I have an old cellphone, one running Windows Mobile.
I haven't used it as a phone in many years, but I took to using it as a bedside alarm clock because of the options that the alarm clock feature has. I keep it plugged in and at home all the time now.
A few days ago I noticed that the back cover of the phone was bulging a bit and wouldn't close. Taking a closer look I found that this was because the battery was starting to bulge out. It's about ten years old (and I used it as a phone for the first four years) so that's not real surprising.
There's replacement batteries available, but they cost $25 but they look like fakes (they look shoddy and not as nice as the OEM Samsung batteries) and people say they don't last nearly as long as the original ones did (-they don't provide nearly as much run time, nor do they last nearly as many recharging cycles-). And I don't really need it to be portable anyway, as it can stay plugged into the wall... But it won't power up without a battery in it.
How can I trick it into thinking there's a battery when there's not? The battery measures about 42mm x 62mm x 6mm thick, so there is room to stick a little PCB in there. The battery has four contacts to it; is it just as simple as shorting across the two pairs of leads?
I haven't used it as a phone in many years, but I took to using it as a bedside alarm clock because of the options that the alarm clock feature has. I keep it plugged in and at home all the time now.
A few days ago I noticed that the back cover of the phone was bulging a bit and wouldn't close. Taking a closer look I found that this was because the battery was starting to bulge out. It's about ten years old (and I used it as a phone for the first four years) so that's not real surprising.
There's replacement batteries available, but they cost $25 but they look like fakes (they look shoddy and not as nice as the OEM Samsung batteries) and people say they don't last nearly as long as the original ones did (-they don't provide nearly as much run time, nor do they last nearly as many recharging cycles-). And I don't really need it to be portable anyway, as it can stay plugged into the wall... But it won't power up without a battery in it.
How can I trick it into thinking there's a battery when there's not? The battery measures about 42mm x 62mm x 6mm thick, so there is room to stick a little PCB in there. The battery has four contacts to it; is it just as simple as shorting across the two pairs of leads?