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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Deduplicate the netBook datasheet reference: define it once and reuse it&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:53, 9 September 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l26&quot;&gt;Line 26:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Main battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Proprietary Li-ion pack, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;three 18650 cells in series&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with a controller board. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;11.1 V nominal, 1500 mAh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as Psion specified it; the Series 7 FAQ describes the same pack as &amp;quot;three 3.6v graphite-type Li-Ion cells&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/power.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: Power supply &amp;amp; charging&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32 (February 2000). Source for the &amp;quot;sealed, non-serviceable unit&amp;quot; description, the cell description, the runtime figures, the charging behaviour and the 70 % LED cut-out, the three-monthly storage charge, the adapter rating and the ferrite core.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;OpenPsion, [https://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/x43.htm &amp;quot;Linux on the Psion netBook HOWTO — section 3.4, The netBook Specifications&amp;quot;]. Source for the 11.1 V 1500 mAh rating, the CGR18650H cell type, the CR2032 backup cell and the adapter connector dimensions.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Main battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Proprietary Li-ion pack, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;three 18650 cells in series&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with a controller board. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;11.1 V nominal, 1500 mAh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as Psion specified it; the Series 7 FAQ describes the same pack as &amp;quot;three 3.6v graphite-type Li-Ion cells&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/power.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: Power supply &amp;amp; charging&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32 (February 2000). Source for the &amp;quot;sealed, non-serviceable unit&amp;quot; description, the cell description, the runtime figures, the charging behaviour and the 70 % LED cut-out, the three-monthly storage charge, the adapter rating and the ferrite core.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;OpenPsion, [https://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/x43.htm &amp;quot;Linux on the Psion netBook HOWTO — section 3.4, The netBook Specifications&amp;quot;]. Source for the 11.1 V 1500 mAh rating, the CGR18650H cell type, the CR2032 backup cell and the adapter connector dimensions.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Backup battery&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039; lithium coin cell with a &#039;&#039;&#039;55-hour lifespan&#039;&#039;&#039; — it holds the machine&#039;s contents for hours, not weeks&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;figures&lt;/del&gt;: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and a &lt;/del&gt;CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Backup battery&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039; lithium coin cell with a &#039;&#039;&#039;55-hour lifespan&#039;&#039;&#039; — it holds the machine&#039;s contents for hours, not weeks&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;specification&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;58-key keyboard, &lt;/ins&gt;15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, PC Card slot rated for 3.3 V and 5 V, 0.7 m drop onto carpet, IP30&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Mains adapter&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;15 V, 1.5 A&#039;&#039;&#039; per Psion&#039;s own datasheet&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt; (the community FAQ says 15.5 V). 100–240 V 50/60 Hz, ferrite core on the lead. Connector 4.75 mm OD / 1.75 mm ID&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;openpsion&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Mains adapter&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;15 V, 1.5 A&#039;&#039;&#039; per Psion&#039;s own datasheet&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot; /&amp;gt; (the community FAQ says 15.5 V). 100–240 V 50/60 Hz, ferrite core on the lead. Connector 4.75 mm OD / 1.75 mm ID&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;openpsion&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Runtime&#039;&#039;&#039; || Psion quote &#039;&#039;&#039;up to 8.5 hours&#039;&#039;&#039; with a &#039;&#039;&#039;2.5 hour recharge&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;; the community FAQ reports over 10 hours at lowest brightness with no peripherals, and roughly &#039;&#039;&#039;50 % less at full brightness&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqgen&quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/general.html &quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: General &amp;amp; hardware information&quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32. Source for the brightness/runtime relationship, the charging LED sequence, the absence of display dimming as the battery drains, and the reset procedures.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Runtime&#039;&#039;&#039; || Psion quote &#039;&#039;&#039;up to 8.5 hours&#039;&#039;&#039; with a &#039;&#039;&#039;2.5 hour recharge&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot; /&amp;gt;; the community FAQ reports over 10 hours at lowest brightness with no peripherals, and roughly &#039;&#039;&#039;50 % less at full brightness&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqgen&quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/general.html &quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: General &amp;amp; hardware information&quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32. Source for the brightness/runtime relationship, the charging LED sequence, the absence of display dimming as the battery drains, and the reset procedures.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Charge time&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Up to 3 hours, machine on or off&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Charge time&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Up to 3 hours, machine on or off&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== The backup cell ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== The backup cell ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A standard &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039;, still made in quantity and available anywhere, including badged for the machine by battery specialists. Psion rate its lifespan at &#039;&#039;&#039;55 hours&#039;&#039;&#039; of holding the machine&#039;s contents&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt; — which is why &quot;the backup cell will look after it&quot; is not a plan for a machine going into storage.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;psionex&quot;&amp;gt;[https://psionex.co.uk/en/product/pda/netbook/batteries.html &quot;Batteries — Netbook &amp;amp; Series 7&quot;], Psionex, Lincoln. Source for the CR2032 and NB3000 stock position described. Stock changes; check before relying on it.