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Re:Thinkpad X210 by tbrock on Sunday March 17, 2019 @12:08PM (#19414707)
Would be awesome for the retro thinkpad scene if someone started making new batteries for the old stuff.
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Re:Thinkpad X210 by systemBuilder on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:48PM (#19417262)
You can just crack open a ThinkPad battery and put in New 18650 cells!
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Re:Thinkpad X210 by newnewpdro on Sunday March 17, 2019 @10:36PM (#19418301)
oh? I've tried this before, the battery charge/fuel gauge circuit entered a permanent fault state and none of the tricks I found online worked. It was an x61 battery.
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Re:Thinkpad X210 by syntaxing on Monday March 18, 2019 @05:33AM (#19419709)
I would love to learn how you did this!
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Re:Thinkpad X210 by newnewpdro on Monday March 18, 2019 @01:42PM (#19423218)
How I failed to rebuild a thinkpad battery?
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