On Tuesday 22 April 2008, John Mort wrote: > www.batteryrefill.com > My grandfather and my uncle have been sending batteries to the above > url to have them "refilled". They've gotten functional batteries > back, so despite the web design they're apparently not scammers. > Basically it looks like they're just replacing the cells inside. I > certainly have a few dead batteries I'd rather pay less to have > "refilled" than buy new ones, but what with batteries exploding these > days, I was wondering if more knowledgeable people here could give me > any advise on if this sort of thing is safe or stupid?
I say go for it. In fact I'm glad you pointed this service out, as I plan to try it or mention it to those that need their batteries refurbished. The one small caviat is that if you're using the battery with Linux and have the right kernel module loaded, the battery's onboard circuitry will likely show the wrong number of battery cycles unless batteryrefill.com somehow knows how to reprogram that onboard circuitry... but from your point of view you probably wouldn't care about that. Plus getting the battery refilled this way automatically sends your old batteries for recycling, so you don't have to worry about the batteries ending up in the landfill. That's cool. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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