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A standard &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039;, still made in quantity and available anywhere, including badged for the machine by battery specialists. Psion rate its lifespan at &#039;&#039;&#039;55 hours&#039;&#039;&#039; of holding the machine&#039;s contents&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot; /&amp;gt; — which is why &quot;the backup cell will look after it&quot; is not a plan for a machine going into storage.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;psionex&quot;&amp;gt;[https://psionex.co.uk/en/product/pda/netbook/batteries.html &quot;Batteries — Netbook &amp;amp; Series 7&quot;], Psionex, Lincoln. Source for the CR2032 and NB3000 stock position described. Stock changes; check before relying on it.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Replace it on a schedule rather than on failure. It is what holds your data while the main pack is out, and it is the cheapest component in the machine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Replace it on a schedule rather than on failure. It is what holds your data while the main pack is out, and it is the cheapest component in the machine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Josh</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11851&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Josh: Add Psion&#039;s underside diagram showing the backup cell compartment</title>
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		<updated>2026-09-09T15:52:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Add Psion&amp;#039;s underside diagram showing the backup cell compartment&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122;&quot; data-mw-interface=&quot;&quot;&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:52, 9 September 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;templatestyles src=&amp;quot;Template:StyledTable/styles.css&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;templatestyles src=&amp;quot;Template:StyledTable/styles.css&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[File:Psion Series 7 - where things are (underside).png|thumb|420px|Psion&#039;s own diagram of the underside. The lithium backup battery door is on the left, and the enlarged inset shows the &#039;&#039;&#039;reset button sitting inside that compartment beside the coin cell&#039;&#039;&#039;.]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Battery service for the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Psion Series 7]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Battery service for the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Psion Series 7]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Josh</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11832&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Josh: Correct the adapter rating and add Psion&#039;s own runtime and backup-cell lifespan figures</title>
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		<updated>2026-09-09T15:47:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Correct the adapter rating and add Psion&amp;#039;s own runtime and backup-cell lifespan figures&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122;&quot; data-mw-interface=&quot;&quot;&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:47, 9 September 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l25&quot;&gt;Line 25:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 25:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Main battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Proprietary Li-ion pack, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;three 18650 cells in series&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with a controller board. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;11.1 V nominal, 1500 mAh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as Psion specified it; the Series 7 FAQ describes the same pack as &amp;quot;three 3.6v graphite-type Li-Ion cells&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/power.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: Power supply &amp;amp; charging&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32 (February 2000). Source for the &amp;quot;sealed, non-serviceable unit&amp;quot; description, the cell description, the runtime figures, the charging behaviour and the 70 % LED cut-out, the three-monthly storage charge, the adapter rating and the ferrite core.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;OpenPsion, [https://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/x43.htm &amp;quot;Linux on the Psion netBook HOWTO — section 3.4, The netBook Specifications&amp;quot;]. Source for the 11.1 V 1500 mAh rating, the CGR18650H cell type, the CR2032 backup cell and the adapter connector dimensions.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Main battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Proprietary Li-ion pack, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;three 18650 cells in series&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with a controller board. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;11.1 V nominal, 1500 mAh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as Psion specified it; the Series 7 FAQ describes the same pack as &amp;quot;three 3.6v graphite-type Li-Ion cells&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/power.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: Power supply &amp;amp; charging&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32 (February 2000). Source for the &amp;quot;sealed, non-serviceable unit&amp;quot; description, the cell description, the runtime figures, the charging behaviour and the 70 % LED cut-out, the three-monthly storage charge, the adapter rating and the ferrite core.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;OpenPsion, [https://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/x43.htm &amp;quot;Linux on the Psion netBook HOWTO — section 3.4, The netBook Specifications&amp;quot;]. Source for the 11.1 V 1500 mAh rating, the CGR18650H cell type, the CR2032 backup cell and the adapter connector dimensions.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Backup battery&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039; lithium coin cell&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;openpsion&lt;/del&gt;&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Backup battery&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039; lithium coin cell &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with a &#039;&#039;&#039;55-hour lifespan&#039;&#039;&#039; — it holds the machine&#039;s contents for hours, not weeks&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ds2001&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Mains adapter&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;15&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.5 &lt;/del&gt;V, 1.5 A&#039;&#039;&#039;, 100–240 V 50/60 Hz, ferrite core on the lead. Connector 4.75 mm OD / 1.75 mm ID&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;openpsion&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Mains adapter&#039;&#039;&#039; || &#039;&#039;&#039;15 V, 1.5 A&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;per Psion&#039;s own datasheet&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (the community FAQ says 15.5 V). &lt;/ins&gt;100–240 V 50/60 Hz, ferrite core on the lead. Connector 4.75 mm OD / 1.75 mm ID&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;openpsion&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Runtime&#039;&#039;&#039; || &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;8½ &lt;/del&gt;hours &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;quoted&lt;/del&gt;; over 10 hours at lowest brightness with no peripherals&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Roughly &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;50 % less at full brightness&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqgen&quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/general.html &quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: General &amp;amp; hardware information&quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32. Source for the brightness/runtime relationship, the charging LED sequence, the absence of display dimming as the battery drains, and the reset procedures.