[plug] [OT?] Laptop batteries

[Mike Holland]

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, bob wrote:

> I have picked up a 2nd hand thinkpad 380z and of course the battery is 
> cactus. Can anybody recommend a cheap supplier of replacements? Its a 
> Lithium-ion if that matters (Best I can find online is $240 which is >50% 

For a LiIon replacement, google says $180 at
http://www.batterymaster.com.au/products.php/command/viewcategory/categoryserial/3917

If it were NiMH, it would be cheap and easy to replace the cells.
Maybe you can put a set (7) of solder tags AAs in anyway. They give 
2AHr. But you would need the schematics, and a few simple components.

Anybody know how hard it is to replace LiIon cells? I think you need a 
very good match.


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