[NTLK] Looking for Newton Rechargeable Battery Pack for 2000/2100 in mint condition

[David Lairson]

I have the file to print the battery tray, and a 3d printer but not a 2000/2100 so I never had the need to try and print it. Looking at it again, some of the walls are a bit thin. Normally people use PLA in 3D printing which is fairly strong. I think the original trays are made of ABS. ABS is very brittle when 3d printed, so it wouldn’t work. I use a my printer to make instruments, whistles, small pipes, that sort of thing, so I do a lot of printing in PTEG which is a lot stronger and may hold up better.

If someone is interested in testing one. I could print one and ship it for testing.

> On May 30, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
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> Last I heard the tolerances are really hard to get and have the material hold up.  But perhaps this has been fixed.  And I agree, a battery tray is a better option as you can swap in a new set of rechargables at any point instead of plugging in and waiting for it to charge.  Also keep in mind a "new" battery pack may not hold much of a charge since they were made in 1998 or so.  And may not hold a charge at all, depending.  Of course they can be rebuilt, but then I would get a used/old one as they are easier/cheaper to get.
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> Unless you are a collector, then I understand perfectly. :)
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> -Dan
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> On 5/30/2021 4:54 AM, Garnet Fitzgerald-Cherry wrote:
>> Unless you explicitly want the battery pack I would strongly recommend the AA Tray as a convenient and long-term alternative. They can apparently be printed: http://www.davisr.me/posts/2011/11/05/newton-mp2x00-aa-battery-tray/
>> Unfortunately the link to the necessary file is dead - perhaps someone here has it stowed?
>>> On 30. May 2021, at 04:20, Michael Rebar <michael.rebar at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/34734/Apple-Newton-Rechargeable-Battery-Pack/
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>>> Please name reasonable price.
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