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &#039;&#039;&#039;Runtime&#039;&#039;&#039; || &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Psion quote &#039;&#039;&#039;up to 8.5 &lt;/ins&gt;hours&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; with a &#039;&#039;&#039;2.5 hour recharge&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the community FAQ reports &lt;/ins&gt;over 10 hours at lowest brightness with no peripherals&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, and roughly &lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;50 % less at full brightness&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqpower&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;faqgen&quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/general.html &quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: General &amp;amp; hardware information&quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32. Source for the brightness/runtime relationship, the charging LED sequence, the absence of display dimming as the battery drains, and the reset procedures.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Charge time&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Up to 3 hours, machine on or off&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Charge time&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Up to 3 hours, machine on or off&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l86&quot;&gt;Line 86:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 86:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== The backup cell ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== The backup cell ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A standard &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039;, still made in quantity and available anywhere, including badged for the machine by battery specialists.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;psionex&quot;&amp;gt;[https://psionex.co.uk/en/product/pda/netbook/batteries.html &quot;Batteries — Netbook &amp;amp; Series 7&quot;], Psionex, Lincoln. Source for the CR2032 and NB3000 stock position described. Stock changes; check before relying on it.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A standard &#039;&#039;&#039;CR2032&#039;&#039;&#039;, still made in quantity and available anywhere, including badged for the machine by battery specialists&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Psion rate its lifespan at &#039;&#039;&#039;55 hours&#039;&#039;&#039; of holding the machine&#039;s contents&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ds2001&quot;&amp;gt;Psion Teklogix, &quot;netBook&quot; product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion&#039;s own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; — which is why &quot;the backup cell will look after it&quot; is not a plan for a machine going into storage&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;psionex&quot;&amp;gt;[https://psionex.co.uk/en/product/pda/netbook/batteries.html &quot;Batteries — Netbook &amp;amp; Series 7&quot;], Psionex, Lincoln. Source for the CR2032 and NB3000 stock position described. Stock changes; check before relying on it.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Replace it on a schedule rather than on failure. It is what holds your data while the main pack is out, and it is the cheapest component in the machine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Replace it on a schedule rather than on failure. It is what holds your data while the main pack is out, and it is the cheapest component in the machine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Josh</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11797&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Josh: Add an opening safety section to match the other battery service pages</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11797&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2026-09-09T10:36:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Add an opening safety section to match the other battery service pages&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 11:36, 9 September 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l7&quot;&gt;Line 7:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 7:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Main|Psion netBook Battery Service}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Main|Psion netBook Battery Service}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;== ⚠️ Safety ==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Read [[Battery Refurbishment]] before opening any lithium pack. This one holds &#039;&#039;&#039;three 18650 cells in series&#039;&#039;&#039;, up to 12.6 V fully charged, and every cell is live at every stage of the work — there is no discharged state in which the job is safe.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Two hazards are specific to this machine:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* &#039;&#039;&#039;Switch the machine off before removing the main pack, and watch the screen while you do it&#039;&#039;&#039; — see [[#⚠️ Changing the main pack can wipe the machine|below]].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* &#039;&#039;&#039;Never wire cells directly to the pack&#039;s external contacts.&#039;&#039;&#039; The controller board balances the three cells; without it one will eventually be overcharged or over-discharged while the pack looks healthy.