Re: Batteries, 701

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From: Tom Trottier (Tom_at_act.ca)
Date: Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:41:59 EDT


How about filing the contacts a little to clean them. This should reduce any
excess resistance. I like the diamond-coated nail files you can get in any
drug store.

Tom

On 6 Sep 99, at 7:52, Jonathan Berry <jberry_at_islandnet.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: Batteries, 701
Date sent: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 07:52:53 -0800
...
> Recently, a second battery which had a pretty good rating
> (about 2:40 if I recall) suddenly stopped working. The
> Configuration Utility variously says "battery not installed" or
> "defective battery", and two of the four contacts on the
> battery are slightly discoloured (one is more green, the other
> is more bronze). I guess that it shorted or maybe the chip
> inside the battery itself fried. Is there any chance of
> reviving this battery? If not, is the dead battery worth
> anything?
>
...
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