Hello everyone

i was walking around while i saw the guy in computer repair shop throwing away laptop batteries in his trash

i asked him

he said he don't need them anymore so i took them home with me and started to think

How to make something useful out of this batteries

actually each battery have about 3 ~ 6 cells 3.7v Li-ion

this is real treasure but no one knows

so in this instructable we should know how to recycle old damaged laptop batteries.

Step 1: The Laptop Battery

Be careful !! li-ion is dangrous don't short cells ot throw them into fire.

when i say damaged laptop battery i don't mean it's exploded or burned

damaged laptop battery is a battery that unable to recharge or laptop can't feel it anymore or even laptop said replace battery

when we see dead laptop battery there's 3 cases

case 1

the battery board is damaged and can't provide power for turn on the laptop

case 2

there is 1 or more cells not working properly so the whole battery is damaged and can't be use to power any laptop

case 3

the connection between cells maybe cut and circuit is not closed any more

So ...

the first thing is tearing down that battery to salvage cells from inside

then measure each cell it should be higher than 3v

try to charge each cell and monitor it until it reach 4.2v with special li-ion charger

then try discharge and see if it can last long time.

in next step we are ready with some cells

if you can't find laptop battery you can always find cells in electronics stores or online

Parts:
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