Alan O'Neil wrote: > Sorry to post again, but I am still not clear on what to do. I just got a > PB500 battery, which is not seen in my PB 540c. I will go to the Shack this > week and buy a 9.6v RC battery an use it if I can get a personal > confirmation that this will in fact work without any logic on the batt > itself. If it won't, I can try to crack open my dead batt and transfer the > circuit to my new batt. But will the circuit report the batt to the PB as > being old and decrepit? I won't be charging the batt through the PB, so > recharge problems are not an issue.
I can tell you from experience that you'll have to crack opent he battery and re-solder the cells _exactly_ in place of the old ones. If you do this be careful of the laminated battery circuit bus - it melts easily. > **Will a naked (no electronics) 9.6V battery power the PB 500 series?** Only long enough to let out the "Magic Smoke". Don't do it! Mike Hebel -- 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
