Notebook Battery

Theres old wives tales of putting the battery in the freezer, but end of the day either get it repacked, which costs about the same as a new one.

brand and model of lappy?

You should also check the vendors support site as well. Sometimes they will have tools or suggestions on how to check and improve battery life.
Cheers,
Stuart
- To err is human, to moo bovine -

Giving them a quick whack with some higher voltage may break down the growth between the plates, plently of info on the web about it.I may be mad but I'm not crazy
BEAM ME UP SCOTTY

Hooroo
Ray

Willem,
if you weren't always using your laptop while sitting in Qantas club or flying business class between consultancies you could just get a big 12 V rechargeable external battery. They sell sealed lead acid units from most of the electronics stores. Vastly cheaper than replacing the original and only slightly inconvenient to carry around with the laptop. They also last longer than the small onboard batteries. If your laptop doesn't run on 12V then you would need a Voltage converter, but that would enable use in the car as well.Bob

If ya don't need it, then don't do anything about it mate!

You can repack it yourself if you can open the pack up. You normally need a dremel tool for that.

You can buy the batteries from WES components 02-97979866. You have to register as a trading company and pay using CC.

Chris.

Hi Willem,

Ask at a computer supplier, some of them have battery revitalisers that can help in restoring computer batteries (as in ask them to do it, not buy one). Cannot remember the correct terminology of the thing but basically it checks the battery condition, then restores the charging capability back to original, or near enough to it. Computer batteries degenerate over time, and if using power all the time they should be removed from the laptop as this decreases the life of the battery. Just Do It!