>Lithium Ion cells are really ideal for low-current needs. They have the best >discharge rate of all the commonly available cells, but aren't as strong when >it comes to high-current applications. This makes them ideal for clocks, >smoke detectors, PalmPilots, or anything else which presents a small but >constant drain. For applications like these, they'll outlast any other >common battery. And they can be recharged! > >A Powerbook represents a heavy current drain, however. You COULD use them, >if you have access to them cheaply, but you'd want to use enough of them in >parallel to assure you of meeting the heavy current drain. That's do-able! > >Let me know the power requirements of the model you plan to put them in. >You may want to consider an external Lithium-Ion battery pack, because you >may need more cells than you can jam into the original battery pack case.
Most if not all powerbooks these days use high capacity Li batteries. I once tried to get a local battery company to rebuild a battery with Li cells, but they woudnt, for litigations reasons (dangerous). Theoretically, could one rebuild a Duo Type battery, which normally uses 10, 1.2 V 4/5A cells, but using Li cells ? thanks, Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
