Another option, tear the battery apart, and see if it has circuitry to keep all the cells balanced (instead of just blindly stringing them together and praying they stay matched). If so, rebuild it , they usually use 18650 cells.
Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 5:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Laptop batteries Heh... even Provantage had 3 different batteries, including the OEM. :-) -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 4:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Laptop batteries Personally, I would have gone with Provantage and a name brand battery. But that's just me. On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:38, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, I decided to save $30 and go through BatteryEdge as they guarantee 100% > compatibility with the laptop and meet or exceed original specs. J Well see. > Hopefully it wasnt a bad decision. > > > > > > From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 1:29 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Laptop batteries > > > > From personal experience I found that where possible using the companies > battery seems to last longer. I try not to purchase from the company though > as they seem to price the same battery higher than the resellers do. > > > > Jon > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 1:23 PM, John Aldrich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ok. Im down to either Provantage or Batteryedge.com. The latter is much less > expensive, although its not an HP battery. Provantage has several, including > a brand-name HP battery. Is it worth an extra $30 or so to get an HP battery? > Doesnt HP just buy their batteries from someone else and slap an HP label on > em and mark em up 50% anyway? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- If this email is spam, report it here: http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpam&Id=ODEzNjQ6MTA0MjAyMTE2OTpwanBAcHNuZXQuY29t THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
