[ltp] Battery issue with R31 (any battery experts out there)

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Sat, 14 Jun 2008, Micha Feigin wrote:
> Thanks, very thorough. A friend of mine managed to get me a new battery on a
> days notice during the weekend, so the immediate problem was solved. I was
> aware that these batteries are volatile, that is why I didn't just open it
> up. We may try to save the old battery just to learn something though.
> 
> Will update if we do end opening it up and stay alive to tell the tale ;-)

Just don't let ANY cell get reverse polarized, for $deity's sake.

Measure them first (individually).  If any is too depleted, forget the whole
idea, **really**.  It is NOT worth it.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh