On 10/09/03 17:37, "Lewin Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The 2nd step is to find those cells at a price where it would make >> sense to >> rebuild. There are 9 cells in an Apple battery, so you need 5 pairs of >> 2. Me >> and Tom Ethen were able to get 12 pairs, I think, for $90, which bring >> the >> cost so far at around $45. If I can rebuild one, then that would be a >> pretty > > That's an excellent price. Do you have a spotwelder? If not, be very > very careful soldering the cells together. Li-Ion cells are dangerous, > feisty animals. Ah Ah! A "spotwelder"? I've never seen a "spotwelder" before but I know that this is what they used. Can I find this in any hardware store? Like I said, I've never seen that beast and I'm suspecting that its use is pretty limited, besides the kind of applications like soldering tabs to rechargeable cells. In your other message, Lewin, you mention the NVRAM in the battery. I thought I've read that if you reboot in OpenFirmware (or single user mode in OS X), you can issue a command that should reset the NVRAM. Would that be possible? I'm really concerned now that after I put the battery back together, I won't get anything because of that smart circuit. Any way to do something? -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
