Sorry for repeat post (it's been more than a week with no reply) but i'm
getting nowhere with this.

Problem:
Broken charger/sync connector socket.

Question:
Could I tape/glue a connector to my unit, say a 2.5mm jack socket, wire this
directly to the battery of the unit and fit 2.5mm plugs to my in car and
house chargers so I can charge the unit up for everyday use.
I don't need a Sync cable as my laptop has infrared and sync's with the
device. I also have a sd card reader so large file transfer is not a
problem.

Which of the 'FIVE ?' wires on the battery do I make the connections to ???

Best bet is to get your trusty micrometer and test the terminals yourself.

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"taximania" <nutter@NOSPAMtaximania.net> wrote in message
news:Cf6dnaKfhtkVmNjYnZ2dnUVZ8qWdnZ2d@bt.com...
> Sorry for repeat post (it's been more than a week with no reply) but i'm
> getting nowhere with this.
>
> Problem:
> Broken charger/sync connector socket.
>
> Question:
> Could I tape/glue a connector to my unit, say a 2.5mm jack socket, wire
> this
> directly to the battery of the unit and fit 2.5mm plugs to my in car and
> house chargers so I can charge the unit up for everyday use.
> I don't need a Sync cable as my laptop has infrared and sync's with the
> device. I also have a sd card reader so large file transfer is not a
> problem.
>
> Which of the 'FIVE ?' wires on the battery do I make the connections to
> ???
>
>
>

taximania wrote:
> Sorry for repeat post (it's been more than a week with no reply) but
> i'm getting nowhere with this.
>
> Problem:
> Broken charger/sync connector socket.
>
> Question:
> Could I tape/glue a connector to my unit, say a 2.5mm jack socket,
> wire this directly to the battery of the unit and fit 2.5mm plugs to
> my in car and house chargers so I can charge the unit up for
everyday
> use.

Not advisable. Your car/house "charger" is just a power supply, the
actual circuitry controlling the charging is in the device itself.
Lithium rechargeables require carefully controlled charging for safe
operation, what you are proposing (bypassing the circuitry that
controls the charging) is liable to cause your battery to explode. The
battery may have internal circuitry to prevent this, but I certainly
wouldn't risk it.

> Which of the 'FIVE ?' wires on the battery do I make the connections
> to ???

A typical laptop smart battery has negative, positive, thermal
feedback, and two pins for the i2c serial bus, so that'll probably be
your five pins, but I can't tell you which is which. Unless you're
going to get/make a proper standalone lithium charger, like I say,
don't do it.

I don't think a micrometer is quite the piece of equipment you're
thinking of ;). Knowing the precise physical size of the terminals
won't get you very far. A multimeter might be more the tool for this
job :D.

Brad Leyden wrote:
> Best bet is to get your trusty micrometer and test the terminals
> yourself.