[ltp] 770X Batteries

[Michael Cameron]

When my 770ED battery went (same kind I believe, lasted approx 16 months) I
was told by IBM support that there was no way to revive the old one (makes a
reasonable paperweight though).  Though my battery didn't even show 1 bar so
maybe it was shot. I was told some interesting things by the engineer that I
never got verified.  He said that leaving the battery in while running on
mains power for long periods degraded the battery life, you should pop the
fully charged battery out if this is the case.  Does this sound reasonable?
It is not particularly convenient for my new A20 since the battery is
removed from the bottom of the unit not the side but at over ?100 (~$150)
for a battery I'd like to get the most use of it.
I scoured the UK to find a reasonably priced replacement at the time but was
unsuccessful.

Michael

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John D'Ausilio [mailto:john@sort.net]
> Sent: 12 September 2000 15:47
> To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> Subject: RE: [ltp] 770X Batteries
>
>
> Did it really 'fry' itself, or does it just appear to not hold a charge? I
> take care of 6 770Z's for my company, and we've discovered that
> the battery
> loses it's 'brain' occasionally. There's a procedure on the IBM
> website, but
> in a nutshell what we do is discharge until the laptop suspends,
> turn it on
> again and let it discharge to suspend, turn it on a third time and let it
> discharge to suspend, then let it charge overnight with the machine off.
> Once I had to do the whole sequence twice to get it to wake up.
>
> john d
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Hawtin [mailto:oolon@ankh.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 9:52 AM
> > To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> > Subject: [ltp] 770X Batteries
> >
> >
> > So anyone know where I buy a new one cheaply or bring my
> current one back
> > to life? After 1.5 years of owning this laptop the battery has fried
> > itself. Not very impressive if you ask me.
> >
> > James
> >
> >
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