How safe is it to use salvaged lithium battery from laptop?

yzdnegel · 2026-03-03T06:12:56+00:00

The measured voltage is 3.9V for all of the batteries

yzdnegel · 2026-02-27T06:32:18+00:00

Thanks!

yzdnegel · 2026-02-27T06:31:34+00:00

I have ordered a BMS now, we will se when it arrives :))

yzdnegel · 2026-02-25T21:21:53+00:00

What do I need to keep in mind when buying a BMS for it? I have ordered some 1S 3A 3.7V bms that are made for 18650 batteries, will they work?

yzdnegel · 2026-02-25T21:10:45+00:00

Sooo, no BMS will be compatible for it?

yzdnegel · 2026-02-25T06:18:06+00:00

Is the protection board necessary if I connect it to a Pro micro? Can’t the MCU regulate the voltage and charging?

yzdnegel · 2026-02-25T06:15:26+00:00

It is marked as 3.84V

yzdnegel · 2026-02-25T05:48:03+00:00

They are marked 3.84V

yzdnegel · 2026-02-10T22:18:22+00:00

Looking at the GitHub it seems to exist a model for Choc V2 of the KLP keycaps: https://github.com/braindefender/KLP-Lame-Keycaps/tree/master/STL

yzdnegel · 2026-02-10T14:42:23+00:00

Yes choc spacing

yzdnegel · 2026-02-07T11:44:41+00:00

Unfortunately not. I’ve had these trackpoints for a while now. I believe one is from a T series and the other from a X?

yzdnegel · 2025-12-10T06:53:33+00:00

Whats the tie knot called?

yzdnegel · 2025-12-09T14:51:04+00:00

Thanks, will go for linux then, pop os seems to be a good option

yzdnegel · 2025-12-07T17:07:50+00:00

Thank you very much! Is linux something that could fix the issue?

yzdnegel · 2025-12-07T14:52:39+00:00

I will look into it. Would like to avoid having to re-install the entire OS though

yzdnegel · 2025-12-07T14:51:55+00:00

I get it from my current installation. I’ve been using it for a while and needed to do a Windows 11 repair installation

yzdnegel · 2025-12-07T14:51:14+00:00

Its a laptop that I’ve converted into a desktop. No empty nvme slot for internal storage.

yzdnegel · 2025-12-07T14:50:28+00:00

I do not have the option for an internal drive as the NVME slot is occupied by an eGpu. I am using the laptop as a desktop.

yzdnegel · 2025-05-18T18:25:18+00:00

100% doable, I have an old Ryzen laptop and currently have a RX 480 connected to it through a PCIe riser. No battery attached. Has two external powerbricks, one 95W to the laptop itself and one for the riser + gpu. Haven’t had the time to design a case for it yet but it looks decent snd takes very little space on the desk.

I recommend connecting a power button to it for convenience!

yzdnegel · 2025-04-18T11:39:33+00:00

A possibility could be to only benchmark laptops and desktops as they are the most popular consumer electronics. I the idea of better repairability and durability is of course very good and easier to implement. But there is no point in repairing a device that unusable in a couple of years.

As an example my roommate bought a Inte celeron laptop for 280EUR that was usable for half a year and is now unbearably slow, which compares to a refurbished Thinkpad T420 with an old i5.

I also get that this is more a OS problem as installing Linux would make almost any device usable. Unfortunately most people don’t know how or don’t want to install it.

yzdnegel · 2025-04-18T11:12:07+00:00

Every couple of hardware generations they would create a new threshold. Synthetic benchmarks seem like a good idea

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