Onyx Boox M92 - Replacement Battery

[johey]

Received my battery today, bought from the link pvdas posted. It came totally unlabeled (not as the picture). It took me a while to even understand what it was. I thought it was some lsd backlight or something.

Anyway, I disassembled my M92 and removed the original battery, just to realize the new one is not identical. It has a smaller connector and the battery itself is a little narrower. I have sent a question to the seller. We'll see if/how he replies.

Until further notice, I would not recommend buying this battery.

[nabsltd]

Does anybody know of a current source for batteries for the M92?

All the old links fail, and I've tried some new links from Ali Express, but have never received the item. I've also tried using cssbuy, but they say they can't ship batteries.

[M4H35H]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

Does anybody know of a current source for batteries for the M92?

All the old links fail, and I've tried some new links from Ali Express, but have never received the item. I've also tried using cssbuy, but they say they can't ship batteries.

It is 3.7 V and 1600 mAh, the same as used in ipod 1st gen. Maybe find one locally. No matter where you buy, the connector is unlikely to be right. What's more, if you buy on aliexpress you might get a battery with two wires instead of the normal 3.

[nabsltd]

Originally Posted by M4H35H

No matter where you buy, the connector is unlikely to be right. What's more, if you buy on aliexpress you might get a battery with two wires instead of the normal 3.

Yeah, the 3 wires is the problem. I find it hard to believe that no one selling Onyx readers also sells batteries for them.

[M4H35H]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

Yeah, the 3 wires is the problem. I find it hard to believe that no one selling Onyx readers also sells batteries for them.

I'd try contacting them through their websites. It is possible they have them in stock

[Booxtor]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

Yeah, the 3 wires is the problem. I find it hard to believe that no one selling Onyx readers also sells batteries for them.

We did sell batteries in the past and still have them in stock. The problem is the German post does not allow to send them any more. Not as sole batteries and not as part of the device. They consider them as dangerous goods. I don't know how, but they recognise them in the package and just return the package, but not paid shipping fee. We have lost several hundred Euro as they just start to return many packages last year labelling them with Li-Ion batteries inside /dangerous goods labels. In exceptional cases we send batteries, but the problem is that 1 of 3 sending could be returned because of that reason.

[Randy11]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

We did sell batteries in the past and still have them in stock. The problem is the German post does not allow to send them any more. Not as sole batteries and not as part of the device. They consider them as dangerous goods. I don't know how, but they recognise them in the package and just return the package, but not paid shipping fee. We have lost several hundred Euro as they just start to return many packages last year labelling them with Li-Ion batteries inside /dangerous goods labels. In exceptional cases we send batteries, but the problem is that 1 of 3 sending could be returned because of that reason.

Hello Booxtor,

Have an other way to send a battery without using the German post ?

Randy11

[pochopsp]

I would be interested too in having a new battery, I don't trust the ones from aliexpress a lot. So I join Randy's question... Is there a way to still have batteries from you @Booxtor ?

[Booxtor]

Originally Posted by Randy11

Hello Booxtor,

Have an other way to send a battery without using the German post ?

Randy11

German Post is just the cheapest way. Shipping by UPS would work, but the shipping price would be way too high. Please just let a message in the contact form of our website. If you urgently need a battery, we could go the risk and try to send it via Deutsche Post (German Post). Sometimes it works.

[Randy11]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

German Post is just the cheapest way. Shipping by UPS would work, but the shipping price would be way too high. Please just let a message in the contact form of our website. If you urgently need a battery, we could go the risk and try to send it via Deutsche Post (German Post). Sometimes it works.

Thanks Booxtor,

[nabsltd]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

German Post is just the cheapest way. Shipping by UPS would work, but the shipping price would be way too high.

Would UPS shipping become more reasonable on a per-battery basis if a lot of batteries were purchased?

We could then do a group purchase for the US, send to one address, and re-send using normal US methods to all the purchasers.

[Booxtor]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

Would UPS shipping become more reasonable on a per-battery basis if a lot of batteries were purchased?

We could then do a group purchase for the US, send to one address, and re-send using normal US methods to all the purchasers.

If you want to place a wholesaler order for batteries, I suggest to contact Onyx directly. It will be much easier to arrange shipping from China via UPS.
For occasional orders you can still contact me via our website. Actually in my experience those batteries have quite long life time expectation. Until now we had to deal with just 5-6 really defective batteries, which must be replaced.

[nabsltd]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

If you want to place a wholesaler order for batteries, I suggest to contact Onyx directly. It will be much easier to arrange shipping from China via UPS.

I was talking about 10-20 batteries, not wholesale quantities. Still, if you have specific contact info, that might be worth it.

Actually in my experience those batteries have quite long life time expectation. Until now we had to deal with just 5-6 really defective batteries, which must be replaced.

Although mine is still decent for how long it runs the system, it is suffering quite badly from an inaccurate gauge, so that when it drops two bars from max, I never know if I have 10 minutes or 10 days left, because it never seems to drop below that...it just locks up or powers off.

Since nobody seems to want to build a significantly better 9-10" eInk reader, I expect to need this device to last for another 10-15 years, so having a few spares is important.