[clue-tech] Will battery replacements with more power hurt the system?

[David L. Anselmi]

bof wrote:
> My laptop came with a six cell battery rated at 11.1 V, 4800 mAh with a 
> 3.0 hour life. When I went to buy a replacement from the manufacturer, 
> all I could find was an eight cell battery rated 14.4 V, 4800 mAh with a 
> 4.5 hour life. (No one else in the country seems to be making 
> replacement batteries for this system, so it would seem that I am stuck 
> with the manufacturer).
> 
> When I asked their Tech Support if the higher voltage of the eight cell 
> battery would hurt the computer, I was told it could damage the computer 
> and to make sure that I used ONLY a six cell replacement.
> 
> When I pointed out that the eight cell battery was being sold by the 
> manufacturer as a replacement, and that in fact they also offered a 
> twelve cell replacement, I was then told that the larger-celled 
> batteries would not hurt the system, just give a longer life. (It should 
> be noted that the larger-celled batteries cost much more, also).
> 
> So which is it? Will the additional power of the larger-celled batteries 
> hurt anything or not? It would be nice to have a longer life for the 
> system, but not if the higher voltage is going to hurt anything.
> 
> BOF
> 
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