laptop batteries (Itronix)

[whatevah]

I picked up an Itronix GoBook II IX260 (ruggedized laptop from General Dynamics) off ebay and the battery is shot. I spent a good 30 minutes searching the intarwebs and can only find 2 on ebay.

Anybody know of a good source for laptop batteries? I did a google search on "laptop battery" and visited the first 15 or so sites plus a couple of the sites with paid ads but couldn't find any batteries for this thing. I've got a A/C power adapter but I'd like to get a little use out of it without being tethered to the nearest plug.

 

[wolfpackjeeper]

are you searching for the battery by the laptop name or by the partnumber on the battery? You may not find it with the brand, but I am sure something else uses a similar battery.

 

[whatevah]

I searched for the part number on the battery (P16D-M / 23-050190-00), but didn't have any luck. Somewhere, I found a crossreference number for an HP battery (DW384A), and another crossreference for that one (PR783A). I found 2 or 3 listings for those, but prices were crazy (200+).

 

[wolfpackjeeper]

yea, they are not cheap. I have pretty much started using mine as a couch computer. The battery life lasted through my last 2 years of college at about a 5hr battery. ut ever since I stopped having to run it without the cord and have just left it on, the battery has dropped to a little over an hour.

 

[RichP]

Check out the thinkpad forum, there are a couple of guys on there that rebuild the battery packs for IBM's and a few others.

 

[whatevah]

I did find a couple rebuild/refill sites, but didn't want to mess with sending it out and waiting for it to get back.

I got lucky and just found another HP laptop (NR3600/3610) that uses the same battery and found several on ebay listed for the 3610. Doesn't list a part number so they didn't come up in previous searches. I'm gonna try to pick one or two of those.