Vaio S battery hack/mod ?

Hello guys.
My first thread here !

So, I guess some of you have already thought of that, but I haven't found any concrete ressource about this on the web/this forum.
I've just ordered my S 13, I'm waiting for it to arrive, but I already know I won't use the ODD.

What about replacing the ODD by some extra battery cells ? I know it is possible to mod laptop batteries as they do it there (but it's external) :
https://sites.google.com/site/keyboarddriver/laptop-battery-mod---adding-more-batteries

Do you think it is doable IN a Vaio S ?
Althought it looks more complex : placing cells in the ODD bay, modding the genuine battery...

Why don't you buy the extra slice battery you say ? Well, it's not that cheap (150e/$), and it adds thickness to that sexy Vaio S.

Specs of the standard battery (found on Sony's website)
Tension 11,1 V
Capacity 4 400 mAh
Energy 49 Wh
Cells 6 (2p3s)

Sorry for my bad english.

 

Why not just buy the sheet battery?

 

Have been wondering about doing something similar, post your findings should you ever try it out.

 

I don't see why this wouldn't work - you could patch it in to the pins used for the slice battery.

However, the cost of buying a battery pack, and the risk of breaking something within the laptop, seems too high. It seems pointless to go through all that trouble rather than just buy the slice battery, which isn't all that expensive and doesn't make the laptop much bigger or heavier.

In any case I've found the built-in battery perfectly fine for my needs. I can easily get 4.5+ hours out of it during normal (non-gaming) use.

 

Think about all the trouble to research and make sure you are buying good quality battery cells, then the hrs of time it will take most people to put everything together plus the risk of breaking something. I don't see this being worth the risk and time investment when the slice battery is not that expensive and hardly really adds that much to the thickness of the laptop.

Only way I would recommend doing this is if you are simply interested in tinkering / DIY projects, plus don't mind the risk of damaging your laptop. However for the majority of people I would recommend the slice battery.

If you want to do something useful with the ODD space, then I would recommend buying a ODD to SATA HDD caddy from ebay and sticking an extra HDD in that space. It's an easy and safe mod for just about anyone to perform that works very well if you install a SSD as your primary drive for the quick boot / access speeds and a traditional HDD in the ODD space for the great high amount of storage they provide at a low price.

 

First, thanks for the tips (and for you answers) guys, all you said is true.
I agree, it is taking risks and I am, for sure, not going to do that just after I get my brand new Vaio.

However, as Kanuk mentionned, I've been thinking of simply place cells in the ODD bay, the wires going throught the CD fence, and connect it to the station pin.
(for the laptop balance, extra rubber pads will do the job)

Alas, I don't think I have the sufficient technical knowledge to do that, that's why I expose this to you.
But I don't even think finding a such pin connector is possible.

I'll probably go for the slice battery option... With an unfulfilled mind

 

Everything said on that guide is actually easy to find, you just need some wire cables to extend and then some male \ female MOLEX connectors to connect the battery cells.

Be aware that you'll basically ruin your battery for warranty purposes, and may potentially ruin it altogether while trying to open it up.

That said, it doesn't look hard for someone with experience on the field to do, the hardest part is opening the battery up, rest seems easy as long as you have the tools.

The ODD bay might be a tight fit, so be sure to wrap it tight with isolating tape, you don't want nasty magnetic fields playing with the motherboard.

Edit: I forgot that you may have to drill through the laptop magnesium in order to connect the batteries from the inside, voiding the laptop's warranty as well for the final and sexy mod. At least I wouldn't see the point of avoiding the sheet battery if you're going to pass some horrible cables \ tape through the outside..

 

Well, if it's only two black wires going under my black laptop from the ODD fence, why not.
However I still don't know how I could do that (and what type of connector it is), and how it is inside, so...