PowerBook battery leaking issues

[srieck]

I have four 500 series batteries two of which are beginning to show signs of leaking. As I never need them to power the computer, I'm wondering if it's possible or even adviseable to remove the acid and create dummy, dead-weight batteries. They really help the balance of the computer but I fear they could one day leak onto the internals. Is there any good method of doing this?

 

[techknight]

or you can rebuild the battery, i think Batteries Plus can do it.

 

[LCGuy]

So long as you're very careful, I can't see why you wouldn't be able to open up the batteries, gently remove the guts from the cases, put the plastic cases back together (glue them back together most likely) and reinstall the empty cases in the machine. If you want something to weigh the machine down, you could probably glue something onto the inside of one of the plastic pieces to provide some weight. (better if its made of non-conductive material, for obvious reasons)

 

[bibilit]

So long as you're very careful, I can't see why you wouldn't be able to open up the batteries, gently remove the guts from the cases, put the plastic cases back together (glue them back together most likely) and reinstall the empty cases in the machin

I removed the cells from my 5300 (leaking ones) and put back the empty case to save weight.

I recently got a brand new battery, unfortunately this sealed unit never reached a full charge.