I'm absolutely interested! I even created an account here just to express my enthusiasm for this. I'd definitely want to buy at least two - one for each bay. I have no problem sending in the two dead ones.
Any interest in NEW Repro Lombard / Pismo battery packs?
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Well I never made the 3d printable model yet but i ended up making two of them that worked out great using the existing case plastics I was able to pry open carefully. The get about 3 hours runtime. I need to electronics out of one to make one.
if you want to send me yours I can crack it open and build one.
if you want to send me yours I can crack it open and build one.
Since the 3D printed model wasn't created, I'm fine with using the existing case plastics. I'll reach out to you to discuss it further. Essentially, you'll just be installing new cells into the current case. I'll get in touch so we can work out the details.
Yeah I have been wrapped up in designing an Atari 8 bit computer to laptop conversion I am trying to finish for VCF Socal so ive been deep into modeling that and my printer has been running non stop...
The problem with the pismo packs is that darn curvy design is going to be a bit tricky to model. A friend trying scanning it but it was nightmare. And the fact that you need th electronics out of the original packs anyway, I was able to just carefully pry a couple open that didn't crack and went with that. Eventually I will probably model a new pack for 3d printing one I finish up my other projects
The problem with the pismo packs is that darn curvy design is going to be a bit tricky to model. A friend trying scanning it but it was nightmare. And the fact that you need th electronics out of the original packs anyway, I was able to just carefully pry a couple open that didn't crack and went with that. Eventually I will probably model a new pack for 3d printing one I finish up my other projects
Are the design files for the Duo pack posted anywhere? If not, would you mind sharing? Thanks!
Here is my battery and I also made new back legs because one of mine broke.
Please use for personal use only so I dont have to frown on you making a profit off my work on ebay
Please use for personal use only so I dont have to frown on you making a profit off my work on ebay
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And I think this was the closest matching filament I could find: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BD7GTXTB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Great, thanks! That’s perfectly reasonableHere is my battery and I also made new back legs because one of mine broke.
Please use for personal use only so I dont have to frown on you making a profit off my work on ebay
I am quite interested in buying new battery packs for my Lombard. Back in 1/2023-ish I replaced the screen and hinge on my Lombard with a Pismo screen and replaced the PRAM battery. Those weren't too bad despite the wires on the screens not really lining up properly. But the most challenging thing was repacking the battery pack. I learned the hard way how dangerous working with lithium ion batteries can be. My first pack was from a place called Laptops For Less, and the circuitry and wiring seemed pretty straighforward. I had made quite a mess with the wires and solder but the pack functioned pretty well. I acquired another battery labeled Xtend Micro Products and I was surprised how different the circuitry was configured. By that time I had acquired a battery welder. I was fairly sure the batteries would last for a while but I hadn't used the laptop much in 2 years. Now one pack is dead, and the other one can only keep the Lombard running for about 10 minutes before failing. I can probably get by with leaving it plugged in, and I'm hesitant to do more battery surgery. Just to say that I'm very interested if someone could create modern batteries for these old computers. If there are any projects like this I'd love to get involved. I'm just very happy that there is a community for this type of discussion. Happy to be here!
Yeah I’ve done a few. It’s a painstaking process and then hit or miss if the salvaged electronics from another pack will work. I’ve had two that did not so far. Also the electronics vary between pack revisions. So if you wore up everything to one and the electronics don’t work you now need to find the exact same replacement or start over again with spot welding the cells because the whole layout is different.