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Ghetto DIY: Homemade 12-cell battery for Eee
CrunchGear —
... Eeeuser forum member TenaciousDre wasn’t content with the Eee’s battery life, but like any real man, he wanted more power. So, he ripped apart his old IBM P2 and Frankensteined the li-ion cells with the Eee’s existing battery pack. Battery life varies depending on what he’s doing, but it ranges anywhere from 4 to 15 hours. But there are some downsides to this mod. ...
Modder crafts homemade 12-cell battery for Eee, doubles stock battery life, grows unsightly hump
Engadget —
... Remember the Eee 901 "hammerhead edition," the extra-wide monstrosity that offered 10 cells of goodness in one less than aesthetic package? Welcome to that accessory's homebrew cousin, the creation of a modder by the name of TenaciousDre who stole eight ...
DIY 12-cell Eee PC battery: up to 15hrs runtime
SlashGear —
... Sometimes the quest for extra battery life overcomes you, and it’s only when you take a deep breath at the end of the process that you realise what exactly you’ve achieved. In the case of Eeeuser forum member TenaciousDre, that achievement is the lumpen black barnacle on the back of his Eee PC 701, which - thanks to its 12-cells of battery goodness - power the netbook for up to 15hrs. ...
Humpback Eee PC Gets 15 Hours of Battery Life [DIY]
Gizmodo —
... To create his deformed battery contraption, he got the Lithium Ion cells from his old laptop, sticking them together with wire and electrical tape, and then dispossessed himself from any sense of aesthetics or shame. [Eee User via ...
How to build a 15 hour Eee PC battery
Liliputing —
... Netbooks tend to get pretty decent battery life when compared with larger laptops thanks to their low power processors. And when you add a high capacity 6 cell battery, you can often get 5 to 8 hours of run time on a single charge. But for some people that’s just not good enough. So one guy decided to take matters into his own hands and ...
Eee PC 15-hour battery unit
p2pnet news —
... “OK so the eee already has good battery life but i wanted more and i already had the li-ion cells from an old p2 laptop,” posts TenaciousDre, from Ontario, adding: ...
DIY 12-cell battery for Asus Eee PC 701
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks —
TenaciousDre of the Eeeuser forum has made a DIY 12-cell battery for his Asus Eee PC 701 from old Li-On cells from an old laptop. Upside is the battery lasts for 12-15 hours with hardcore settings. Downside is it is quite large plus it takes 12 hours to charge. ...
How to make a 12 cell Eee PC battery.
My Asus Eee PC —
How to make a 12 cell Eee PC battery. Eee Battery User TenaciousDre from the Eee User forums posted a guide on how to make a 12 cell 701 battery . Charging time can last up to 12 hours, but the charge can give you 8 hours of juice. February 10, 2009 Filed by ...
