6000 Battery Bulge. Keep 6000 Or Sell?

[bluedevils]

So I'm watching TV tonight and I noticed the 6000 wasn't lying flat on the table.  The battery had bulged.  I assume this is dangerous to use anymore (kinda scared it may shoot flames).  I'll try to safely discard the battery (city hazardous waste dump?) tomorrow.

I'm now at a crossroads.  Do I buy another battery (if it can be found) or do I sell what's left of the 6000?  I still have the 760 server and my everyday 3100.  Any suggestions?

[speculatrix]

trisoft can get hold of 6000 batteries at a not-insane price.

there's been some recent activity in Angstrom for Tosa, so the device isn't a dead duck.

when I get my act together and create an installer for TomTom to allow you to put in your TomTom x00 sd card into the Z and use the Z as a sat-nav, the 6000 might have a new lease of life.

the 6000 would also make a neat multimedia controller/player in your car, get a wifi enabled hard drive (Asus WLL-2.5R or Dlink GDSM600 thin) put in the boot of your car, SMB mount it and play MP3s via the zaurus!

[bluedevils]

I must have lost touch a bit.  I guess streamlinecpus is no longer around.  I'll probably try trisoft.  The 760 battery (from my original 5500 maybe) is starting to bulge a bit too.  The 760 I will still replace the battery, but I'm transferring server functions to the mac mini.  I'm now coming to the conclusion that I don't want a lithium ion device on 24/7.

thanks speculatrix,

I never thought of the 6000 as a dead duck, but it has always been an extra toy for me and I figure somebody may be able to put it to better use.  If a battery isn't expensive, then I may keep it as a toy.

[harvell]

trisoft can get hold of 6000 batteries at a not-insane price.

there's been some recent activity in Angstrom for Tosa, so the device isn't a dead duck.

when I get my act together and create an installer for TomTom to allow you to put in your TomTom x00 sd card into the Z and use the Z as a sat-nav, the 6000 might have a new lease of life.

the 6000 would also make a neat multimedia controller/player in your car, get a wifi enabled hard drive (Asus WLL-2.5R or Dlink GDSM600 thin) put in the boot of your car, SMB mount it and play MP3s via the zaurus!

Dang good idea since I have the car mount and FM transmitter for my C1K.  You said "boot" of your car... that's such a UK term...  

[xjqian]

bluedevil: my Tosa battery also bulged couple of month ago after a long cross-continent trip (don't know what's causing it). Fortunately I had a spare at hand and had another one in the sled. You you want to sell your tosa, let me know.

[joeabbott]

My battery bulged a couple of months ago as well.
I saw another thread on the 6000 forum and sent an email to Jeff at dynamism. He responded that they can still get them with a 7 - 10 day lead time.
I haven't ordered yet, but will eventually.

[bluedevils]

Yikes!  The battery cost at trisoft is not trivial.  joeabbott, can you pm me the price of the battery from dynamism?

xjqian, somebody else PMed me for it, but your number 2 in line if I decide to sell it.  I sold my sled a long time ago.  If these are the cost of replacing the 6000 battery, then I'm more incline to sell it.