Replacement and high capacity batteries

[reteb]

I see that Mugen (http://www.mugenpowerbatterijen.nl/index.html) have updated their website to say that standard size and large capacity batteries will be available for the TC at the end of April

Reteb

[JNGold]

Looking forward to the OEM sized high capacity battery.

Thanks for the heads up.

[underzone]

I see that Mugen (http://www.mugenpowerbatterijen.nl/index.html) have updated their website to say that standard size and large capacity batteries will be available for the TC at the end of April

Reteb

thanks matey

[JulianL]

Nicely spotted Reteb. Thanks. I've been hoping for this for a while

I see the capacities are still TBD. Judging by the currently shipping TyTN II batteries it would be reasonable to expect at least the same, i.e. 1500mAh for the same-size replacement and 3000mAh for the over-sized replacement.

Does anyone have any experience with Mugen power batteries? I came here from the PalmOS world and my previous device was a Sony Clie TH-55. That had quite an active forum and one thing we discovered there was that there were a lot of third-party batteries out there for the TH-55 which, if you just looked at the manufacturer's claimed mAh ratings, should have delivered between 15% and 20% extra battery life per charge compared to the factory-fitted battery.

What we actually found by running standard battery discharge test programs on many devices was that in real life the replacement batteries at best only just matched, and in most cases failed to match, the performance of the factory-fitted battery. Whether this was because of dishonest labelling by the manufacturers or whether it was because they had sat on shelves in hot warehouses for too long was never determined.

I just hope that Mugen power label their batteries honestly and store them properly before shipment because even a 1500mAh battery should in theory be an 11% increase over the factory-fitted one and that would give me another 80 minutes of music playing time on my device so definitely worth having.

- Julian

[turcomora]

Here is one new extended capacity monster for the Touch Cruise.
http://www.boxwave.com/products/highcapacitybattery/electraspan-high-capacity-extended-battery-htc-touch-cruise_3046.htm

[alek77es]

Have you seen this one?:
http://www.netimes.com/shop/replacement-battery-for-htc-touch-cruise-p3650-p-1028.html
Is not extended, but I think, the cheapest...and it works as the original one!!!
I bought two batteries and a lot of more things (cases, car support, protectors, cradle, stylus..), and I have to say its a very serious shop..

[kkhalil76]

Wow, that's pretty cheap, I prefer to have one or two spare if I'm away for a while rather than having a huge bulge sticking out of the back. No catch? Will this also be the replacement battery for the Orbit 2?

[isellmidgets]

Found this on eBay, and checked just now (August 4, 2008) and they still have them. Ships from Asia, but arrived in under a week and is absolutely dirt cheap and perfect quality. The wall charger is the only convenient way to charge a spare battery, and the battery plus the charger together for $7 + 6.50 shipping is amazing.

And, of course, i do realize that i sound like the spokesperson for the seller - but it's really an amazing deal and i wanted to share witcha :D

http://cell-phones.shop.ebay.com/items/Cell-Phone-PDA-Accessories__W0QQAccessoryTypef330bc8ZBatteries5a0 04f4bQQQ5ftrksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em1QQCompatibleBrandc 69b1f3bZHTC118b7QQ_dmptZPDAQ5fAccessoriesQQ_flnZ1Q Q_sacatZ20336QQ_ssnZkangdigitalQQ_ssovZ1