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;libatt&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== What the Series 7 takes ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== What the Series 7 takes ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Josh</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11788&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Josh: Recategorise as a Repair Guide to match Psion Revo Battery Replacement; rename a misleadingly-named reference</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11788&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2026-09-09T10:34:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Recategorise as a Repair Guide to match Psion Revo Battery Replacement; rename a misleadingly-named reference&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 11:34, 9 September 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l107&quot;&gt;Line 107:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 107:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Psion]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Psion]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Maintenance &lt;/del&gt;Guides]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Repair &lt;/ins&gt;Guides]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Josh</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11782&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Josh: Create battery service page: pack specification, rebuild procedure and cited manufacturer guidance</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.retrotechcollection.com/index.php?title=Psion_Series_7_Battery_Service&amp;diff=11782&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2026-09-09T10:25:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Create battery service page: pack specification, rebuild procedure and cited manufacturer guidance&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;templatestyles src=&amp;quot;Template:StyledTable/styles.css&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Battery service for the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Psion Series 7]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Series 7 and the [[Psion netBook|netBook]] use the same battery pack&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, so the rebuild procedure is written once, on the [[Psion netBook Battery Service]] page, and is not repeated here. Go there for the pack teardown, cell selection, spot welding and reassembly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This page covers what is specific to the Series 7: how the machine treats its pack, the charging indications that get misread as faults, and the one procedure that destroys your data if you get it wrong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Psion netBook Battery Service}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== What the Series 7 takes ==&lt;br /&gt;
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! Item !! Specification&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Main battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Proprietary Li-ion pack, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;three 18650 cells in series&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with a controller board. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;11.1 V nominal, 1500 mAh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as Psion specified it; the Series 7 FAQ describes the same pack as &amp;quot;three 3.6v graphite-type Li-Ion cells&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/power.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: Power supply &amp;amp; charging&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32 (February 2000). Source for the &amp;quot;sealed, non-serviceable unit&amp;quot; description, the cell description, the runtime figures, the charging behaviour and the 70 % LED cut-out, the three-monthly storage charge, the adapter rating and the ferrite core.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;OpenPsion, [https://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/x43.htm &amp;quot;Linux on the Psion netBook HOWTO — section 3.4, The netBook Specifications&amp;quot;]. Source for the 11.1 V 1500 mAh rating, the CGR18650H cell type, the CR2032 backup cell and the adapter connector dimensions.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Backup battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;CR2032&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; lithium coin cell&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mains adapter&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;15.5 V, 1.5 A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 100–240 V 50/60 Hz, ferrite core on the lead. Connector 4.75 mm OD / 1.75 mm ID&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;openpsion&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Runtime&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 8½ hours quoted; over 10 hours at lowest brightness with no peripherals. Roughly &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;50 % less at full brightness&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqgen&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/general.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: General &amp;amp; hardware information&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32. Source for the brightness/runtime relationship, the charging LED sequence, the absence of display dimming as the battery drains, and the reset procedures.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Charge time&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Up to 3 hours, machine on or off&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Series 7 does not run on AA cells and never did.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; There is no alternative internal power source.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Do not substitute another Psion mains adapter.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; No other EPOC or SIBO machine&amp;#039;s supply matches 15.5 V at 1.5 A — the comparison table is on the [[Psion netBook Battery Service#Do not use another Psion adapter|netBook battery page]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Psion called the pack non-serviceable ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Worth knowing before you open one, because it explains why there is no factory procedure to follow. The contemporary FAQ describes the pack as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;a sealed, non-serviceable unit&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The community rebuilt them anyway, and has done since at least 2003 — see [[Psion netBook Battery Service]]. Psion&amp;#039;s position simply means you are on your own, and that the case has internal locks you will break getting in.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Reading the charge LEDs ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Three-quarters of &amp;quot;my battery won&amp;#039;t charge&amp;quot; reports on these machines are this behaviour, correctly working:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqgen&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|+&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;What the LEDs mean&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! Indication !! Meaning&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Right-hand LED green&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Mains power present. Normal whenever the adapter is connected.&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Right-hand LED yellow, red LED to its left glowing&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Charging. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The brighter the red LED, the more charging remains.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Red LED dimming over time&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Charge progressing normally.&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Red LED out, yellow returned to green&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The battery is well charged but not to full capacity.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; The LED cuts out at about &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;70 %&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The practical consequence: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;charge for the full three hours rather than until the light goes out.