Run T410 on USB battery?

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Run T410 on USB battery?

#1 Post by Olwe » Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:47 pm

I've got a weird problem with my T410. It doesn't charge its battery. Ever. This forum concluded it was a "short" and the only possible solution would be to swap out the motherboard -- which for me would be a daunting task. At this time I've got it plugged into a UPS, so I'm covered at home. Q: What can I do "on the road?" It there a way to feed it with one of those USB battery packs? You know, I don't want to lug my UPS around . . . or is there a "slim" UPS that would act as a battery?
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Re: Run T410 on USB battery?

#2 Post by precip9 » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:00 pm

No.

Coincidentally, a similar question was discussed here:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=115634
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Re: Run T410 on USB battery?

#3 Post by jayton4 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:28 am

I have a couple of ThinkPad external battery chargers that I use. My T420s rarely gets plugged in anymore. I just hotswap batteries.
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Re: Run T410 on USB battery?

#4 Post by Olwe » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:13 am

What sort of "external battery charger," jayton4. Could you give me an example?
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Re: Run T410 on USB battery?

#5 Post by rkawakami » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:45 pm

Thinkpad External Battery Charger: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd011801
Pricey, if you get it directly from the factory: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/itemdetail ... 925BCE90CA
eBay has them sometimes around $25-$30 if you are patient.
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Re: Run T410 on USB battery?

#6 Post by Olwe » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:32 pm

What is this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/1514553587 ... rid=229466
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Re: Run T410 on USB battery?

#7 Post by ajkula66 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:41 pm

Given the IBM insignia, it's way too old to charge your T410 battery...I have something similar if not quite the same for T4x era machines.
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