My replacement battery doesn't wiggle!

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My replacement battery doesn't wiggle!

#1 Post by CarrerCrytharis » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:56 am

So I had my 9-cell battery recalled... I received my replacement today, and it hardly wiggles at all. (Still a little, but it's barely noticeable.)

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#2 Post by sugo » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:07 pm

My new 8 cell replacement for X60s fits very tightly with no wiggles at all. Perhaps Lenovo finally fixed these loose battery problems.
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Re: My replacement battery doesn't wiggle!

#3 Post by JHEM » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:00 pm

CarrerCrytharis wrote:So I had my 9-cell battery recalled... I received my replacement today, and it hardly wiggles at all. (Still a little, but it's barely noticeable.)
Same here. The battery was delivered this morning.

Secure, tight fit.

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#4 Post by Petekilla » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:11 pm

was the replacement also 9-cell? And have you seen a decline in battery life since recieving replacement?

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#5 Post by JHEM » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:18 pm

Petekilla wrote:was the replacement also 9-cell? And have you seen a decline in battery life since recieving replacement?
Yes 92P1133, no.

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#6 Post by Hanson » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:36 pm

What brand was the new battery?
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Battery not wiggling

#7 Post by stephenaron » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:01 pm

I got my replacement 9 cell today for my t60p and it doesnt wiggle either. thank god, cause i hated the ohter 9cell wiggle.
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#8 Post by JHEM » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:50 pm

Hanson wrote:What brand was the new battery?
Panasonic. Manufactured February 9, 2007.

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#9 Post by CarrerCrytharis » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:51 pm

Hanson wrote:What brand was the new battery?
Mine's a Panasonic.

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#10 Post by blueblood » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:47 pm

i got a new t60p today,

the battery is a sanyo manufactured 2007-02-12

it wiggles considerably

what can i do about it?

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#11 Post by Petekilla » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:05 am

blueblood wrote:i got a new t60p today,

the battery is a sanyo manufactured 2007-02-12

it wiggles considerably

what can i do about it?
If it is not the model which had been recalled, you will not recieve a new battery from the recall process...


If that is the case, you can always call support line about it, not sure if they will do anything about it though.

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#12 Post by perry_78 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:23 am

Lenovo has another 3 weeks to ship me mine.. Hate how there's no Battery Recall Status on their site :(
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#13 Post by riverwater » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:22 pm

I am still waiting for my battery, I signed on 2/28/07. Hope I will get it this week.
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#14 Post by Alltweed » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:52 am

Blueblood

I too have sanyo. (T60)

Wiggles slightly. Mainly when you tilt it up and down. Feels like about 1/8" play either way. Just received.

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#15 Post by riverwater » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:31 pm

Got my tonight, it is a Panasonic. Manufactured February 8, 2007, 0 cycle. Most important, not wiggle!

I find 2 labels inside box, one is UPS label, but no more instruction. Do I just put the old battery in, put the UPS return label, and drop at any UPS carrier?
riverwater wrote:I am still waiting for my battery, I signed on 2/28/07. Hope I will get it this week.
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T40 2373-94U: 1.6 GHz, 1.0GB, 80GB 4200rpm, CDRW/DVD, 14'', 9-cell.

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#16 Post by JHEM » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:57 pm

riverwater wrote:Do I just put the old battery in, put the UPS return label, and drop at any UPS carrier?
If you only use the smaller internal box to ship it, just put the label on the outside and drop it in your local UPS drop box. That's what I did.

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#17 Post by mybellyisempty » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:12 pm

are they asking for the old batteries back?

A classmate of mine had his Z61's battery recalled, and he junked the old battery since he had a spare, and they said it'd be 8 weeks for a replacement.

I know that in the past, for Dell at least, they asked for the old battery back. I'm curious what repercussions might come about from his throwing the battery away.

Luckily my T60WS came with a Panasonic, so I lucked out...but it wiggles more than my T43's battery did.

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#18 Post by JHEM » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:51 pm

mybellyisempty wrote:are they asking for the old batteries back?
No, unless there's some way to track the returns by means of the enclosed UPS shipping label, which I doubt.

I sent mine back straightaway. I don't want it hanging around and finding out the hard way that they can explode without having been dropped.

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#19 Post by riverwater » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:52 am

I only find 2 labels and one order sheet in my box, no instruction on how should I send back the old battery. But one label is UPS shipping label with Lenovo as the receiver. So I think it mean I put the old battery in the box, and affix the new label and mail it back.
mybellyisempty wrote:are they asking for the old batteries back?
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#20 Post by JHEM » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:02 am

riverwater wrote:So I think it mean I put the old battery in the box, and affix the new label and mail it back.
As I said above; yes, pack your old battery in the box or boxes that the new one came in and send it back via UPS (not mail) using the label that is in the box. Won't cost you anything and you can drop it off at a UPS store, give it to your UPS driver or put it in a UPS drop box.

The thing that looks like a second label in the box is what's called a "pull tag" for use in the parts warehouse to track and ship the battery to you. You can safely throw it away.

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#21 Post by riverwater » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:11 am

Thanks, I will send it back tomorrow. I just checked my recalled battery, I only use 6 cycles in the past 8 months.
JHEM wrote:As I said above; yes, pack your old battery in the box or boxes that the new one came in and send it back via UPS (not mail) using the label that is in the box. Won't cost you anything and you can drop it off at a UPS store, give it to your UPS driver or put it in a UPS drop box.
T60p 2613-ENU: 2.13GHz, 2.0GB DDR2, 100GB 7200rpm, DVDRW, 15''IPS, 9-cell;
T40 2373-94U: 1.6 GHz, 1.0GB, 80GB 4200rpm, CDRW/DVD, 14'', 9-cell.

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