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"Intelligent" Battery Q
Posted by: Tango Niner on 2018-02-15 13:00:20
What's the purpose of the little plastic sliders on the side of the intelligent batteries? They slide off quite easily.

I've included pix with/without the sliders for reference.

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Posted by: Bolle on 2018-02-15 14:02:11
They are supposed to slide over the contacts to cover them while in storage so the batteries cant be shorted accidentally.
Posted by: Tango Niner on 2018-02-15 16:57:09
Makes sense, thanks Bolle.
Posted by: register on 2018-02-17 04:05:36
You may also try to put the slider on the battery in a direction to fit the slider's rounded shape to the rounded shape of the battery case. This way you can leave the slider always on the battery case. It will fit properly into the PowerBook and should not slide off inadvertently, also.
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