RE: [701] Battery: What's that chip doing inside there?

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From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Sat Mar 31 2001 - 08:55:40 EST


letoured_at_together.net [mailto:letoured_at_together.net] wrote:

> If IBM replaces a battery under warrenty, you do not get a new one.
> You get one they have somehow reconditioned which they guarantee for
> 90 days -- and that is just about 15 days before they die. -- So IBM
> has obviously found a way to extend battery life for the period needed
> to keep them from giving users a brand new battery.

That has not been my experience with the two TP600 batteries that IBM replaced
for me under the "recall" early last year.

Both of the replacements I received appeared to be new (packaged the same as
additional batteries I've purchased) and came with 1 year warranty certificates.

Regards,

James


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