Marc Sira on 12/11/00 2:24 PM wrote:
> I haven't heard of anyone trying to rebuild a Type I battery yet, and
> I'd be interested to hear of your results when you do. Apart from
> getting the right batteries, an issue that may come up is the chip in
> the battery that identifies the type (and serial number). The Power
> Manager is still going to see a Type I, so it may not charge a
> higher-capacity battery as well, or at all, particularly if you use
> the 2150mAH cells that seem to be available. All the rebuilds I've
> heard of so far started with a Type III battery, which is treated
> differently by the Power Manager (that's why it requires different
> code support in the OS).
Do you think an external charger would be more lenient?
-makmac
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