Might check prices for replacement batteries (not the cells inside) on Amazon - I have gotten several very OK batteries very cheap for cameras and 2 computers.
Thanks JK At 05:58 PM 12/29/2014, Keith Lofstrom wrote: >I have accumulated a bunch of old Lenovo T60 laptop battery >packs that don't hold a charge. Lifting the label - the >cells are standard, perhaps replaceable by new ones. > >Anybody interested in rebuilding battery packs? > >My packs are glued or plastic-welded together, so I would need a >hot knife to open them, appropriate adhesive to put them together >again, a small spot welder to tab the batteries, and presumably >a ventilated space to work, in case a cell catches fire. > >With enough participants we could buy the right tools and buy >cells in bulk. Not sure how many types we would need. My T60s >and X60s both use CG18650 cells, which are $39 for 12 Panasonic >cells on eBay, $499 for 360 cells. Chinese cells might be >cheaper (both ways). > >This cell size is often used for "vaping"; does that push price >up or down, or merely attract dangerous counterfeits? > >Keith > >-- >Keith Lofstrom [email protected] >_______________________________________________ >PLUG mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
