<div dir="ltr"><div>Meh spent $7 for a clock battery for my beloved Lenovo R-51, went through the 8-step and 35-screw procedure to replace it, sewed everything back up and discovered that the battery was still dead. <br><br>Fortunately, it's a CR2032 with a weird plug. I plan to cut the plug, solder some copper plates to the appropriate wires, then use conductive glue or conductive tape to stick them on a known-good battery. In my experience, soldering connections to a lithium cell is a Bad Idea.<br><br></div>-- CHS<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Scott Plante <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:splante@insightsys.com" target="_blank">splante@insightsys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><br></div>I've actually had good luck with batteries from Amazon, doing the same as below. I got a new battery for my Droid for $9.98, and my wife got one for her basic circa 2008 phone for I think under $9. They were "Lenmar" aftermarket and sold by Amazon themselves, not someone else just selling through Amazon. I ended up upgrading to a newer phone 10 months later, but she has been using the aftermarket battery for over 1.5 years.<br><br><hr><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>From: </b>"Chris Fowler" <<a href="mailto:cfowler@outpostsentinel.com" target="_blank">cfowler@outpostsentinel.com</a>><br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:transam@verysecurelinux.com" target="_blank">transam@verysecurelinux.com</a>, "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, October 8, 2014 3:41:58 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ale] [Semi-ot rant] Why is obtaining a cell phone battery such a degrading experience?<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div></div><div>I bought a new battery for my S4 last week.</div><div><br></div><div>I found one on Amazon. I took some time reading the reviews to make sure it</div><div>was not fake or the capacity was a lie. It cost $14 and my phone is now like it was when I bought it.</div><div><br></div><div>Batteries, battery packs, and things like that I am careful about getting on eBay because I know</div><div>that most likely they will be fake. With Amazon I can read the reviews and send it right back.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div></div><br></div></div><span class="">_______________________________________________<br>Ale mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank">Ale@ale.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></span></div><br></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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