PRS-950 eReader battery needed! - Page 2

issybird · 10-04-2014, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petercreasey

i, Please report back as to what you found and how it worked.

I'm still looking for a replacement battery for one of my 950s.

Thanks!

. . . . Pete

Will do. I can't get to it right away, especially as I have alternatives (a T2 is in the on-deck circle), but oh, the tragedy. Only six inches! Size does matter.

JKenP · 10-08-2014, 09:55 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Battery2go-war...rs-950+battery

I've used this company with a razor and it worked well.

Ghitulescu · 10-08-2014, 11:11 AM

IIRC the batteries Sony use in "no-user-replaceable-parts-inside-devices" have wires and a plug to fit a header on the mainboard.

What they sell seems to be rather a cellphone or photocamera generic battery. In this case it's expensive. Its design is "replaceable-battery" and I very much doubt someone looking for a Sony battery could use it (if one looks for a Sony battery then he has no knowledge on adapting generic batteries and/or electronics).

mycurlylocks · 10-08-2014, 11:31 AM

I know nothing about this merchant. I assume the batteries will be from Hong Kong or China.
http://www.cameronsinobattery.com/54...00bc-prs-900-/

petercreasey · 10-09-2014, 10:13 AM

NOTE: The batteries cited in the previous posts will not fit the Sony PRS 950.

mrmikel · 10-09-2014, 12:59 PM

Try this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=5746761

JSWolf · 10-09-2014, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmikel

Try this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=5746761

That is for the 900, not the 950. The 900 is the Daily Edition.

JSWolf · 10-09-2014, 01:21 PM

Does anyone think the 650 battery would work in a 950?

If so, you can get one at http://www.newpower99.com/Sony_PRS_6...%20prs-650.htm

mrmikel · 10-09-2014, 02:59 PM

In the service manual, they don't appear the same. They are both 3.7volts. Sony parts lists as backordered. So long as the battery fits and it's the right type and voltage, the only difference will be how long it runs, generally speaking.

But this is a tough nut unless someone wants to supply dimensions of the various batteries so you could guess if it will fit.

BobC · 10-10-2014, 04:58 AM

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/batt...rs--650rc.html

Looks like the right one, but minimum order is 10 pieces

BobC

edit : Sorry, this is for the 650, not the 950.

petercreasey · 10-10-2014, 11:04 AM

Again, none of those batteries look like what was found in my 950.

Here's a photo of what came out of my 950...

mrmikel · 10-10-2014, 12:26 PM

Every single battery I looked up in a service manual had a different part number. Sony can't have made much money when everything they made was custom.

So long as any replacement is no wider and no longer, it should work, though the run time might lessened.

I found one that looks about right, but it may be too thick:

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/339

Or this one:
http://acrobotic.com/pwr-00009.html

petercreasey · 10-10-2014, 01:19 PM

I wish, but those two don't have the correct dimensions.

JSWolf · 10-10-2014, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petercreasey

Again, none of those batteries look like what was found in my 950.

Here's a photo of what came out of my 950...

We need more then a picture. We also need the dimensions. Thanks.

petercreasey · 10-10-2014, 04:10 PM

J, I don't have my notes with me, but my recollection is that that the length/width is ~3 3/4" x ~2" and I don't remember the thickness except to say it is super-thin.

Sony says the battery is on back order for something like $80 which timing and cost are not palatable...at least not to me.

I'm still looking for a battery from other source(s).

10-10-2014, 04:58 AM	#25
BobC Guru Posts: 691 Karma: 3026110 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lancashire, U.K. Device: BeBook 1, BeBook Pure, Kobo Glo, (and HD),Energy Sistem EReader Pro +	http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/batt...rs--650rc.html Looks like the right one, but minimum order is 10 pieces BobC edit : Sorry, this is for the 650, not the 950. Last edited by BobC; 10-10-2014 at 05:04 AM.

10-10-2014, 11:04 AM	#26
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	Again, none of those batteries look like what was found in my 950. Here's a photo of what came out of my 950... Last edited by petercreasey; 10-10-2014 at 11:12 AM.

10-10-2014, 12:26 PM	#27
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Every single battery I looked up in a service manual had a different part number. Sony can't have made much money when everything they made was custom. So long as any replacement is no wider and no longer, it should work, though the run time might lessened. I found one that looks about right, but it may be too thick: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/339 Or this one: http://acrobotic.com/pwr-00009.html Last edited by mrmikel; 10-10-2014 at 12:31 PM.

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petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	NOTE: The batteries cited in the previous posts will not fit the Sony PRS 950.

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mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Try this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=5746761

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Does anyone think the 650 battery would work in a 950? If so, you can get one at http://www.newpower99.com/Sony_PRS_6...%20prs-650.htm

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mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	In the service manual, they don't appear the same. They are both 3.7volts. Sony parts lists as backordered. So long as the battery fits and it's the right type and voltage, the only difference will be how long it runs, generally speaking. But this is a tough nut unless someone wants to supply dimensions of the various batteries so you could guess if it will fit.

10-10-2014, 01:19 PM	#28
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	I wish, but those two don't have the correct dimensions.

10-10-2014, 04:10 PM	#30
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	J, I don't have my notes with me, but my recollection is that that the length/width is ~3 3/4" x ~2" and I don't remember the thickness except to say it is super-thin. Sony says the battery is on back order for something like $80 which timing and cost are not palatable...at least not to me. I'm still looking for a battery from other source(s).