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b'have
14-03-08, 16:11
Anyone here got a working one? I bought an old thinkpad for mapping,battery has died :(
Part number IBM ThinkPad R40 R32 FRU 02K6928 02K7057.
michael
14-03-08, 16:28
Anyone here got a working one? I bought an old thinkpad for mapping,battery has died :(
Part number IBM ThinkPad R40 R32 FRU 02K6928 02K7057.

I have a few but "working" doesn't really describe them sadly, most only hold charge for about 5 minutes :(

You can pick non-IBM ones up cheaply enough though.
b'have
14-03-08, 16:37
I have a few but "working" doesn't really describe them sadly, most only hold charge for about 5 minutes :(

You can pick non-IBM ones up cheaply enough though.

Where do you get the non-IBMs Michael? Actually only need enough power for 10 mins of logging.
michael
14-03-08, 16:43
Where do you get the non-IBMs Michael?

eBay via sellers from Hong Kong tends to be cheapest at around ~£25 shipped, suppliers here will want ~£40 or more.
b'have
14-03-08, 16:43
Or could I use a cig lighter adapter (if there is such a thing?)
michael
14-03-08, 17:00
You could hardwire a power inverter in or get one that plugs into the cig lighter. I used to do this with an old laptop so I could use it an an MP3 server before headunits did that kind of thing. I hid mine under the glovebox on my MR2.
b'have
14-03-08, 23:05
You could hardwire a power inverter in or get one that plugs into the cig lighter. I used to do this with an old laptop so I could use it an an MP3 server before headunits did that kind of thing. I hid mine under the glovebox on my MR2.

Would this work? :search:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230231924844&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013
michael
14-03-08, 23:14
Would this work? :search:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230231924844&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013

I would think so :)