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From: rek@hpwrce.HP.COM (Ron Kittle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Advice for new T1000 battery pack?
Message-ID: <10650003@hpwrce.HP.COM>
Date: 23 Oct 90 17:45:36 GMT
Organization: Ye Olde Salt Mines
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I've got a T1000 with a dead battery pack.  I checked at Fry's, and they can
order a replacement, but it's $70!  What other options do I have to replace
the battery pack?  Here's what I'm thinking:

1. I can check the mail order ads; I should be able to do better than $70.
   If anyone here has recommendations for a particular mail order outlet,
   I'd be interested to hear about it.

2. The pack consists of 4 NiCad 1.2V cells wired together; they are a bit
   smaller than C cells, so just wiring together 4 NiCad C cells would not
   work as cleanly as I had hoped.  Has anyone on the net come up with a
   slick way to replace the T1000 pack with off-the-shelf NiCads?

Hoping to hear some good advice,

Ron Kittle
rek@hpwrc.hp.com
415-691-3619