I was surprised how much new batteries cost, and remembered that someone mentioned on the list that rebuilding a battery is an option. I called my local Batteries Plus to see if they carried the parts I needed to do this for my Powerbook 1400, but they said they only had parts for rebuilding batteries for power tools, not laptops. I found that a little hard to believe, but I haven't been able to find much info on rebuilding Powerbook batteries on the net.
I did find this pretty good page showing how to rebuild a Duo battery: http://www.fastlight.demon.co.uk/jg/duobatt.html Looks relatively straightforward, and I can't imagine the 1400 is going to be much different. I mean, heck, the worst I'm out is a battery that's already dead as a doornail, right? Looks like I could follow a relatively similar plan there. Anybody have any pointers on battery rebuilding? Thanks, Ruffin Bailey -- 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
