Powerbook 100 Battery Rebuild

#1 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 17:05

Ok... so on this board I have not seen a PB100 battery rebuild.. But I did see another forum with a solution someone did... Any help here is greatly appreciated... Any ideas on where to get a thin enough battery to work... a AAA size is just a little too big... Perhaps connect multiple flat cell phone batts together?? Also I am not sure what to use for a battery and the resistance and where to place the resistors... (duhh.. I know)... The old ones are these little rectangular black cells... strange.. probably custom..

Here is my disassembled pack.. It says that it is a 6V 1600mah NI-MH battery in my battery pack... but the other guy put a 7.2V 1000mah

The other guy's battery which he has a 7.2V 1000mah

ANY HELP OR INPUT GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

#2 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 17:07

I know the charger outputs 7.5v and 2 amps but that is the charger which is always a little more... The PB I think calls for 6V at 1600mah

#3 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 17:15

I am assuming each cell is 1.2v and totaling 5 is your 6v... so there are two 6v sets in the battery pack.. but to find 1.2v flat batteries... hmmm... or another solution?

#4 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 19:02

I think I found these little sucker replacements!!!

http://www.distrelec.biz/en/nimh-rechargeable-battery-hf-b1u1z-880-mah-sanyo-hfb1u1z/p/16927830

#5 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 19:29

From what I was told the battery types are "Prismatic" type cells... this is a possibility... but the voltage is too low...

http://www.all-battery.com/Li-ionPrismatic-30052.aspx?utm_source=GoogleShopping&utm_medium=GDF&gdftrk=gdfV26767_a_7c354_a_7c922_a_7c30052&gclid=Cj0KEQjw4ZOwBRDoxpjAvPXAl5MBEiQAEek_3tXlxxfSvHoLgryUp0P32JEGDfJKPtqJDN0pKRhYuZ8aAnhG8P8HAQ

#6 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 19:49

Think these would work????? 10 of them?? 20 bucks for 10... Called "Gumstick"....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151200119206?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

#7 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 22:04

This thread is a monologue.

#8 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 - 22:27

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#9 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 - 00:18

Exactly Mike & Charles.. Sorry just thinking aloud.. But I hope this helps anyone who wants to rebuild a PB100 battery... I'll do more editing moving forward.. Lol.. Since you two are the EXPERTS.. Any suggestions???

#10 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 - 03:15

Monologging isn't necessarily bad, especially if it's thought process, a worklog, or if new information comes up before anybody else posts.

#11 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 - 04:09

The think is i like ya, so its not big deal... if i didn't like you i wouldn't say anything. I like your thread.