[rmparadise]

Hi, has anyone ever rebuilt a li-ion battery pack for this laptop or know of a web site that has information?

Thanks - Rick - Atlanta - KE4OCO

 

[SM2GXN]

Hi Rick and welcome to this forum!

Have you tried to take apart the battery pack to see how the cells look like
or does it look like an impossible mission ;D?
Years ago I switched cells in an old laptop but think it was Nicad cells.
I remember that it was hard just to get those cells out of the pack.

Bjorn/SM2GXN

 

[ante1]

Hi Rick,

You have come to the right place, well almost!
Have a look here:
http://www.electronics-lab.com/articles/Li_Ion_reconstruct/index.html

Good Luck!

 

[AJB2K3]

Try "boiling" the battery first (ramming a high current very breafly into it)
before dissably.
the T2130ct era(486 dx -133mhz) tosh bats have a record of reviving if done properly.

 

[ante1]

The “boiling” as you call it can work with NiCads if you are careful burning of internal shorts, but I wouldn’t try it with Li-Ion’s. It might blow up in your face! I suspect the battery for the old 486 is not Li-Ion type?

 

[AJB2K3]

The “boiling” as you call it can work with NiCads if you are careful burning of internal shorts, but I wouldn’t try it with Li-Ion’s. It might blow up in your face! I suspect the battery for the old 486 is not Li-Ion type?

i didn't see the Li-on in his post but it puts in the 1995's onward series but i thinks there all duel cell batts.