[NTLK] The death of a MessagePad 2000 battery

[Woody Smith]

Even though $35 may seem like a lot of money, it is in fact an  
excellent solution to powering the 2100.  It gives you the freedom to  
travel without concern about charging or you can use rechargeable and  
charge them outside the Newton.

Re-celling the battery pack is also an option.  I carefully cut mine  
open along the seam and did a batteries on the half shell approach or  
see Franks instruction to do it right
<http://www.pda-soft.de/mp2k_battery_pack.html>

Buying one of the hundreds or thousands of 2x00s that will be on ebay  
once the iPad is released ;-) may be a lot cheaper.  Should be able to  
find one with a good battery.

Woody


On Jan 28, 2010, at 12:17 AM, Jeremy O'Brien wrote:

> So my MessagePad's battery kicked the bucket yesterday, and will no
> longer charge. I noticed a battery tray for it online for $35, which
> seems a bit pricy to me for a molded piece of plastic and some
> springs. Does anyone know of a battery solution for this thing that
> can be acquired for cheaper? I have my eMate in the meantime, but
> rebooting my eMate after every time I sync newtonworks files to NCX
> over Ethernet is rather tiresome.
>
> Thanks!
> Jeremy
>
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