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September 5, 2006
The Apple Core: Anatomy of an Apple battery
Ever wonder what's inside your Apple battery pack? It turns out that they're not that complicated inside, but it's amazing how much power these little cluster of cells can hold.
I took an iBook G3 (dual USB) battery apart on the advice of Coconut Battery which told me that after 496 load cycles, this battery had seen better days.
As you can see in this screen shot, the battery had 14 mAh Battery Capacity left compared to an Original Battery Capacity of 4000 mAh. In addition to lacking capacity the battery pack wasn't charging.
Time to take it apart!
Click through for a photo dissection of an Apple battery pack on The Apple Core.
Posted by jasonogrady at September 5, 2006 8:00 AM
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I dismantled an iBook battery some time ago, and googled around for replacement cells.
Compatible cells can be had from chinese manufacturers for as low as USD 3,20 (even the Sony's can be found for only USD 6,something). Multiply 3,20 by 6 (no. of cells) + electronics, plastics, labour, packaging and shipping at USD 20,- (max). This adds up to ~USD 40,-. Some unnamed company is making LOTS of money here.
Posted by: Ace at September 5, 2006 8:21 AM
