indeed, afterhourconsulting is only selling this battery if they can install it, at an hour rate of $85.-. Even I as an experienced user couldn't buy one separate... (I am currently in europe, and I won't send my book to the US for weeks, only to replace a simple backup battery, it wil probably cost me with shipping back and forth $250.-, the battery normally costs only $30.-.......). So if any other user may come to the same problem, here's another solution which works perfectly. So what I just did is the following: I bought a backup battery for a 3400 powerbook. This is a 7.2 V battery and has the same amp as the 2400 (the 2400 battery is 3.6Volt. and consists of 3 batteries of 1.2V sealed together). This battery of the 3400 consists of 6 small batteries (of 1.2 V) soldered and sealed together. So I splitted them, so I had 3 batteries of 3.6V. I sealed them, attached the long cable of the battery from the 2400 to it and voila! It works flawlessy. The three batteries fit also fine in the place where the old backup battery was! With the help of one of the deassembling guides on the 2400 sineware site, http://webobjects.uwaterloo.ca/mac2400/, and with a bit experience in electronics and a clear workspace, it's not that hard to disassemble the 2400. I did it a few times now without any problem. Best regards, Iwan > >You're selling backup batteries only if you install them? Pardon my > >ignorance, since I'm new to this group, but is this operation (replacing a >>backup battery) beyond the reach of anybody, except those that can do >>"surface mount soldering" kind of guys? >> >>-Laurent. > >You are partially correct, Laurent. SMD soldering is what we do when >repairing boards with blown components. The 1xx series had surface mount >PRAM batteries which required skill sets the average user probably >doesn't want to hone on their laptop (we have those batteries in stock, >too -- if anyone cares to restore an older PowerBook). The 2xx, 5xx, >2300, 2400, 1400, 3400... uses a battery pack with pigtail leads to the >motherboard. For the most part, each configuration requires a different >geometry of battery pack. Getting back to the 2400, the battery is a >custom manufacture, not available through your normal sources or the >original manufacturer, Varta. The battery pack is welded together, >properly sealed, and a pigtail wire assembly attached to it. This is not >something the normal person has to face when they are replacing a 1/2 AA >in a desktop box. I've been replacing PRAM batteries in powerbooks for >about 5 years (we had a rental fleet for the movie studios in Wilmington >-- maybe the most demanding portable environment one can imagine: a beach >town, salt water, hurricanes, acting talent, directors, producers, crew, >tight time budgets... oh what fun :) ) > >So now you know more of the trade secrets that DT&T or MCE don't want to >give away :) > >Significant damage will occur to the 'book if the battery is not >installed properly, or the owner can inadvertently short out the battery >during the installation, rendering it useless. Because of these inherent >dangers, we no longer sell this battery outright. Just too many libelous >individuals out there. We will do the installation for you (which does >require nearly complete disassembly of the 2400 -- about an hour bench >time with testing). > >Hope that clears up your questions. > >paul > >www.afterhoursconsulting.org --- www.rduonline.com -- Iwan Baan Photography - Books - Multimedia Mobile +1 917 774 2803 Fax + 1 212 202 6213 80 MacDougalstreet New York City NY 10012 USA e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Keizersgracht 264 1016 EV Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mobile +31 6 5463 0468 Fax & Voice Mail +31 20 883 1330 ICQ 6823619 ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
