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    Thinkpad i-Series battery help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Cat5782, Jul 6, 2010.

  1. Cat5782

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    So a while ago I was given this old thinkpad as a spare computer type of thing. The only problem is that the battery is completely dead. So not willing to spend 90-something bucks and having the technical skill to hopefully avoid it, I've made the decision to open the battery pack and swap the battery cells. So upon opening the pack I stumbled upon this type of battery:

    Sanyo HR4/3FAU Hydride 4/3A cell HR-4/3FAU

    I was planning on purchasing these until I remembered somebody saying that you should always take a step up as far as battery power is concerned when doing a project like this. Now being relatively clueless in the world of batteries I was wondering if you guys could help me out by steering me in the right direction as far as a replacement for these go. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!
     
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  2. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Any 18650 li-ion cell will do.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 6, 2010
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  3. G73Guy

    G73Guy Notebook Consultant

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    I do not play with batts. DeLL and Sony did and things caught on fire. You wanna do go for it.
     
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    Cat5782, Jul 6, 2010
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