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OK, so everyone else out there seems to be tearing something apart for fun and benefit of others, so I decided to tear the portable power pack I purchased apart too. Following are pictures of the guts. It's simple to open, since the only 2 screws holding it together are not hidden but are right on the back face for all to see. Once the screws are removed, it takes a little wrenching of the case halves to pry them apart since there are also clip locations. Once apart, I discovered something quite interesting...
The battery they use inside is none other than the exact replacement for the extended battery designed for the D1 & D2. In fact, the battery number is BP7X, and so the standard battery BP6X also fits inside! Woohoo!
Now for the really fun part... I'm going to see if it will support a BIG battery. Considering there are 6,600mAh batteries available for a reasonable price, I'm considering using the circuitboard and cable and building it into a larger case to allow for that big battery. Should work fine as far as I can tell.
See photos below.
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UPDATE... I ordered a 3rd party extended battery for the D2 off eBay here 3500mA Extended Battery+Cover For Motorola Droid 2 A955, for $8.01 including shipping, so when done, I'll have a backup battery that can recharge my Droid RAZR twice! The battery compartment is the same size as the D2 battery, so I will simply open up the cover of the charger to allow the thicker battery to extend through, cut 4 tiny slots in the cover of the charger, then slide the extended battery cover which comes with the battery onto the Motorola charger. If I want to go back to the original battery I happen to have a replacement back for a D1, and I can replace the extended battery and cover with the original battery and the D1 cover.
The battery they use inside is none other than the exact replacement for the extended battery designed for the D1 & D2. In fact, the battery number is BP7X, and so the standard battery BP6X also fits inside! Woohoo!
Now for the really fun part... I'm going to see if it will support a BIG battery. Considering there are 6,600mAh batteries available for a reasonable price, I'm considering using the circuitboard and cable and building it into a larger case to allow for that big battery. Should work fine as far as I can tell.
See photos below.
View attachment 47007View attachment 47008View attachment 47010View attachment 47009
UPDATE... I ordered a 3rd party extended battery for the D2 off eBay here 3500mA Extended Battery+Cover For Motorola Droid 2 A955, for $8.01 including shipping, so when done, I'll have a backup battery that can recharge my Droid RAZR twice! The battery compartment is the same size as the D2 battery, so I will simply open up the cover of the charger to allow the thicker battery to extend through, cut 4 tiny slots in the cover of the charger, then slide the extended battery cover which comes with the battery onto the Motorola charger. If I want to go back to the original battery I happen to have a replacement back for a D1, and I can replace the extended battery and cover with the original battery and the D1 cover.
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