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Electronics converting my cell to AA

Discussion in 'Modding' started by Lrr, 27 Dec 2005.

  1. Lrr

    Lrr What's a Dremel?

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    well the battery on my cell phone craped out recently and id like to replace it with "AA" batteries. I have almost no idea to go about this, well i know how i dont know what. Its a samsung sch-3500 phone,and the battery is 3.6v thats what i know right now. I have the skill to do this just not the knolage, or a multimeter. what shuld i know when transplating batteries like this, as far as volts, amps, watts, and so forth? any help would be mutch appreceated.
     
  2. iamnafets

    iamnafets What's a Dremel?

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    Mmm...first... buy a multimeter. You're going to make it 10x more difficult doing it any other way, not to mention risking your phone. They sell for like $10 or however many pounds at your local electronics store. No big deal.
     
  3. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    But first, why try to fit 3 x AA? New Li-ion cell packs made for that phone are only a few dollars on eBay, with built-in charge control. :confused:
     
  4. iamnafets

    iamnafets What's a Dremel?

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    For that matter entirely...new cell phones sell for only a few dollars on eBay, probably with more features than your current one (ha cpemma!)
     
  5. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Come to that, I resurrected a "dud" phone battery with the split-second charge from a car battery described here.
    :thumb: WFM
     
  6. Lrr

    Lrr What's a Dremel?

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    I have a newer cellphone that i could activate, but id like to give this a shot first. I am rather fond of the old phone. And why not try putting in AA, I dont particularaly want to spend the money on a new battery, and i think it would be dreadful handy to have a phone that accepts 'standerd' batteries.
     
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    Lrr What's a Dremel?

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    troble is the old battery got a little frozen and ballooned out a bit whitch leeds me to belive its more than just being old.
     
  8. Confused Fishcake

    Confused Fishcake Minimodder

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    But are you still going to be rather fond of you phone when it triples in size? It will get a lot heavier too.
     
  9. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    And you'll have to keep buying AA's for it all the time. Buy a new Li-Ion batt. for it dude. :\
     

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