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

[Adrian Noland]

Slightly OT...

There is a place in Canada that will replace the cells for cheaper that it
is to buy a new battery. I can't vouch yet since they just finished the
job and are mailing it back this week. I can post more if interested.

refillbattery.com


> 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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