b_have Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Anyone here got a working one? I bought an old thinkpad for mapping,battery has died Part number IBM ThinkPad R40 R32 FRU 02K6928 02K7057. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Anyone here got a working one? I bought an old thinkpad for mapping,battery has died Part number IBM ThinkPad R40 R32 FRU 02K6928 02K7057. I have a few but "working" doesn't really describe them sadly, most only hold charge for about 5 minutes You can pick non-IBM ones up cheaply enough though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 I have a few but "working" doesn't really describe them sadly, most only hold charge for about 5 minutes You can pick non-IBM ones up cheaply enough though. Where do you get the non-IBMs Michael? Actually only need enough power for 10 mins of logging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Where do you get the non-IBMs Michael? eBay via sellers from Hong Kong tends to be cheapest at around ~£25 shipped, suppliers here will want ~£40 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Or could I use a cig lighter adapter (if there is such a thing?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 You could hardwire a power inverter in or get one that plugs into the cig lighter. I used to do this with an old laptop so I could use it an an MP3 server before headunits did that kind of thing. I hid mine under the glovebox on my MR2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 You could hardwire a power inverter in or get one that plugs into the cig lighter. I used to do this with an old laptop so I could use it an an MP3 server before headunits did that kind of thing. I hid mine under the glovebox on my MR2. Would this work? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230231924844&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Would this work? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230231924844&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013 I would think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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