[TriLUG] Local source for Thinkpad battery?

[Joseph Tate]

I've bought charging circuitry though Triangle Laptops:
http://stores.channeladvisor.com/triangle-laptops.  They're a bit of a
hike from anywhere but north durham, but they are local.


On 7/1/06, Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jason,
>
> The guy at batteries plus near Southpoint tells me that it wouldn't be
> that unusual, particularly with a  LiON battery since the battery
> itself contains part of the charging/ps circuitry.  Also he says that
> the LiON batteries turn themselves off entirely after a certain number
> of charge cycles, no matter how deep.  After the conversation we had
> I'm really thinking about going with an NiMH replacement and keep
> better manual care of the charge discharge cycle instead of just
> leaving the thing on AC most of the time.
>
> Are you home this afternoon?  Maybe my wife can swing by to borrow the
> battery from you. She works off ACC blvd so she's pretty close to you.
> It's worth a try.  She actually had the dead battery with her for a
> physical comparison.
>
> On 7/1/06, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:
> > i'm with barry on this, i have a t20 which does the exact same thing -
> > refuses to power on.  if you hit the power button enough eventually it will
> > come on, regardless of whether or not the battery is installed.
> >
> > having said that, i do have a spare a21 battery (at least, i think it fits
> > an a21) if you want to give it a try.
> >
> > jason
> >
> > Barry Gaskins wrote:
> > >   Are you sure it is the battery.  I have several old laptops that the
> > > battery is completly dead on and the work fine if the AC adapter is plugged
> > > in.  If yours does not work with the AC adapter plugged in then I suspect
> > > that it is not the battery.
> > >
> > >   - Barry Gaskins
> > >
> > > On 7/1/06, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, Rick DeNatale wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > 1) The guy at batteries plus told me that I might try to find a used
> > >> > computer dealer who just might have a used but working battery.
> > >>
> > >> I get all mine from Batteries plus (mine are always in
> > >> stock) or ebay, but you have to wait.
> > >>
> > >> I didn't realise this was a problem.
> > >>
> > >> > 3) Is the 40% difference in price worth it to get an LiON instead of a
> > >> > NiMH for an older laptop like this?
> > >>
> > >> If you expect to be owning the laptop longer than the
> > >> expected life of the battery (about 2yrs), then your
> > >> decision has nothing to do with the laptop.
> > >>
> > >> Assuming the charge is 40% more in the LiON, do you need the
> > >> extra charge, ie do you run the battery down to zero before
> > >> you get a chance to recharge (I carry a 2wire power cable
> > >> and 2-to-3pin adapter with me and plug in wherever I can,
> > >> even if that means sitting in a corner - if they can't
> > >> supply power where it's needed - at a table, then I'm going
> > >> to have to sit where the power is)? If the lifetime of the
> > >> LiON is 40% more, then you should get it if the cost of
> > >> replacing a battery is large (time to do the ordering,
> > >> downtime while dont have a battery - but you can always
> > >> order ahead).
> > >>
> > >> Joe
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