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external battery pack for a laptop
« on: January 09, 2005, 11:33:48 AM »
How difficult is it to make an external battery pack for a laptop.  I'm getting a notebook, mostly for school, but eventually I'd like the option to use it for recording.  Unfortunately it is a Toshiba and it only has one battery slot.  I've heard of people making external packs, but I have no idea what is involved. 

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Re: external battery pack for a laptop
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2005, 12:02:58 PM »
your best bet is probably going to be a Valence N-Charge.
you could build a SLA pack for the laptop, but that would be a LOT of lead to carry...most laptops that I worked on the past few years required at least 18V
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Re: external battery pack for a laptop
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2005, 12:05:27 PM »
This should probably be in "remote power"  however...take a look at this thread

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=15617.0

i searched for an alternative for latpops...good luck...

the N-charge is the best bet by far....you can get them at bestbuy now too...150$ + 10$ for the adapter for your laptop...
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Re: external battery pack for a laptop
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2005, 03:40:04 PM »
Thanks guys, I think I'm just going to wait for a good deal from dell or another manufacturer that supports multiple internal batteries.

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Re: external battery pack for a laptop
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2005, 10:35:57 PM »
i have a toshiba that i use for recording and it is rock solid, i have a couple of the external 19 volt
batterypacks from batteryspace.com and have been very satisfied with them, for what its worth.
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