OK. Thanks to everyone who emailed me on and off-list. I got quite a few
emails, so I'll make another in Feb, take photos this time, and put the
contacts in for charging. Now I just need the genuine power adapter, which
seems to go for a lot less than the sled (crazy). I originally tried
using a router instead of the hacksaw, but that was really messy; melted
plastic everywhere. This cage is easy to make. All you really need is a
soldering iron, as the rest can be done with a knife and hacksaw, if you're
ready to sacrifice the top retainers, and insert the last two batteries
after you put the cage in.
If I finally get TCPdock working, I'll be cruising. I still get that
bloody error.
/Damien
At 23:04 23-01-2003 -0800, you wrote:
>This is too wild!! I love it! It would have been even more cool if you had
>used some high-powered equipment, like a Milwaukee Sawzall instead of the
>hacksaw....
>
>For your valiant efforts, may I suggest to the King of Newtdom, that ye be
>dubbed:
>
> "NewtGyver"
>
>:-D
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>...
> From the ugly, but it works dept. I've been modifying consumer battery
>cages to go into my 2100.
>...
>Line it up so that negative points towards the negative spring.
>Remove material from the top using a big heated coarse round file (or your
>weapon of choice) to cut the divot at the top.
>Cut the two grooves on the other side using a hacksaw to fit the locators
>in the newton.
>...
>All done. It should slide in, and stay firmly. I have attached a loop of
>string so I can pull it out easily. It's really easy to make these
>rechargable in the newton as well, as the hacksaw grooves line it up with
>the charging contacts.
>...
>
>Damien
>
>
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Damien Batstone
Environment & Resources DTU
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The Technical University of Denmark
DK - 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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E-mail: djb_at_er.dtu.dk
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