Medion Akoya Laptop Battery?

[Deleted User]

Can anyone suggest where I can get a new battery, for a Medion Akoya E1317T Laptop?

I've tried the Amazon and Maplin Websites, and a general Google search, but haven't found anything.

Failing a new one, is there anyone who refurbishes them?

Or, is it possible to refurbish them at home?

agrinnall

I doubt if refurbishing a battery is possible, I suspect that once it's lost the ability to hold its charge the most that can be done is for the contents to be taken out and returned to the manufacturing process for a new one.

Maybe it's worth contacting Medion themselves to see if they can help locate a new battery.

https://www.medion.com/gb/service/contact/

[Deleted User]

Any chance I could open up the battery pack, and replace the (I presume standard) cells?

Neil_Jones

There's nothing in them to refurbish.
A laptop battery is simply a series of rechargeable (chemical) cells that by their nature decay over time and there comes a point where the cells cannot hold their charge.

A lot of Medion stuff is re-branded something else. Somebody posted a battery code on Amazon, and that code also appears to belong to Asus batteries, so you may be able to use one of them in your laptop.

Does your battery look like this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laptop-Battery-for-Asus-A32-T12-A32-X51-X51C-X51H-X51L-X51R-X51RL-90-NQK1B1000Y-/161813099873?hash=item25accff561:g:X9IAAOSw9N1VsLOd

[Deleted User]

No, it looks like this:-

http://oi63.tinypic.com/97rz1w.jpg

ETA: Just found one on Amazon , but it's Currently unavailable.

ETA again: Does anyone know, if there's a way I can record my interest, so I'll be notified if/when it becomes available again?

John_Gray

Are you really looking for:
"Original Netbook Battery Quality Family Dinner Table INOX"
?

If an item on Amazon shows as "Currently unavailable" I would suggest that the word "currently" actually means "never-again"...

I agree with agrinnall that Medion themselves are your best bet.

[Deleted User]

The picture on Amazon looks identical (even down to the printing, qcode and barcode label) to the one that came with the laptop.

As for "Currently unavailable" meaning "never-again", I bought a couple of compatible toner cartridges, which later showed as "Currently unavailable", but are now available again.

wealdroam

You could try these people:

Multicell - The Battery Specialists

I have no idea whether they are any good or not.

steveE2

You can order a new battery direct from Medion just make sure you have the correct MD Number as well as the model.
Scroll down on this page to find it.
https://www.medion.com/medionserviceshop/search?sbf=true&sfs=1&msn=&catchword=akoya+e1317t&x=64&y=17