Well I searched and searched to find a battery that I wanted for the Skeye Pad. I even contacted Skeye…and this is what they replied:
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I’m so sorry but we don’t sell any Ericsson devices. We sell only our own devices named skeye.pad SL or skeye.pad XSL.
Kind regards
Ines Espig
Skeye Partner Support Center GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. Ines Espig +49 34298 64369
+49 34298 64372 Fax
Am Schenkberg 10 www.skeye-spsc.com
04349 Leipzig I.Espig@skeye-spsc.com
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Well I didn’t think they did or would help any, and probably wanted too much money anyways. Plus, on the newer Skeye Pads they sell, they have a user replaceable battery…not the wired in one that came with the Ericsson Skeye Pad.
Well I found a lot of LION batteries that would fit into the device…and the price was about $25-$35 each on those that had the capacity I want…too much money.
So I decided that I am going to mod the case a little on mine. First I’m going to cut a square hole in the back of the thing where the existing battery resides…maybe just a rectangular opening about 1cm smaller on all sides so I can cover the hole later with a cover and screw it in.
Then I’m going to mount a holder inside…one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270898559680?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I’ve already ordered it from China.
Then I just need to get a couple 18650 cells and put in it. BTW, in case you didn’t know, they come in two flavors these days. Those that are straight 18650 batteries, and those that have built in overcharge/discharge cell protection. Here are the ones I have also ordered:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1Pcs-New-UltraFire-18650-4000mAh-3-6-4-2V-Lithium-Batteries-with-Board-Black-/170863053404?pt=US_Rechargeable_Batteries&hash=item27c83b4a5c
And here is the same battery without protection:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-2Pcs-18650-4000mAh-3-7V-UltraFire-Lithium-Batteries-without-Board-Black-/190692836042?pt=US_Rechargeable_Batteries&hash=item2c662dc2ca
Anyways, the original battery is a 7.4V LION
(2 large flat cells of
(4
) 3.7v each wired in series-parallel configuration
) rated at 3600mAh…with these new Ultrafires, I should get even better than original use out of them…plus, more importantly, they will be very simple to change in the future.
When I make my mod cuts and get the stuff in, I'll post a picture...
Also here is a picture of the existing battery with the protective heat-shrink plastic removed...
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