check out BP-5l battery and charger on ebay. You can get the charger with a battery for about $8!! The charger plugs into the cable that normally charges your battery.
How are peoples thoughts on 3rd party batteries on ebay like Momax, or SIDO, I'm tempted, but I'm a bit worried about putting a cheap battery in my n800.
I assume the cheapness would show its head if it stops holding a charge, and wouldn't make it blow up
There have been reports of non-Nokia batteries exploding when used in Nokia devices, which is one of the reasons Nokia recommend you use original batteries (the other being they sell more!)
Personally speaking, I'd stear clear of non-Nokia batteries - the price differential is quite substantial compared to non-Nokia equivalents but I think it would be worth it for the peace of mind...
The Sido battery measures at about 950 mAh compared to 1500 mAh for the Nokia version so should give about 60% of the run time for about 35% of the cost (2.7 UKP or 5 US$) of the cheapest genuine Nokia BP-5L on Ebay (8UKP or 16US$ at the moment). I can find no reference anywhere on the internet to faulty Sido batterys or cells and think they are probably safe - as we would have someone telling us on here if they were not!
There have been reports of non-Nokia batteries exploding when used in Nokia devices, which is one of the reasons Nokia recommend you use original batteries (the other being they sell more!)
Personally speaking, I'd stear clear of non-Nokia batteries - the price differential is quite substantial compared to non-Nokia equivalents but I think it would be worth it for the peace of mind...
Yes, but there are report of all types of batteries, especially for laptops, exploding. I'm surprised they are allowed on airplanes.
I can find no reference anywhere on the internet to faulty Sido batterys or cells and think they are probably safe - as we would have someone telling us on here if they were not!
I have been using Sido's, two came included with an external charger. I find them to be very satisfactory, hold their charge very well while on standby and last almost as long while in use as the original Nokia.
Since then I bought a couple of original Nokia's and use them only because of the arguments put forward on this thread and not on account of any lack with the Sido's, which I use when on very long trips and the Nokia batteries are exhausted.
