RE: My UN-automated Home :-(

["Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>]

Is it not possible to open up the battery casing and replace the cells
themselves, or does that model of Sony use custom batteries.

DesG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 March 2001 09:27
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
>
>
>
> Actually it does expire April 1st ... Must say that the battery
> life is the
> only thing that I don't like about this VAIO. Other than that it's
pretty
> damn near perfect for what I need it for.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 08 March 2001 23:45
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> >
> >
> > lol, april fool!
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 08 March 2001 22:46
> > > To: des@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > >
> > >
> > > Nope, no cheaper over here ... I think it's about £160
for
> > the standard
> > > capacity unit and £250 for the extra life one. Might
try to
> > get one out of
> > > Sony under warranty as my Club VAIO membership says that my
> > guarantee
> > > expires 01 Apr 2001.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 08 March 2001 22:23
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > you will die when you see what there charging for
replacement
> > > > batteries for
> > > > these things, lets just hope there a little cheaper
where you are
> > > > than here
> > > > in NZ.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Friday, 9 March 2001 11:20
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It seems that the battery in my PCG-C1F has finally
died
> > ... it seems to
> > > > charge and reach all it's voltages but pull the power
cord and
> > > > *POOF* ... it
> > > > goes down quicker than (insert your favourite
"going
> > down" joke here).
> > > >
> > > > Is it's 14 months old then I guess I'm springing for a
> > new battery...
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 28 February 2001 21:30
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > they seem to of finally got the batteries sorted
the newer C1VM
> > > > has a 5.5
> > > > > hour battery (actually lasts around 4 hours), the
disk in your
> > > > > machine is a
> > > > > standard laptop hard drive, available from
anywhere, they have
> > > > 12 and 20gb
> > > > > drives available.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 1 March 2001 10:13
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > A PCG-C1F ... the battery life is sooo bad that
booting it up
> > > from cold
> > > > > gives me a battery level of about 60% remaining
when
> > the battery meter
> > > > > software is loaded. If I have my LAN/Modem card in
then battery
> > > > > life is down
> > > > > to about 10 minutes.
> > > > >
> > > > > It has always been bad ... never better than 25 -
30 minutes if
> > > > I boot on
> > > > > mains and thenn pull the plug, maybe 40 if I got
aggressive
> > > > with the spin
> > > > > down of the hard disc and processor slowdown and
didn't do
> > > > anything which
> > > > > needed to spin the drive up again. The battery
manager
> > > software says my
> > > > > battery is in good condition and at full power
(11.10v, 17.20Wh
> > > > - same as
> > > > > it's always been - and 173 charge cycles), however
the
> > battery manager
> > > > > software also estimates my battery as having a
"time to
> > empty" of 2:45
> > > > > (Which I assume is hrs and minutes - not minutes
and
> > seconds! *grin*).
> > > > >
> > > > > I know it's a tiny PC and I love it for what it is
-
> > which to me is a
> > > > > superbly portable email environment - but as a
working
> > > machine ... well,
> > > > > let's just say that the other VAIO's don't perform
so badly off
> > > > > their leads!
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you know what size (physically) the hard disc
in the PCG-C1F
> > > > > is? I'd love
> > > > > to get a bigger capacity hard disc in there if I
could. 4 Gb
> > > is getting
> > > > > cramped nowadays!
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > > Sent: 28 February 2001 20:14
> > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home
:-(
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > what model vaio??? (I work for vaio technical
here in NZ)
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