On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 1:04 PM Jonathan Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > > In theory, you should be able to construct a fresh battery using ordinary AA > NiMH cells (get industrial tagged ones which can be soldered together, not > the retail ones which need a holder) and the old casing and EEPROM. However, > according to > https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/29344-powerbook-500-series-battery-rebuild/ > the electronics in the 500-series battery is "smarter" and more finicky than > the simple EEPROM I found in my batteries. >
I've had a rechargeable battery rebuilt for a tool by Batteries Plus once, has anyone tried it with a laptop battery? That one was only a few cells without any ICs in it, not sure if they would even be capable of it. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple & Macintosh Gear http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ http://www.macshack.us/ -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