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; A pack that seems to be losing capacity is very often simply never being filled.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Two related behaviours that are also normal:&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The display does not dim as the battery drains.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; There is a slight brightness boost when the adapter is plugged in, and that is all.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqgen&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The machine stops abruptly rather than degrading.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Li-ion machines cut out well before the cells are exhausted, so unlike an alkaline machine you keep full function — audio, CompactFlash writes, the serial port — right up to the moment it stops.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqgen&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== ⚠️ Changing the main pack can wipe the machine ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;This is the most important thing on this page.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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The internal C: drive is RAM. A microswitch in the battery lock is meant to switch the machine off as you release the catch, leaving the CR2032 to hold the contents. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;On some machines it turns the backlight on instead&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; — the screen lights but stays black, the system never shuts down, and pulling the pack draws more than the coin cell can supply. The machine cold-boots and the internal disk is gone: data, applications, settings and, on a netBook, the operating system.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqbugs&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.oocities.org/epoc_32/bugs.html &amp;quot;Psion Series 7 FAQ: Known issues &amp;amp; bugs&amp;quot;], oocities.org/epoc_32. Source for the battery-catch microswitch fault, the data loss it causes, the safe removal procedure and the rubber foot on the battery catch.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The safe procedure every time:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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# &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Back up first&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; — to CompactFlash or a PC.&lt;br /&gt;
# Slide the catch back and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;look at the screen&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
# If it lights but stays black, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hold the catch open with one hand and switch the machine off with the other&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqbugs&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
# Only then remove the pack.&lt;br /&gt;
# Change one battery at a time. With both out, RAM is gone regardless.&lt;br /&gt;
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And check the catch itself: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;one of the rubber feet is mounted on the underside of the battery catch&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and sliding the machine across a desk or carrying it loose in a bag has been enough to drag the catch open and reset the machine.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqbugs&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== The backup cell ==&lt;br /&gt;
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A standard &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;CR2032&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, still made in quantity and available anywhere, including badged for the machine by battery specialists.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;psionex&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://psionex.co.uk/en/product/pda/netbook/batteries.html &amp;quot;Batteries — Netbook &amp;amp; Series 7&amp;quot;], Psionex, Lincoln. Source for the CR2032 and NB3000 stock position described. Stock changes; check before relying on it.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Replace it on a schedule rather than on failure. It is what holds your data while the main pack is out, and it is the cheapest component in the machine.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Storage ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Give a stored pack a full three-hour charge every three months.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Do not buy spare packs to keep.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Lithium cells age from their date of manufacture, not from first use, so a &amp;quot;new old stock&amp;quot; pack from 2003 is a 23-year-old pack.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;libatt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;OpenPsion, [https://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/LIbattery/LIbattery.html &amp;quot;Rebuilding a netBook&amp;#039;s Lithium-Ion Battery&amp;quot;]. Source for the ageing-from-manufacture point, the absence of memory effect and the charge-controller behaviour.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;There is no memory effect&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; on these cells; partial charging does them no harm and full discharges do.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;faqpower&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;libatt&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Rebuilding ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The full procedure — opening the pack, choosing cells, spot welding, transferring the controller board, reassembly and first charge — is on the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Psion netBook Battery Service]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; page, and applies unchanged to the Series 7. The rebuilder who wrote the community guide did the work on a Series 7 and got &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;12½ hours from 2200 mAh cells&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; where the original pack managed 7.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;libatt&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Read [[Battery Refurbishment]] before starting. It covers the safety, cell selection and welding technique that this family of guides depends on.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Related pages ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Psion Series 7]] · [[Psion Series 7 General Maintenance]] · [[Psion Series 7 Troubleshooting Guide]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Psion netBook Battery Service]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; — the rebuild procedure for this pack&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Psion netBook Pro Battery Service]] · &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Battery Refurbishment]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Battery Explosion, Capacitor or Corrosion Damage]] · [[Recommended Tools]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Maintenance Guides]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Josh</name></author>
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