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Posted by: EvilCapitalist on 2018-01-28 05:28:39
Earlier this week in another episode of "let's kill some time and boredom by window shopping on eBay" I saw that I can pick up NOS batteries for the dual USB iBook / iceBook very inexpensively. I know that won't be the case forever (see just about any pre-G3 PowerBook), so is it worth it to pick up a couple NOS batteries and not open/use them until my existing ones die? I know batteries degrade eventually though use no matter what you do, but does the same hold true if they've never been used? The newest versions are already ~12 years old and it's not like Apple is going to be making any more of them. I know aftermarket batteries will likely be an option for a little bit longer after the NOS OEM stocks dry up, but I've had bad experiences with the aftermarket versions and would prefer to stay straight OEM if I can help it.
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Posted by: FacnyFreddy on 2018-02-20 15:04:33
Depends.
Pismo and older books could take new(er) cells just fine as there were no "counters" on the logic board.
I did "recell" a battery for my PB 5300ce (contacts were bad, so, the job was more of a "proof of concept").
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Posted by: Charadis on 2018-05-10 16:51:31
I don’t know for sure, but I’ve read that as long as the battery has never been charge, it can be stored for long periods of time...might be for a specific kind of battery though? I’d have to dig up that article
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Posted by: beachycove on 2018-05-11 13:14:27
Pismo ... could take new(er) cells just fine as there were no "counters" on the logic board. Is this correct, does anyone know?
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Posted by: FacnyFreddy on 2018-05-12 16:19:48
If you look inside the Pismo battery, there is no circuitry for a "counter". I have taken a factory battery and recharged it at least 30 times and the counter is not changed.
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