[ltp] Re: Battery croaked

[Richard Neill]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>>> croaked. I still have the six-cell that came with the T61. Does anyone
>>>> have any suggestions for a place to get a nine-cell that will work for
>>>> more than a few months without dying?
>>> Any battery that you buy "new" should do the trick.  Lenovo sells them
>>> and many other companies sell them as well.  
> 
>>> You can also try to do "refills".  It tends to be a bit cheaper, but it 
>>> takes more time and sometimes the operation just fails.
> 
>> Are you advocating assembling the pack yourself?
> 
> No.  I just mention that you can get your batteries "refilled".
> And that it takes more time because instead of "order+ship" the time
> is "ship+refill+ship".
> And since the operation is delicate, most refill services will warn you
> that it may fail.

Thanks for the clarification. I'd never come across such a service before.

Richard