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geekmaster · 05-31-2016, 06:35 PM

I plan to replace that dead Sony LiPo cell shown in my previous post above with something cheap, like this:

3.7V 1200mAh 25C Lipo Battery $3.23 (Free Shipping)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/371474331938

Hopefully, the little circuit board inside the battery module will identify it as an authentic kindle battery, so the system will boot up. We shall see, won't we?

I have a K2 in this condition (worse actually -- the swelled battery split the side of the case open, breaking some of the tabs that snap the cover together). I will do "battery surgery" on it too...

If that works, I may try a somewhat physically larger (higher capacity) LiPo, but it needs to fit in the battery frame. A tiny battery may need recharging more often, but still probably less often than my cellphone...

05-31-2016, 06:35 PM	#2
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	I plan to replace that dead Sony LiPo cell shown in my previous post above with something cheap, like this: 3.7V 1200mAh 25C Lipo Battery $3.23 (Free Shipping) http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/371474331938 Hopefully, the little circuit board inside the battery module will identify it as an authentic kindle battery, so the system will boot up. We shall see, won't we? I have a K2 in this condition (worse actually -- the swelled battery split the side of the case open, breaking some of the tabs that snap the cover together). I will do "battery surgery" on it too... If that works, I may try a somewhat physically larger (higher capacity) LiPo, but it needs to fit in the battery frame. A tiny battery may need recharging more often, but still probably less often than my cellphone... Last edited by geekmaster; 05-31-2016 at 06:37 PM.