From: Woody Smith (woodysmith_at_comcast.net)
Date: Mon Apr 18 2005 - 18:41:09 PDT
I do battery re-cells for $25 or $20 with the spring repair. Not as
pretty as original but fit and work.
I think that the major problem with re-celling either type of battery
pack is heat. If you aren't using cells with soldering tabs this can
be an issue.
Most of the screws are steel and go into either plastic or aluminum,
care must be taken to not start them cross threaded as it is very
difficult to correct.
I believe that stiffer opening pressure is normal.
Woody
On Apr 18, 2005, at 8:00 AM, Tom W. wrote:
> I just did the emate hinge fix with the excellent instructions for
> dismantling on Frank's site. It was relatively painless, except that
> now,
> the lid is quite easy to put down, but offers stiffer resistance to
> put up.
> I'm not sure if I need to be concerned about that. The pins did not
> require
> any of the straightening. I just put the washer over them.
>
>
> I would say, after having done this, that if I were going to do it
> again, I
> would much rather pay someone else to do it, like the very reasonable
> $35
> that someone one the list was charging.
>
> But the batteries, on the other hand, have been a source of
> frustration.
>
> We have just tried to rebuild both a 2x00 battery and an emate
> battery. When
> we turn it on and try and charge it, it appears to charge, but the
> charging
> bar only goes across about 5 per cent and then it says the main battery
> cannot be charged and needs to be replaced.
>
> We purchased those green batteries from ebay, 2100 ma and thought we
> followed the instructions perfectly.
>
> Any ideas? It's hard to believe we did the same thing wrong twice, but
> of
> course, we could have.
>
> Tom
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