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DIY Battery Revival (Li-Ion)

Robert Hallock July 30, 2007 1:00 AM ET in Tech

Almost everyone has a lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery in their notebook. It’s been the bread and butter of inexpensive and rechargeable laptop batteries for eleventy billion years, but they also have the nasty habit of losing their ability to charge after X number of charges. It varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.

With some wire, a small bulb, a few lengths of wire and some time, you can give your Li-Ion some much-needed CPR. You might even save yourself $100 USD in new battery costs. Check it out: HERE.

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10 Comments:

  1. Leonardo
    F@H Reign of Terror is back!
    30 Jul '07, 1:06 am

    For real? Why has this taken so long to make to the Internet. There's got to be a catch. Safety? What's the life expectancy after the battery's been reworked? Fire hazard? Perhaps none of this. It just seems too easy.

  2. RWB
    Thank God for Blue Monsters
    30 Jul '07, 1:19 am

    3 year warantee baby... 2 years left. That's my fix.

  3. QCH
    Guru
    30 Jul '07, 10:04 am

    That's basically the same thing Radio Controlled Car guys use on their battery packs. Run them REALLY down then recharge them.

    It looks like this...

  4. primesuspect
    The Icrontic Guy
    30 Jul '07, 10:33 am
    Quoting Leonardo

    For real? Why has this taken so long to make to the Internet. There's got to be a catch. Safety? What's the life expectancy after the battery's been reworked? Fire hazard? Perhaps none of this. It just seems too easy.

    Yeah the disclaimer on the site says flat out "Your battery pack could explode", so I'd say safety is a small concern

  5. CB
    Doktor Schnabel von Rom
    30 Jul '07, 10:40 am

    It says it could increase your battery life 50-75%. the '3 hour battery' in my old lappy only lasts for about 5 min., so I don't think it would really be worth it :/

  6. Gargoyle
    We can't stop here...
    31 Jul '07, 4:37 pm
    Quoting CB Droege

    It says it could increase your battery life 50-75%. the '3 hour battery' in my old lappy only lasts for about 5 min., so I don't think it would really be worth it :/

    Same thing happens with my cell phone battery. I wonder if it might work for that.

  7. Qeldroma
    Veteran Icrontian
    31 Jul '07, 7:50 pm

    It could be worse ... we could still be using NiCads.

  8. Lincoln
    Snapperhead
    31 Jul '07, 8:27 pm
    Quoting Leonardo

    What's the life expectancy after the battery's been reworked?

    Up to 2 days depending on the quality of your local burns unit.

  9. airbornflght
    McLovin
    31 Jul '07, 9:08 pm

    if you already have the thing open why not do some diy repair and replace the cells? Most of them just have solder tabs. All you'd have to do is find cells with similar specs and you'd be all set.

    And note, another way I've found to run your battery further than what the os will allow is when your computer is booting hit del or whatever key is needed to go into the bios and just let it sit there. I suppose you could also hit f8 and go to the boot options menu.

  10. Thelemech
    DIVINEMECH Corp.
    31 Jul '07, 9:58 pm

    My, my that is a nice website - thanx for the link!

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