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#275129 - 28/01/2006 21:08 Laptop Battery Surgery
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	The Dell's battery is dead which makes it useless as a portable pc. How feasible would it be to crack open the battery and replace the cells with rechargable AA batteries? Would this be crazy?
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#275130 - 28/01/2006 21:19 Re: Laptop Battery Surgery [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	If it is a Lithium Ion based battery then don't do it. If you wire them incorrectly or they're not charged properly then it is possible for them to catch fire. Most of these batteries have a IC in them which monitors the battery and records stats so it might not work anyway. You can buy fairly cheap Dell batteries on eBay. Don't know what the quality is like or even if they're real Dell batteries.
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#275131 - 28/01/2006 21:47 Re: Laptop Battery Surgery [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
furtive old hand Registered: 14/08/2001 Posts: 886 Loc: London, UK	Try sticking it in the freezer overnight and trying it again in the morning. _________________________ Mk2a RioCar 120Gb - now sold to the owner of my old car Rio Karma - now on ebay...
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#275132 - 28/01/2006 21:50 Re: Laptop Battery Surgery [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14496 Loc: Canada	Digikey sells replacement LiON, NiMH, and NiCad cells. So, yes, one could crack open the plastic and just replace the cells, and have a "new" condition pack for about $30 or so. Cheers
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#275133 - 28/01/2006 21:52 Re: Laptop Battery Surgery [Re: furtive]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	freezer?? You're joking right?
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#275134 - 28/01/2006 22:23 Re: Laptop Battery Surgery [Re: furtive]
siberia37 old hand Registered: 09/01/2002 Posts: 702 Loc: Tacoma,WA	Quote: Try sticking it in the freezer overnight and trying it again in the morning. That's probably a really bad idea with Lithium Ion cells. It's almost guaranteed to drop their voltage below the critical level where they can't be safely charged again.
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