[plug] Laptop Battery replacement?

[Joel Johnson]

Mike Holland wrote:
> 
> Joel Johnson wrote:
> 
>> I recently got two Sharp laptop batteries refurbished by Batteries 
>> Plus. They take the old cells out and replace with new ones. 
> 
> 
> Thats dead easy for NiMH or NiCd, but can they do it for modern LiIon 
> batteries?
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The two I had refurbished were both LiIon batteries so, yes, they do do 
LiIon batteries.

The laptop in question is a couple of years old, so depends on what you 
call "modern" in terms of batteries. Don't know how different the 
current generation of LiIon batteries are to the early ones.

If you want, go to http://www.batteriesplus.com.au/ and fill in a online 
form with any particular questions and wait for a response.

I think there's a couple of other mobs in Perth that do a similar service.

Something unfortunate that one of the guys in the Cannington store told 
me is that there isn't currently a facility in WA that recycles old 
useless batteries such as those from dead laptops and UPSs. Apparently 
they've got a big stockpile of old batteries just waiting for the day 
when WA gets an appropriate recycling facility.

Joel