Drew Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says: Does anyone know of a source for the PowerBook 2400c PRAM battery? I need one quick. Folks, we may be halfway to finding that source. I was very keen to find a new PRAM battery for my 2400c a month ago. From a previous posting on this list, I knew that its specs were: 820-0523-A (part no.?), 2400 battery Varta 3.6V 110 mAh 3/V110H NiMH I�ve opened up my 2400 and taken out the battery a couple fo times to have a look at it (which confirmed that it doesn�t look anything like most PRAM batteries I'ver seen, so may have been a one-off). Being UK-based right now, I suspected that Varta was a UK brand and looked them up. I wrote to their e-mail address and got the following response: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Varta battery Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 09:52:14 +0000 Jose, Thank you for your enquiry. I doubt you will be able to buy your battery " off the shelf ". There is not enough demand for these specials. But I am sure that Power Packs in Solihull can help. Their telephone number is 0121 711 3360. If they do not recognise the actual computer type, if you send them the original they can "copy" it with new cells, which will be the V150H type now. This is identical in size but an increase in capacity, and so fully compatible with the circuitry. Any problems / queries, please contact me directly. Best regards, Bob Stone, Varta UK. Unfortunately, I�ve been too busy to follow this up (I traced my PB�s woes to other hardware problems--more below). But why don�t you try it and let me know the results? (The long distance prefix for the UK is 44, so Power Packs� number from the US would be 00 44 121 7113360.) PS--about my 2400�s problem, which I�ve narrowed down to the usual power management unit (or some such hardware; it works fine but won�t recognize the battery and is beyond all resets). I�ve written DTT Service twice to ask if they sold these parts separately, but haven�t even had the courtesy of a reply from them. Anyone ever bought one of these things (or the whole logic board itself) from DTT? Thanks! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------- 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> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
