At 12:43 PM +0100 3/26/00, Jason Barstow wrote:
>Is it not possible to take an old battery case and 'implant' some other ?
>Someone mentioned Lind batteries, could these fit inside and old 2400
>battery ?
I think those aren't lithium ion batteries, and if they aren't, you
would be ill advised to even try. It's potentially pretty dangerous.
(And even if the 2400's charging circuit can handle an older
technology like NiMH, the results would be pretty disappointing due
to reduced battery capacity.)
>Sorry if this is way off and adds nothing to the discussion, but it does
>seem to be the only alternative if
>a) there are no new 2400
>b) you _must_ have something that looks like a 2400 battery
>
>
>Perhaps there is a market for someone to 'refurbish' old batteries in this
>way; would require a much smaller outlay than developing new batteries.
I believe there are companies out there which offer a service like
this: you send them just about any battery (not limited to notebook
batteries), they'll carefully cut it open, replace the cells with new
cells, close it up, and send it back. It's not as good as a new
battery because they do have to literally cut the thing apart (most
large rechargable batteries are encased in a 2-piece plastic housing
which has been ultrasonically welded together), but it is usually
cheaper than new.
Tim Seufert
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