On 1/24/2003 10:13 PM Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I recall a post a while back where someone said he threw the battery at a >dumpster; missed and picked it up; saw the first led had lit up, put it back >in his computer and it took a charge and it's still working. Maybe a >mechanical shock could induce some chemical reaction sufficient to start the >recharge process, couldn't hurt if you're going to throw it out anyway.
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