Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall. Dell also shut the site down so you cannot check anymore outside of referencing the list of known bad ranges and treat all packs in that range as bad. It's better to replace it for proper insurance against the recall - that even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You have to replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble as to if they are rebuild friendly. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall. Dell also shut the site down so you cannot check anymore outside of referencing the list of known bad ranges and treat all packs in that range as bad. It's better to replace it for proper insurance against the recall - that even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You have to replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes (and will try and charge bad packs). Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but this can be dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries had shorted cells and the battery didn’t stop charging. These are inherently excellent to rebuild, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. If you have a battery like this, you should at least do 1 complete supervised charge to catch major pack problems like cell shorting. Beyond that, 1-2 additional supervised charges is recommended to stabilize the BMS data and be 100% sure the battery is not bad.
Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall. Dell also shut the site down so you cannot check anymore outside of referencing the list of known bad ranges and treat all packs in that range as bad. It's better to replace it for proper insurance against the recall - that even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You have to replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes (and will try and charge bad packs). Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but this can be dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries had shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These are inherently excellent to rebuild, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. If you have a battery like this, you should at least do 1 complete supervised charge to catch major pack problems like cell shorting. Beyond that, 1-2 additional supervised charges is recommended to stabilize the BMS data and be 100% sure the battery is not bad.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes (and will try and charge bad packs). Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but this can be dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries had shorted cells and the battery didn’t stop charging. These are inherently excellent to rebuild, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. If you have a battery like this, you should at least do 1 complete supervised charge to catch major pack problems like cell shorting. Beyond that, 1-2 additional supervised charges is recommended to stabilize the BMS data and be 100% sure the battery is not bad.
Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You might as well replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall. Dell also shut the site down so you cannot check anymore outside of referencing the list of known bad ranges and treat all packs in that range as bad. It's better to replace it for proper insurance against the recall - that even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You have to replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but it can be downright dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These easily rebuilt packs are inherently excellent to do it on, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. If you have a battery like this, you should at least do 1 complete supervised charge to catch major pack problems like cell shorting. Beyond that, 1-2 additional supervised charges is recommended to stabilize the runtime and be 100% sure the battery is not bad.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes (and will try and charge bad packs). Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but this can be dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries had shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These are inherently excellent to rebuild, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. If you have a battery like this, you should at least do 1 complete supervised charge to catch major pack problems like cell shorting. Beyond that, 1-2 additional supervised charges is recommended to stabilize the BMS data and be 100% sure the battery is not bad.
Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You might as well replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but it can be downright dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These packs are inherently excellent to rebuild, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. You should at least do 2-3 complete supervised charges so you can kill it if it’s bad, but 1 is usually sufficient to expose bad packs.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but it can be downright dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These easily rebuilt packs are inherently excellent to do it on, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. If you have a battery like this, you should at least do 1 complete supervised charge to catch major pack problems like cell shorting. Beyond that, 1-2 additional supervised charges is recommended to stabilize the runtime and be 100% sure the battery is not bad.
Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You might as well replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the best laptops to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These are excellent packs to rebuild for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work and it’s one of the reasons I recommend babysitting it at least once. 2-3 babysitting charges is ideal but one will usually expose those problems right away.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but it can be downright dangerous. I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the better laptops so I can pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These packs are inherently excellent to rebuild, but can be dangerous if there’s a problem with the existing cells. You should at least do 2-3 complete supervised charges so you can kill it if it’s bad, but 1 is usually sufficient to expose bad packs.
Processors rarely fail. Unless you somehow got unlucky enough to overheat it, it’s probably fine. The CPU and battery BMS are different circuits.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You might as well replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the best laptops to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These are excellent packs to rebuild for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work and it’s one of the reasons I recommend babysitting it at least once. 2-3 babysitting charges is ideal but one will usually expose those problems right away.
Processors rarely fail. Unless you somehow got unlucky enough to overheat it, it’s probably fine. The CPU and battery BMS are different circuits.
Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You might as well replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive and the freaking BMS tried to charge a pack with shorted cells WITHOUT a cutoff. This is great for rebuilding for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing a pile of 7 nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some of the best laptops to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive. 2 of the batteries have shorted cells and the battery didn’t cutoff the charge. These are excellent packs to rebuild for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work and it’s one of the reasons I recommend babysitting it at least once. 2-3 babysitting charges is ideal but one will usually expose those problems right away.
Processors rarely fail. Unless you somehow got unlucky enough to overheat it, it’s probably fine. The CPU and battery BMS are different circuits.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example. You might as well replace the BMS with Dell laptops on post Sony recall packs and the newer models like the E Series.
However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive and the freaking BMS tried to charge a pack with shorted cells WITHOUT a cutoff. This is great for rebuilding for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work.
Processors rarely fail. Unless you somehow got unlucky enough to overheat it, it’s probably fine. The CPU and battery BMS are different circuits.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series - it’s one of the reasons I tend to avoid using the OEM batteries from that series, even if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example.
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Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series. That recall is why I don’t use those batteries if they’re OEM - I cannot verify they are recalled anymore since Dell shut the site down years ago. That even applies if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries from that era will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive and the freaking BMS tried to charge a pack with shorted cells WITHOUT a cutoff. This is great for rebuilding for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work.
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However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive and the freaking BMS tried to charge a pack with shorted cells WITHOUT a cutoff. This is great for rebuilding for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work.
Processors rarely fail. Unless you somehow got unlucky enough to overheat it, it’s probably fine. The CPU and battery BMS are different circuits.
Batteries made within the past ~10 years are a gamble in terms of rebuild viability. There are some that it isn’t a big deal on and the BMS will try and make it work, but others like Dell have become significantly more difficult because they were hit hard by the Sony recall with the D Series - it’s one of the reasons I tend to avoid using the OEM batteries from that series, even if I only intend to use it for old XP era games for example.
However it is still possible if you know the BMS is receptive to cell changes and will even try and charge fried batteries. Many of the older HP batteries from that era will attempt to charge it unless it has a problem like cell rust, but that can be downright dangerous - I was testing nc6000 batteries after I rebuilt some to pick a nice candidate for older games to receive a hard drive and the freaking BMS tried to charge a pack with shorted cells WITHOUT a cutoff. This is great for rebuilding for obvious reasons but it’s downright dangerous in situations like the one I ran into - I’m glad I babysat the laptop until I can tell they work.