on 08/02/04 13:29, Andrew Kershaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> on 08/02/04 11:28, w miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Is it possible for a li-on battery for a Lombard (M7318) to be >>> completely and forever dead? I've tried battery reset and get a box that >>> tells me it's reset and to charge it, but the computer is not seeing it, >>> before or after the reset. >>> If it is forever dead, can it be rebuilt? >> >> Yes, it is most likely dead and yes, it can be rebuilt. However, the problem >> is with the charging circuitry in the battery, or more specifically, the >> EEPROM in the circuit that tracks the cells charge. I did rebuild a battery >> with new cells but could not make the laptop to recharge it, most likely >> because the charging circuitry was still thinking that the battery was dead. >> >> -Laurent. > Laurent, > > What model battery did you rebuild? What cells (part numbers) did > you use? I was considering doing exactly this with my Wallstreet > battery(ies), but I haven't done much more than taking apart a dead > battery. > > Did you try running Battery Reset afterwards? That's probably an > obvious thing, but sometimes the obvious things get overlooked.
I tried rebuilding a Pismo battery. I opened one battery that was dead. The cells were Sony cells. I found the same model on eBay. I then rebuilt the battery. However, it would never charge and I couldn't use the battery reset. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] buzzword-compliant: [also `buzzword-enabled'] Used (disparagingly) of products that seem to have been specified to incorporate all of this month's trendy technologies. Key buzzwords that often show up in buzzword-compliant specifications as of 2001 include `XML', `Java', `peer-to-peer', `distributed', and `open'. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
