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Posted by John Walsh (Member # 168) on 05-27-2002, 09:49 AM:
I have these two old laptops (DEC HiNote VP) that are perfect for hauling around. Problem is, the batteries have long stopped holding a charge.Is there a place that could do something like chop open the battery case and change the cells inside? I know the batteries are not made anymore. They only seem to last a few years, so even if I found a new one in a box (on ebay or someplace) it wouldn't be any better.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-27-2002, 09:53 AM:
Somewhere I remember seeing a laptop battery that was about the size of two mouse pads side by side. The idea was it sat underneath your laptop and had a converter to plug into the normal DC in (from the AC adaptor). It was very thin and boasted a very long burn time. Might want to do a Google search and see if you can find it.
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 05-27-2002, 11:22 AM:
I beleive that was the air cell and they are a one use only for long air flights
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 05-27-2002, 11:30 AM:
Hmm, if you know the power requirements of the notebook, maybe you could kluge together some kind of outboard battery pack using current-technology batteries. Might not be worth the trouble though, hard to say... Also the notebook electronics might not work well with a different type of battery than it was originally designed for (like nicad vs. nimh -- charging and discharge characteristics of a different type of battery might be a problem). Aren't there portable rechargeable sources of low-wattage AC power? You could plug the notebook's AC adapter into that power source.
Posted by John Moriarty (Member # 1153) on 05-27-2002, 02:36 PM:
A good alternative solution is the Car power adapter for laptops. Just rig it up to a 12v battery (or use one of the specially built (for campers?) portbale battery thingies).John
Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 05-27-2002, 04:26 PM:
Please visit www.tigerdirect.com I believe they have the battery that sits underneath. Regardless, they have laptops for about three hundred bucks - the best prices out there.
They are based in Miami, Florida.
-Dennis
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