[Thinkpad] 760EL - Should it Work w/o a Battery?

Hi All,

All my batteries are dead, including the one I just bought off eBay. :( I tried removing the battery and running off AC, but it doesn't work. My old 755 worked just fine w/ no battery. Is it just my 760 that's this way, or did IBM in their infinite wisdom make all 760s like this?

Has anyone tried soldering a 12VDC supply to the battery input lug? Any other suggestions for getting it running? I've got to take a trip and I'm pretty desperate for a working laptop.

Thanks!
JDM

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Received on Thu Oct 16 19:44:41 2003