No, it's not the battery prongs, it's the laptop prongs. The latter two are present but the first one is completely missing. On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:36:55 -0800 Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Do you mean the prong on the battery is broken...or something on the > laptop > ? If it is a new battery with a defective prong then I would have > the > vendor replace it. > > Mark Rode > The NOSPIN Group > > > > > Upon going in to clean the connections with my eraser, I > noticed that > >one of the prongs on the laptop side has broken out. Can this be > easily > >replaced? Since the client does have two batteries, I am thinking > about > >getting a soldering iron and attaching a prong from the older > battery. > >But since this is "beyond my comfort zone" I am seeking second > opionions > >before getting out in deep water and saying "oops." ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml