Hi!
> - Gads! Been longer than I thought since I read this thread.
> - Way back when, I expressed interest in a 3000maH (or more! [wink]) battery for the C1000, that
> would fit in the same space as the C1000 battery. Lauter asked what I'd pay for one of those, and I
> mentioned I was hoping for a number and we could haggle.
> - Unfortunately I've seen no number, though lots of happy new battery owners are certainly
> encouraging. I also saw the deal on how make your own battery, which looks for all the world like
> you take a "normal" battery, use gold foil to "rearrange" the contacts to match the Z, toss in a
> (limiting?) resistor, tape it up, and you're done. Clever, Lauter!
It looks like this, but it isn't... There is for example no gold foil on the market, that is thick enough to be used for building the batteries... I am gilding the copper tape by my own... Not that cheap.
> - So I have a couple of points/questions/whatever to toss into the fray:
> 1. How does one go about discovering what battery will work? Scour the web for battery statistics?
> Where are the original specs, to know what voltages/amperages are delivered by the original three
> battery pads?
The "specs" are the specs, that are printed on the original (maxXcell) battery.
3,7 / 3,6 V and 1800mAh
The pins are + , - , and one for the resistor.
> 2. It sounds like you're taking a much deserved rest, Lauter, after a real spate of battery-making.
> Maybe you dn't want to take on the task of doing a one-off C1000 battery that will likely lead to even
> more C1000 sales - which will of course take more of your time. I can understand that! I'm just
> wondering if it's an accurate assesment?
I think so, because I don't / didn't have enough time for building any more batteries. ?
> 3. If you are willing to do a C1000 battery, I imagine the ultimate cost would be driven by how much
> the source battery costs. I'm happy with Hiro's default battery, but would still find twice the
> capacity very attractive, especially now that Cacko has my WiFi working reliably. (grin) But I'm not
> very interested in just tossing around numbers. I'd think the battery and materials cost, plus some
> for your time and effort, would be an amenable value. But without researching battery and materials
> costs, I don't know what that value would be. Would you be willing to arrive at that figure, Lauter,
> and see where that leads? I'm perfectly capable of figuring out how to build one of these things
> myself, and have the tools to do it. (shrug) It's a matter of ensuring you may profit by your clever
> solution while simplifying the process for me at the same time. (happy smile)
I am willing to build 3000mAh-batteries (C1000, c3000, c3100) for 80 Euro (with shipping and conversion rights... so if you don't like it, you send it back and get your money back...). I think, that price is fair.
> - Feel free to "PM" me (here at OESF), or I can try e-mailing you if you prefer. I put this in the
> public space so other C1000 users can read and see what we're up to. (snicker)
> - Thanks for your time...
No problem!
Regards
Ludwig
