From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:54:56 EDT
Ah... *before* sanding the contacts, try cleaning them with something like
Q tips with isopropyl alcohol for a bit. Scrub really hard, and if that
doesn't work, get a tooth brush and try scrubbing with that, and clean up
with Q tips.
Only then if things are still discolored would I try the bit with the
file. Why? Because the contacts on the battery are very likely several
coats of metals, and as soon as you start filing it any, you run the
risk of further oxidation with those metals that were once underneath
the outer coatings.
My two cents...
STeve Andre'
andres_at_msu.edu
At 01:41 AM 10/19/1999 -0400, Tom Trottier wrote:
>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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