Pismo expansion bay tool box

[geeko]

i got a dead pismo battery in a junk lot (it could not be revived w/ battery reset on a lombard), so i decided to mod it } . i emptied it out (found the directions by googling)and then cut away all of the pieces sticking up that would hold the cells in place w/ an exacto knife. then i printed out and double-side taped the Isaac Newton apple logo and the rainbow apple logo on either side of the inside of the case for that classic feel . it can be loaded w/ anything that will fit (in my case a torx set, a screwdriver set, and a thumb drive w/ OS9 on it— all the things i'll need if my pismo hard drive randomly dies). also, this does not look like an apple battery (the sticker) b/c i switched the sticker w/ my new battery to make it look like the original apple battery. it clicks into the pismo expansion bay and looks exactly like the battery would it that position!

here are pictures (they are bad, i'll try to upload better ones soon)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43519791@N02/sets/72157623117611474/

any ideas to make this mod better are more than welcome!

 

[LCGuy]

Neat hack....I've often thought about doing something similar with my dead PB1400 battery.

 

[Bunsen]

Can't see a thing in those photos.

But hey, so there might be a use for those ZIP and LS120 EBMs after all

 

[geeko]

here are the new/ better pictures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43519791@N02/sets/72157623122503642/

these are actually discernible!

 

[dalstott]

here is a before pic in case anyone cares.

http://retromaccast.ning.com/photo/pbg3-pismo-a?context=user

 

[Bunsen]

Pretty cool

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Two thumbs up!

Very hack!