First post, by aha2940
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Hi guys
I have an old IBM thinkpad 360Ce laptop (486DX2-50, 20MB RAM, 500MB HDD) which uses two little batteries:
- A Panasonic lithium VL2020 battery, which AFAIK is used for CMOS and clock
- An IBM NiCd 3.6V battery P/N 66G0119, which seems to be used when the laptop is suspended
However, these batteries are long dead (the laptop is 25 years old). My questions are:
- Are these batteries rechargeable, or are they simple batteries? I've found some mixed answers on the web.
- Depending on answer 1, what can I use to replace them? I could buy the same exact ones, however I think paying 15+USD plus shipping plus importation fees for a single battery is too expensive, I'd rather get something locally. I have some space internally on the laptop, since I replaced the HDD with a CF card, I could fit a bigger battery if needed, and run some larger cables.
Thanks for any pointers.