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dmiException 🎃 @ eth0 @domi@donotsta.re
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further TP550Z adventures: managed to "regenerate" the battery pack. gosh that was much harder to execute than i expected

I trickle-charged the cells, especially the first group of 3 because they were the lowest. Got all of them to around 3.2V, which is usually wayyy more than enough, tried charging in the laptop - no luck

getting them to 3.6V and balancing the groups so they're roughly the correct voltage took aaaaages. but it's charging now!
envstat from NetBSD, showing acpibat0 with charging state TRUE
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dmiException 🎃 @ eth0 @domi@donotsta.re
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there's also a non-zero chance that the technique of "resetting the battery microcontroller" i found ages ago on some forum (take a piece of wire, stick it into the GND and then all the other data pins on the battery connector, making sure you don't cause a dead short) did Something, but there's no way for me to know for sure now. should have done it more scientifically xD
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dmiException 🎃 @ eth0 @domi@donotsta.re
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plan for today (before an unrelated thing exploded in my face) also included compiling a custom cut-down kernel, but this will have to wait for tomorrow (unless I magically get a burst of spoons today)

the batt is at checks envstat 12%, or 10.8V/11.83V; It seems to be charging just fine! even if the capacity will be shit, i can just velcro a usb-pd power bank to the back of the laptop, and i should have a few hours of battery life neocat_floof
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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‌> working with batteries
an unrelated thing exploded in my face
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dmiException 🎃 @ eth0 @domi@donotsta.re
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@kitten it was "just" capitalism, don't worry akko_giggle

altho at this point i'd prefer if a 18650/similar exploded in front of me in exchange for not having to deal with THE WORLD. unlike capitalism, i can take precautions against cells doing damage ,_,
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