I’m really glad I happened to read ur post b4 opening my pack w/ hand tools. After reading ur post I went to my grinder & ~15 minutes later (probably took that long b/c I kept checking to not grind too deep into the pack) the pack opened up like a can of sardines! My fingers especially thank you (probably my last pack was a real boar to open w/ hand tools.) I didn’t open up the pack any further after getting the plastic shell open. I’ll save that for tomorrow when I’m fresh and alert.
Anyhow, great call on using a grinder. I’m definitely going to use these method for opening pretty much ALL future packs.
On my second pack i target the slowest first the two sides of pack at the ends of cells. then the two inside corners near the connector in the front. After its just seconds to complete the rest of the front. Take a few shallow passes across the back to make a bend point. Otherwise your can of sardines will try to keep the lid closed. :bigsmile:
That was definitely the hardest pack to open that I have done, they seem to be new with all new packaging and good cells, one tiny spark in opening, all test 3.66.
Lol, that's what I thought after opening the first in a little over 45 minutes. I looked at the other 5 packs I had and said wt-f!!! Actually was very tired and thinking I should have just stuck with my regular brand new panasonics I had ordered previously, instead of opening these packs. That's why I created that guide a few pages back trying to help out whoever else was having problems opening up these Acer packs, which by long and far, were the hardest laptop packs I ever opened.
He had a bunch of Asus laptops as well. All of it was likely purchased in a single lot. Batteries were too old for Asus to sell retail anymore for over $100 so they were wholesaled off with a bunch of older Asus laptops.
Don’t look at it as he got those batteries less that $5. He purchased that whole lot for $xx and plans on making profit off the laptops. What he got out of this sale and the BLF feeding frenzy was cash flow. 163 packs @ $10 = $16,300 in cash flow (in 2 days!) to spend on another inventory lot he wants. This was one happy seller.
Anyway I was pleased to see these batteries go to hobbyists rather than profiteering like these batteries.
Yeah, the math may be less but the principle is still similar. Probably there is a production run of these batteries, x 100,000 in 2011 in anticipation of a certain number of laptops currently being sold, and also banking on a certain number in the future to be made needing packs. Then the manufacturer changes some detail, the laptops dont sell as well as expected, and they end up with a large volume of extra packs. Someone realizes they are now 3 years old and no new laptops are currently being made which are using the exact same pack connector and the current laptops are now too old and not selling, so they decide to liquidate their holdings of their remaining stock. Maybe this guy was an independent stocker of them, or bought a portion of the liquidated ones, or is a hired reseller, or a forgotten warehouse stock, or a bankrupt company’s liquidation but there are many plausible explanations.
The flat-rate box mine shipped in cost $12.35, same box to Europe is ~$85. Not even considering the hassles of international Li-ion shipping regulations.
lol… nothing much to complain except I can’t get more of these for the price.
Sure… it draw blood from my finger, but it’s definitely worth it :bigsmile: