Batteries after 15 years

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Do you actually want to use the phone, or just get it working as a matter of principle?

If it was as a matter of principle, would carefully in the open garden butcher the phone battery, then connect leads to the phone battery and put the connections to a regulated supply, or voltage regulator connected up to a normal duracell type batteries put into a battery holder. Not the prettiest but....

50Twuncle

were wrote: »

Do you actually want to use the phone, or just get it working as a matter of principle?

If it was as a matter of principle, would carefully in the open garden butcher the phone battery, then connect leads to the phone battery and put the connections to a regulated supply, or voltage regulator connected up to a normal duracell type batteries put into a battery holder. Not the prettiest but....

I am planning on selling it as a working classic phone - but first I need to chreck that my files are removed from it !!

ARandomMiser

50Twuncle wrote: »

I am planning on selling it as a working classic phone - but first I need to chreck that my files are removed from it !!

Be careful how you phrase that because 'working' is a subjective term and the buyer usually gets to determine what it means.

50Twuncle

ARandomMiser wrote: »

Be careful how you phrase that because 'working' is a subjective term and the buyer usually gets to determine what it means.

My Nokia 9000i is in A1 condition and if I can get it running - it will be classed as "WORKING"
What is wrong with that ?

KeithP

50Twuncle wrote: »

I have ordered an adapter to allow it to charge from Ebay...

Wow!

Charging from Ebay eh? That sounds like a cool trick.