The problem with your proposed solution is that the battery is connected to the motherboard with a flex ribbon cable that carries several signal and power wires. Those flex cables are exceptionally difficult to work with and it would be almost impossible to modify to insert a switch into the power wire.
If it were me personally I'd strongly consider just opening it up (the back just pries off, no adhesive) and unplugging the battery's flex cable when necessary, but I understand you want a little more push button style approach.
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Next best thing I can come up with would be to just cut a hole in the back over the battery connector so you can access it without removing the cover. You could block off the hole with tape when you're not using it, or jerry-rig some kind of door you can open when needed. I snagged a photo off the French sosav.com site that shows a better picture of the battery connector than the one here on the iFixit site.
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Next best thing I can come up with would be to just cut a hole in the back over the battery connector so you can access it without removing the cover. You could block off the hole with tape when you're not using it, or jerry-rig some kind of door you can open when needed. I snagged a photo off the French sosav.fr site that shows a better picture of the battery connector than the one here on the iFixit site.
Hi David,
The problem with your proposed solution is that the battery is connected to the motherboard with a flex ribbon cable that carries several signal and power wires. Those flex cables are exceptionally difficult to work with and it would be almost impossible to modify to insert a switch into the power wire.
If it were me personally I'd strongly consider just opening it up (the back just pries off, no adhesive) and unplugging the battery's flex cable when necessary, but I understand you want a little more push button style approach.
Next best thing I can come up with would be to just cut a hole in the back over the battery connector so you can access it without removing the cover. You could block off the hole with tape when you're not using it, or jerry-rig some kind of door you can open when needed. I snagged a photo off the French sosav.com site that shows a better picture of the battery connector than the one here on the iFixit site.
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