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RE: Battery Level Monitoring

--- Freeman Pascal <>
wrote:
> You might try looking on ebay for a replacement
> battery.
> 
> Do a search on the part number.  I've been lucky and
> bought all my batteries for my laptops and wearable
> off
> of Ebay for between $25 and $35 each.  One deal had
> two
> batteries and a charger for $80.
> 
> EBay is your friend.
> 
> - Freeman (EBay junkie - it's Doug's fault he got me
> hooked!)
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carol Stein [mailto:]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:59 AM
> > To: 
> > Cc: 
> > Subject: Re: Battery Level Monitoring
> > 
> > 
> > This is a tad off-topic, but I have a question
> related to
> > batteries, and probably someone here can answer
> it. I had
> > 4 Toshiba laptops, and the last (the Pentium one)
> was destroyed
> > by client in '98. My Toshiba 1950CS laptop (ca. 
> late '93)
> > works except its battery is COMPLETELY run down.
> Since bridging
> > the terminals doesn't let me run on mains power
> (i.e., from
> > outlet), I know battery case has some non-battery
> stuff inside.
> > I filed in that class action suit (bogus, I know,
> but why
> > should the damned lawyer get my part of the
> settlement too???),
> > but still haven't received the $200 coupon which
> presumably
> > would let me replace battery.
> > 
> > So, while I'm waiting for coupon, or wearable PC,
> can anyone
> > suggest a DYI solution to replace that battery?
> Right now,
> > aside from my father's machine, I'm stuck with a
> DOS Toshiba
> > (ca. '91!). It's fine for writing, but I'd love to
> be able
> > to at least access some of my old files. I tried
> baking the
> > battery (though not to very high temperatures)and
> it's really
> > dead.
> > 
> > Cheers --
> > 
> > 
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