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21-July-06, 10:18 PM
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| Apex Tech Maniac  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Orleans
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  |  Laptop Battery in the Freezer I have an old lithium ion battery that only works for around a minute before going out. To help fix this problem (hopefully), I'm going to leave it in the freezer overnight and fully charge it tomorrow. Are there any other things I can do to get life back from my battery? I would buy a new battery, but I think it would be pointless considering it would cost more than the laptop is worth (P2 266 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 5.1 GB HD).
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21-July-06, 10:23 PM
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| Sir Knight of Spamalot  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Water-hoe-Bury, CT
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   | Re: Laptop Battery in the Freezer What Kind of Battery is it? I have a battery from a lappy that Im willing to get rid of for cheap.
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21-July-06, 10:29 PM
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| Re: Laptop Battery in the Freezer Any battery that is compatible with the laptops this battery will work with will work with mine. http://www.compusa.com/products/prod..._code=50087500 Thanks for letting me know!
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21-July-06, 10:38 PM
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| Re: Laptop Battery in the Freezer
Sorry, I dont have that battery. I have a DR35 Battery.
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21-July-06, 10:58 PM
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| Re: Laptop Battery in the Freezer Umm doesnt a battery usually hold the most energy with heat, not too much but enough warmth usually helps the battery hold the power, but hey might as well try it and see what happens
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21-July-06, 11:17 PM
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| Sir Knight of Spamalot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Water-hoe-Bury, CT
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For NiCads the trick works, they have some memory thing (its probably something chemical and not electrical). Although I dont know if the trick works for newer kinds, since NiMH has no memory.
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21-July-06, 11:21 PM
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| I Drive A Mac  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: toledo ohio
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| Re: Laptop Battery in the Freezer I read up on this when I had an old toshiba battery that sucked. I just had to buy a new one. Good read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery
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23-July-06, 03:18 PM
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| Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Orleans
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| Re: Laptop Battery in the Freezer Well, the freezer did help a bit, but not enough. My battery went from working for 1 minute to 2 minutes. Discharging and recharging the battery had the same effect. I opened up the battery only to see if I could replace the battery cells. Unfortunately, the battery was so old you can no longer buy cells for it. I think I'll just stick to an electrical outlet until I can either find a battery for cheap or get a new lappy.
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