OT -- Laptop batteries

[Greg Newell]

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Don,
         Less than a year ago i bought a battery off of E-Bay and found 
that it held just about as much charge as the one it was supposed to 
replace. This was less than I had hoped for. I e-mailed the guy who sold it 
to me and to his credit he promptly shipped out another one. This second 
effort was only slightly better than the first. For almost a year now i 
have been carrying around 3 semi - chargable Lithium Ion batteries which, 
when new, should give me a usable time of about 2 1/2 - 3 hours. 3 
Batteries are getting kinda heavy. Where would I find such a "battery 
depot"? Your not talking about Radio Shack are you? they seem to be getting 
more worthless with each passing year.
         I pried open one of these packs for my Toshiba Satellite and found 
9 (I think) cells that look about the size of AA's and they're all soldered 
together. Are you saying that such a "battery depot" would solder in new 
ones for me? Wow! That would be great!!! I'm thinking that the reason I got 
the 2 low life ones from e - Bay is that they were nearer the end of their 
shelf life than the beginning. It would seem that such a "battery depot" 
might have fresher stock. please forward whatever info you may have. I've 
nursed this laptop along this far. I see no reason to stop now.  Thanks!

Greg Newell




At 06:23 PM 12/22/2002, you wrote:

>Hi Del,
>
>Do save the existing "battery housing" and next time you are in even a
>small city take it to a local "battery depot". They will pop the case open
>and replace the cells. This is generally much cheaper than paying for a
>"name brand product".
>
>At 03:01 PM 12/22/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >     The battery in my laptop (Toshiba)  just decided to die. As did the
> >battery in my camera. Has anyone had any  experience (good or bad) with any
> >of the battery vendors on the internet? (I  can't really 'shop locally' out
> >here -- even the pony express only shows up  weakly....)   Thanks,   Del
> >Delwin D Fandrich
> >& Builder
> >  USA
> >  pianobuilders@olynet.com
> >  www.pianobuilders.com
>
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 

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