"Mark" wrote in message
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My laptop battery died suddenly, so I measured the voltage which was zero,
Curious, nothing to lose I took the case apart and found the black
component
arrowed
http://i29.tinypic.com/j9acrd.jpg
open circuit it is the main connection between battery pack and circuit
board, Battery measures full voltage before this device.
I assume this is a thermal/current breaker
So anyone know were I could find a replacement, or even exactly what this
component is.
If I can't find the correct replacement part I am considering replacing
with
some sort of a wired fuse any thoughts on this welcome, battery is
10v-4500mAh.
if anyone knows of a better newsgroup to ask about this, that would also
be
helpful.
Thanks
Mark

Well, it is a Klixon so a thermal cutout device, almost certainly. Where you
would get a quantity of 1 from, I don't know. It is there to stop a fire if
the battery overheats. You could short it out but don't blame me if it
catches fire!


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Bob Mannix
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