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    Has anyone ever "hacked" their own batteries?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Stoic, Feb 15, 2009.

  1. Stoic

    Stoic Notebook Consultant

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    I found this on Metacafe - Laptop Battery Hack! Don't Buy A New One! - and was wondering if anyone has ever tried this on a Thinkpad and been successful.

    I've killed two batteries in my T60p over the last two years and am getting tired of it.
     
    Stoic, Feb 15, 2009
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  2. visiom88

    visiom88 Notebook Evangelist

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    Li-Ion is a very volatile substance that saving 70 dollars isn't worth the risk. I think I'd just stick with paying more bucks for having my hands not screwed up from explosion.
     
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  3. Andrew Baxter

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    Yes, and it doesn't work very well:

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4224

    It won't come close to what the original new one did and ask yourself this, if you fly with the laptop can you say 100% you wouldn't worry about that battery being the one that starts a fire and creates a disaster?
     
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  4. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    Llama R Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've tried this and it didn't really work out so well. I just do cheap ebay generics now; not as great as OEM but they're cheap.
     
    Llama R, Feb 15, 2009
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    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    I bought a generic battery for my thinkpad ... it didn't work out so well.
     
    millermagic, Feb 15, 2009
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  7. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Generics are not always great either because there is no responsibility for dangerous cells that might malfunction. If you go with non-OEM go with specific sites you trust. I would avoid ebay.
     
    jaredy, Feb 15, 2009
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