Mine died on a plane and cannot be brought back to life, using any and all tricks documented on the web. That's why a replacement battery is the only option. According to Underwriter's Lab, this is the company that made the original Irex DR800 battery in my reader:
http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/t...666&sequence=1
PP is located in Hong Kong, and contacting them is something I may do in the future. They no longer make the oem battery they sold to Irex.
http://www.portapower.com/