[TriLUG] Ot: getting replacement batteries for old laptops

[john mitchell]

Mack.Joseph at epamail.epa.gov wrote:

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>Were they built 10yrs ago and have been sitting on the shelf waiting for me to buy them?
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   The batteries themselves will have a 'date code' stamped on them, it 
will read something like 9836 (for 1998, 36th week, or 0312 for 2003, 
12th week) . You will probably have to cut open the plastic shell to 
find it.
   Other than building your own - which can be done if the pack is made 
up of standard AAA, C, or D cells - there is no way to know what you are 
getting.
   A short waranty time may be an indication of how good they are.

john mitchell