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    Lenovo T61 battery cell replacement

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rochester21, Nov 13, 2011.

  1. rochester21

    rochester21 Newbie

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    Hello, everyone. Because i needed a laptop for school, i just ordered a Lenovo T61(used), because i read that these laptops are very well made and reliable.
    Anyway, the seller told me that the battery is dead. I decided to do something about this. I`m thinking of just replacing the cells in the battery with new ones. but i couldn`t find out what is the the capacity of the original cells and how hard it is to dismantle the battery itself. Any tips on that ? :)
     
    rochester21, Nov 13, 2011
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  2. rumbero

    rumbero Notebook Enthusiast

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    Better save yourself the hassle and buy a cheap used original battery on eBay.
     
    rumbero, Nov 13, 2011
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    That would be my sentiment as well. My friend replaced the cells in an Acer battery once, and all it did was get him half the original runtime and even less capacity reporting accuracy.
     
    Commander Wolf, Nov 13, 2011
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  4. erik

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    erik, Nov 13, 2011
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    yonireshef83 Notebook Enthusiast

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    You're better to buy a replacement battery, nowadays those come really cheap
     
    yonireshef83, Nov 16, 2011
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  6. seiyafan

    seiyafan Notebook Evangelist

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    Buy one from lenovo outlet, that's what I did.
     
    seiyafan, Nov 16, 2011
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