A problem with keeping an extra battery: the heat! Suggestions?

[broadwayblues]

One of the things noticed when I was the VerizonWireless rep for about 300 soldiers was that, when carried in the pocket, the moisture window on batteries turned pink faster. Turning from white speckled with red to pink was indication of the phone being subjected to moisture, and is one of the first things customer support checks when cell phones are turned for warranty coverage when they arrive not working. Most carry their cell phones in a front pocket, which is near the groin, which is...you know, humid.

It's a bit unrealistic to do so with a smartphone, but spare batteries will last longer when carried on person if placed inside small plastic bags with those silicone gel moisture-wicking packs (like what you find in camera carry cases/etc) to pull moisture out of the air.

As a former military man, and a chef now, I can attest to this. If you sweat at all during the course of your having the phone in your pocket, your batteries are going to indicate that they got wet after awhile.

Don't knock the guys out there working their a**es off, I would kill to have a desk job, you know, with a/c.

 

[FrankXS]

I live the desert and it gets HOT here. I bought a backup battery while they were on sale, and I love the idea of being able to swap it in when I am not near a charger. Now the most logical place for me to keep such a battery is in my car since I will likely need it most when I am out and about. But, when it is 110 outside and even hotter in the parked car, I am worried about how this will effect the spare battery.

Will the heat damage the spare? Is there anything I can do to avoid it?

Without reading every message in the thread (gimme a break, I'm overseas for a while) I have to provide one serious answer, sorry if I duplicated someone's. I have it on good authority that VZW/HTC no longer use this sticker as proof positive. Exactly for the reasons mentioned here. Even sitting on a shelf in the Bahamas, or Southern Mexico could do it. They might ask you about it at a store, but if you have a reasonable explanation you should be good to go.

-Frank