1400 battery rebuild?

2006-02-23 Thread Gene Osburn
I've heard that the 1400's NiMH batteries contain AA batteries, and that it's possible to rebuild one using AA rechargeables. True? Can anyone direct me to info/directions on how to do this? Gene Osburn Friends don't let friends do Windows -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: 1400 battery rebuild?

2006-02-23 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
Gene Osburn wrote: I've heard that the 1400's NiMH batteries contain AA batteries, and that it's possible to rebuild one using AA rechargeables. True? Can anyone direct me to info/directions on how to do this? NiMH packs can be rebuilt since their cells have standard sizes usually. A

1400 battery rebuild

2003-11-03 Thread bmcewen
Hi all; There's one post in the LEM list archices about a battery part # to use for rebuilding the cells in the 1400 battery. I've been meaning to do this for a while, it's time to just do it. If anyone has more recent info about doing this (other cells numbers or anything, please feel free

Re: 1400 battery rebuild

2003-11-03 Thread ACFX44501
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Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-02-01 Thread 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

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-02-01 Thread R Farrington
http://www.smartdisk.com/WinterBlowoutPricing.htm VST Battery for the 1400 for $50. Or get the battery charger, yoyo ac adapter and battery for $90 Rob On 1/31/03 12:28 PM, victoria brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: on 1/30/03 8:58 PM, aly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all! Questions

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-31 Thread Brian
Do you know what cell they put in it? One online rebuilder said on their page that they don't do 1400 batteries any longer as they had problems with the chip. I've rebuilt some battery packs for other things and was thinking of trying to find the specs for the replacement cells, and having

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-31 Thread Brian
Do you know what cell they put in it? One online rebuilder said on their page that they don't do 1400 batteries any longer as they had problems with the chip. I've rebuilt some battery packs for other things and was thinking of trying to find the specs for the replacement cells, and having

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-31 Thread victoria brandon
on 1/30/03 8:58 PM, aly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all! Questions on this topic -- where (online? mail it in? resources?) can I get a 1400 battery rebuilt? Hi Aly -- Take a look at http://www.primecell.com/index.htm They say they'll rebuild a 1400 battery for $84 plus $5 shipping --

1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread Brian
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 -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread Garry Hamblin
I had mine rebuilt six months ago. Excellent results. On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 10:22 PM, 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? Garry Hamblin Saskatoon, SK iMac Indigo 500 on OS

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread aly
Hi all! Questions on this topic -- where (online? mail it in? resources?) can I get a 1400 battery rebuilt? What kind of performance/results after the rebuild? Does it cost significantly less than new battery? Not heard of this before and am quite intrigued... Thanks very much... aly 1400cs KS,

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread Garry Hamblin
I had mine rebuilt by a local outfit called Battery Boys here in Saskatoon. Cost me $125.00 CDN I think. The results were comparable to buying a new one which was over $200.00. The 1400 battery is a Nicad I believe so I was told it was just a matter of replacing the battery cells. The

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread Cathy Welsh
On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 09:46 PM, Garry Hamblin wrote: I had mine rebuilt by a local outfit called Battery Boys here in Saskatoon. Cost me $125.00 CDN I think. The results were comparable to buying a new one which was over $200.00. I don't have a 1400, but I have had experience

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread aly
Gosh, that is lucky you had someone locally who had the knowledge to do it. Though this used to be a Mac-friendly town (the university was almost exclusively Mac) it's gone the way of the PC (#1 reason I got my 1400cs for a ridiculously low price -- nobody knew what it was!) and anyone who knew

Re: 1400- battery rebuild

2003-01-30 Thread aly
Oooh! Thanks, Cathy. Awesome! Will take a look. -- aly Cathy Welsh wrote: I don't have a 1400, but I have had experience with ebatts.com- very good, fast, and excellent CS. Go here http://www.ebatts.com/models.asp?Manufacturer=25 and click on the model you have. Also, pay attention the Amp