At 11:22 PM -0500 1/30/2003, Brian wrote: >Can the 1400's battery be readily rebuilt or is it one with the goofy >chips in it that would make it hard to rebuild it right? > >Thanks, > >Brian
I just rebuilt one using cells from DigiKey.com, part: P018T-ND 4/3A Nickel Metal Hydride. The case comes apart easily with some careful prying and pulling then it's a matter of pulling the connections off the cells with fine-nosed pliers, and soldering the new cells in place. Pay careful attention to polarity. Make a diagram of the original configuration if you need to. Since the new cells have their own protective covering, there is no need to replace the cardboard tube covers. Just make sure the center connections don't stick out to far and short against each other. Shorting these cells would be bad (see Ghostbusters for definition of "bad"). These packs are much easier to rebuild than the 500 series packs. Good luck!, Hardy Menagh, Hardsdisk Ltd., a branch of the Abandoned Computer Shelter. Sponsored by jmug.org. <http://www.mac-group.org/jmug/acs.html> E-mailed with Eudora 3.1.3 from an "obsolete" Macintosh PowerBook "He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator." -Francis Bacon- -- 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> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
