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Success!
Well my H3650 iPaq has a new lease on life. I got the battery two days after I ordered it which was a nice surprise. It came with two screwdrivers (one a torx type for the four iPaq screws and a flathead to pry the case open.) Everything came apart easily. Took about ten minutes and that is only because I was trying to be really careful. The ribbon cable from the battery to the circuit board was a little tough to get on just right but snapped in place without too much fuss.
Once everything was back together the only casualty was the little sliding door on the bottom that houses the hard reset switch. It no longer stays closed but slides of it's own accord. Not a big deal at all and probably happened because I didn't let some little piece of plastic get lined up just right before putting it back together. I'm not worried since you can't reset it accidentally. You gotta flip the switch with a stylus to get it to reset.
The battery works great so far. I couldn't have the ipaq off power more than a couple of days before it would try to wipe everything out. I charged the new one up to full a few days ago and took it off power. It still reads full (admittedly I haven't used it much...mainly testing how long a charge lasts when not plugged in.) Also I think I'll be able to use the battery more the way it's intended. Correct me if I'm wrong but Lithium Polymer batteries are rated for so many charge cycles. And you get the most life from them by running your device near empty before recharging? That's my understanding anyway.
Soooo on my one and only experience i'd say laptopsforless.com (pdainternalbattery.com and many other names it seems) are recommended.
Take care and happy reading.
-Gatton
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