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Matthias Halibrand
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 Posted - 03/03/2005 : 2:18:30 PM
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As in the post exactly above yours and several different threads out there stated, there is a small electronic circuit directly attached to the original battery. If you attach this to the new one, it should work!
Matthias
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unknown_lamer
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Posted - 03/03/2005 : 4:08:04 PM
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I attached the circuit but it refused to charge the 2400mAh battery.
I then lit it on fire ... (earlier today, I first tried to get it all to work a few days ago). So it's a moot point now, unless I can find a replacement PCB (I'm ordering a new 2000mAh battery from NA with the PCB included and I'm not going to take that one apart because it was a PITA). |
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pritterjr(at)socal.rr.com
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Posted - 03/03/2005 : 5:50:37 PM
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A little more on my exprience with the replacement battery. The first time I tried to use the new 2400 mah battery after moving the little circuit board over from the orignal battery it did not work. Putting it back on the orignal, the circuit worked fine??? Putting it back on the new battery, the silly thing worked normally. Bad solder joint I figured. It charges OK, but I still only get about 8 1/2 hours with MiFi of useage. Haven't run any other test on duration. The battery still reads 4.26 at full charge. (This is better than the 20 minutes of useage I was getting even when the voltage read 4.26 after a nights charge on the old one).
This unit is a little less than 1 year old, but did want to part with it long enough to have the factory replace the battery. Next time I will, if unable to purchase a battery directly from them.
By the way, these batteries are rated for 300 charge/discharge cyles. Doesn't take long to reach that.
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Sottilde
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Posted - 04/17/2005 : 6:25:35 PM
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Reading your post, did you say you got 8.5 hours with MyFi? That's excellent. Normal batteries get ~4.
I'm really interested in replacing my battery. Maybe I'll even send it in with a battery and have the NA team do it, as to not ruin my warranty. The battery life on this thing is sub-par, and if I could get around 16 hours out of it, I'd be a very, very happy camper.
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Derek
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Posted - 06/11/2005 : 11:18:03 PM
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when you guys talk about the circuit board on the battery...you are refering to the little bumpy strip that runs parallel with the battery and the leads are soldered to right?
if so, if i buy one of those batterys from battery source... what do i have to take off of the old battery?...just the circuit board?...the circuit board and the metal strip going to each end of the battery?...
also what do i solder the wires coming out of the new battery to?...the other end of the circuit board?
also, the battery on the website says 3.6V instead of 3.7V, does this matter?
any help is appreciated,
Derek
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Edited by - Derek on 06/11/2005 11:30:55 PM |
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