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I'm a friend of hwattys, and he has introduced me to this forum. I just rebuilt the yellow AND green wrapped batteries for one of his TransNotes. I own a small independent electronics repair business in Indianapolis, and have the equipment to rebuild these batteries - new cells, new nickel strip (welded just like the factory originals), and new shrink wrap! I say *rebuild* because I need the small white connector/wires from the original batteries to complete the process.

I'm vigilantly looking for a source for these original connectors. Having them would allow me to just send you out a finished replacement product. Until then, I must rebuild them.

I'm having trouble identifying them. However, my search has just started, and I'm hopeful that I can find an item number, or perhaps the original manufacturer reference ID to find a compatible replacement. I'm sure I'm not the first person to attempt this endeavor, so If anyone can provide any information it would be helpful - I'm on the search. I've located a couple possibilities, but information provided on-line is sometimes limited and spec sheets that would give me the details I need to confirm are not always available.

I'd have to set up a system for on-line payment (probably paypal), and shipping - depending on your location. I just wanted to let you know that someone out on the internets has a solution *IF* you have the original connector for me to re-use.

Feel free to visit my business website at cscindy.us
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Questions and comments are welcome!

Welcome to the forum.
Check the picture in the 2nd post by rkawakami for CMOS connectors.
I 'refurbed' the yellow 2-cell Transnote CMOS recently and reused the 'old' connector, but can't remember exactly what it looked like.
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=110269

It's very easy to solder the old nickel strips(and wires with the connector) on the new CR2032, using rust transformer(orthophosphoric acid) as a flux. If you have soldering iron and solder, it will cost you as cheap as 2 dollars. I spent 2,5levs(1$=1.4levs) for this - 0.9levs for rust transformer, 1lev for CR2032 and 0.5levs for heat shrink tube - any diameter bigger than fi 12 should do the trick.
As to the connector - I have never seen any mention of it's type in the internet.