[ltp] Suggestions for battery sources

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

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On jeu., 2010-05-13 at 20:04 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> I have a Thinkpad T61 (15.4 widescreen), now close to two years old. The
> original 6-cell battery is toast. That is, it won't hold enough charge
> even to light up the battery light, let alone boot the computer. A year
> ago I bought a 9-cell battery from a Chinese source. It is also
> completely toast.=20
>=20
> Side note: My original battery does not qualify for the recall.
>=20
> I'd prefer not to pay Lenovo's prices for a new OEM battery. But the
> after-market 9-cell was also a waste of money.=20

My T61 is 2.5 years old, and by that time I bought a noname 6 cells
battery =E2=80=9Cfor every day use=E2=80=9D, saving my lenovo 6 and 9 cells=
 for when I
really need them (I keep them mid-charged, and use them from time to
time). The noname one is always kept in my ThinkPad, using smapi
controls to keep it between 30% and 70%.

At that time, it's still pretty fine:

corsac@hidalgo: acpitool -B
  Battery #1     : present
    Remaining capacity : 21550 mWh, 43.28%
    Design capacity    : 56160 mWh
    Last full capacity : 49790 mWh, 88.66% of design capacity
    Capacity loss      : 11.34%
    Present rate       : 0 mW
    Charging state     : Unknown
    Battery type       : Li-ion=20
    Model number       : COMPATIBLE
    Serial number      : 38


Looking at the battery itself, the brand seems to be a =E2=80=9CDLH=E2=80=
=9D, not sure
if it helps you.

Cheers,
--=20
Yves-Alexis

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