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X60s/61s Prismatic

X60/X61 and X60t/X61t Series
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X60s/61s Prismatic

#1 Post by SynbiosVyse » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:13 pm

These batteries are so hard to find, I finally found one and it was DOA despite it being new old stock. It was manufactured in 2013 and dead as a doornail.

Why aren't there any 3rd party batteries with the prismatic form factor? I imagine the modern day cells could pack a lot more mAh than back when they were first produced. Any options if I don't want a hump? Maybe giving this one a jolt to revive it?

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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#2 Post by dr_st » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:55 pm

SynbiosVyse wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:13 pm
Why aren't there any 3rd party batteries with the prismatic form factor? I imagine the modern day cells could pack a lot more mAh than back when they were first produced. Any options if I don't want a hump? Maybe giving this one a jolt to revive it?
(a) Probably modern day cells are not so much more efficient as you would hope.
(b) Probably no one cares.

Take the existing dead battery and re-cell it (yourself or take it to a specialist). See how much total Wh you can get, I'd be curious to find out.
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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#3 Post by la-luva » Fri May 10, 2019 4:05 pm

Anyone know what kind of form the cells inside this battery have?
Got hold of a X61S with this battery.
Guess it could not be 18650 cells.
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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#4 Post by olex126 » Sat May 11, 2019 11:39 am

Just an FYI...

I had four X60T/61T batteries re-celled about a year ago locally with prismatic cells.

They came back with the same re-charge capacity (64WH) as the originals, and hold a charge for about as long as did the original cells.

I sold one to Ajkula66 and have been using the other 3 batteries for the last year, and they are holding up very well. The only "issue" is that the "Manufacture Date" was ten years NEWER that the "First Used Date"! :lol:

Regards.

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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#5 Post by axur-delmeria » Sat May 11, 2019 12:37 pm

la-luva wrote:
Fri May 10, 2019 4:05 pm
Anyone know what kind of form the cells inside this battery have?
Got hold of a X61S with this battery.
Guess it could not be 18650 cells.
The cells inside are rectangular, like those for cell phones. I've opened two 8 cell X61 Tablet batteries, which contain 4 18650s and 4 rectangular ones. It's very likely the 4-cell prismatic uses the same cells. I couldn't find any labels or markings that would identify their exact type though. :(
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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#6 Post by la-luva » Sat Jun 01, 2019 5:18 am

Maybe I found these cells on ebay.

Search for NCA103450A , they are 10x34x50mm in size.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-PANASO ... 1438.l2649
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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#7 Post by iamdmc » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:12 pm

la-luva wrote:
Sat Jun 01, 2019 5:18 am
Maybe I found these cells on ebay.

Search for NCA103450A , they are 10x34x50mm in size.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-PANASO ... 1438.l2649
did those cells work for you?
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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#8 Post by iamdmc » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:13 pm

olex126 wrote:
Sat May 11, 2019 11:39 am
Just an FYI...

I had four X60T/61T batteries re-celled about a year ago locally with prismatic cells.

They came back with the same re-charge capacity (64WH) as the originals, and hold a charge for about as long as did the original cells.

I sold one to Ajkula66 and have been using the other 3 batteries for the last year, and they are holding up very well. The only "issue" is that the "Manufacture Date" was ten years NEWER that the "First Used Date"! :lol:

Regards.

Dave
Can you share details about where you got them re-celled please? I have several X61 batteries that I want to get recelled
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The X61 is dead... long live the X61

Past IBM ThinkPads: T480s, T450s, X250, X230, X220, X300, T410, X61s, T60p, T41, X31, T23, A21m

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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#9 Post by olex126 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:27 pm

Battery rebuild for Thinkpads (and others as well):

Chan's Battery Rebuild, London, Ontario, Canada

http://www.chansbattery.ca/

They have great website reviews from lots of satisfied customers....including me!

Regards.

Dave
Previous & Collection Thinkpads: 701C A22m A30/A31p T23p x2 T30 T41 X31 various 750's 760's & 390's.

Test Benches: X41T, X60T & X61T's, various T42p-T43p's, x200 x201 x220T x230 T520 W530 T601F LED (X9000/8Gb/250SSD/W7 U)

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Re: X60s/61s Prismatic

#10 Post by iamdmc » Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:18 pm

olex126 wrote:
Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:27 pm
Battery rebuild for Thinkpads (and others as well):

Chan's Battery Rebuild, London, Ontario, Canada

http://www.chansbattery.ca/

They have great website reviews from lots of satisfied customers....including me!

Regards.

Dave
Thanks!
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i7-1185G7 | 32+8GB RAM | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro (PCIe 3.0 speed) | UHD upgrade | Glass Touchpad | Intel AX210

The X61 is dead... long live the X61

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