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"Chip Orange" <acorange@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> thanks for your help.
>Chip

You're a lot nicer than I would have been. I feel kinda bad about suggesting
Ebay since I sorta got you into this mess.
Richard

 

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"marlin" <marlinspike.nospam@verizon.net.nospam> wrote in message
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> "Chip Orange" <acorange@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > thanks for your help.
> >Chip
>
> You're a lot nicer than I would have been. I feel kinda bad about
suggesting
> Ebay since I sorta got you into this mess.
> Richard
>
>

Not to worry, it's only $80; even if I loose it all I'll survive. I don't
have much experience with EBay, so it's probably as good a resource as you
suggest, I just happened to get a company cutting QA a little to much. If
anyone else wants a buyer beware, they do business as Eagle Imports or Power
Gears.

Part of my problem also is that design capacity for batteries doesn't seem
to be a commonly given spec, and it is not stamped on the battery casing
itself, so without a thinkpad to test with, the company can't even tell if
what's in the box is really what it says it is.



Chip

 

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"Chip Orange" <acorange@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Part of my problem also is that design capacity for batteries doesn't seem
> to be a commonly given spec, and it is not stamped on the battery casing
> itself, so without a thinkpad to test with, the company can't even tell if
> what's in the box is really what it says it is.

Is there an ah or mAH marking somewhere on the battery casing? Something
like 4.0 or 4000?
Richard

 

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"marlin" <marlinspike.nospam@verizon.net.nospam> wrote in message
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> "Chip Orange" <acorange@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:J9OdnVGbvuFXfnjdRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
> > Part of my problem also is that design capacity for batteries doesn't
seem
> > to be a commonly given spec, and it is not stamped on the battery casing
> > itself, so without a thinkpad to test with, the company can't even tell
if
> > what's in the box is really what it says it is.
>
> Is there an ah or mAH marking somewhere on the battery casing? Something
> like 4.0 or 4000?
> Richard
>
>

Yes, the casing is marked 4000 mah, which is the same spec as the original
ibm 02k6897 battery, but it ends up with about 10% less capacity (according
to the ibm battery utility) than the original. Either the info in the rom
of the battery is wrong, or, something else is.

 

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"Chip Orange" <acorange@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Yes, the casing is marked 4000 mah, which is the same spec as the original
> ibm 02k6897 battery, but it ends up with about 10% less capacity
(according
> to the ibm battery utility) than the original.

I think the store is getting ripped off by the people he buys his product
from. If you can get him to let you open one up (or get him to open one up),
I bet he'll find a bunch of 3600mah cells.
Richard

 

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"marlin" <marlinspike.nospam@verizon.net.nospam> wrote in message
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>
> "Chip Orange" <acorange@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N7ydnVQ6v-BdLXvdRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> > Yes, the casing is marked 4000 mah, which is the same spec as the
original
> > ibm 02k6897 battery, but it ends up with about 10% less capacity
> (according
> > to the ibm battery utility) than the original.
>
> I think the store is getting ripped off by the people he buys his product
> from. If you can get him to let you open one up (or get him to open one
up),
> I bet he'll find a bunch of 3600mah cells.
> Richard
>
>

That's exactly what I think too; but, I seem to be dealing with the
warehouse operation only (he said he had no test equipment), so we'll have
to ship a couple of batteries back and forth before I attempt to ask for my
money back.

Chip