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Old May 22nd, 2007, 08:24 AM
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Name of the battery
I'm looking for another battery, to switch them when there's no energy around.

I tried it at some shops in my town (electronic shops, with a small collection of mp3-players etc), but none recognized the battery.

Does anyone know the type of battery which the x20 uses? DOes the battery have a name?
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Old May 22nd, 2007, 08:50 AM
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The battery is manufactured by a Korean company called Joytoto. I think they actually OEM the whole X20 (which is why X20 looks so different from other iriver models). You can see the picture of the battery at Cnet Asia. Another picture can be found at pocketables.net (battery life section). The battery is actually sold by iriver Japan.
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Old May 23rd, 2007, 04:18 AM
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Here's a little hint: i ran out of battery on a trip and i used a Nokia BL-C5 (i think) battery. Works swimmingly . You just have to use a little piece of paper on the lower end to make the contacts stick together. I'm not sure which model i used so i don't really recommend using one witout checking that both the battery and x20 contacts are in the same order and placement, must be 3.7V and not higher than double of the original battery mAh. Original means 700mAh.
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Old May 23rd, 2007, 01:01 PM
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I got a nokia bl-5c battery, but the + and - poles are at the other sides. Ur model was bl-5c?
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Old May 23rd, 2007, 01:17 PM
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...i don't really recommend using one witout checking that both the battery and x20 contacts are in the same order and placement, must be 3.7V and not higher than double of the original battery mAh. Original means 700mAh.
You're right about the contacts, you're right about the voltage but, no offence, you haven't a clue what you're on about with regards to the capacity.
All the mAh rating determines is how long the battery will last - the higher the number the better, no limits.
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Old June 4th, 2007, 05:55 AM
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Sorry if i was wrong about the mAh capacity but i read an article about battery life in a magazine and there were some complaints about the mAh being too high and frying their tools because of that. All of them specified using the same kind of battery, right contacts, right voltage but way higher capacity. I don't feel like trying anything since i don't have enough money for another one.
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Old June 4th, 2007, 05:57 AM
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Capacity should be fine so long as there's a decent charge control circuit on the device.
Obviously, a higher capacity battery can either provide a similar current for a longer time or a larger current for a similar length of time, so there is the scope from problems. But any half-way decent electronic device should be fine.
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Old July 24th, 2007, 11:04 AM
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I can concur the BL-5C is supposed to be an 850mAh battery standard, and is smaller than the X20 battery, and will fit in the X20.

I just acquired an unloved Nokia 6230i from my gf, and I really wanted to test this.

I was hoping the X20 battery would fit the phone, because then I would have a bonus free AC fast charger (i.e. USB voltage).

The phone's battery life seems to be half what it should be, granted it is nearly a couple years old. I might get a longer life one for the phone if available, and alternate batteries, having one spare charged for the X20 on those travel occassions.

I'd like to find a newer phone that can use the X20's battery, then I'd have a flimsy excuse for interoperability and a new toy

PS: The only time I have run out of battery was going half-charged into an 8hr voice recording test of the X20, rare and one-off. The phone's voice recorder seems to be heaps better than the X20's from a 1-second test.
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Old May 4th, 2008, 12:37 PM
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where to get the Battery?

the battery I use only runs the half and this sucks.

I need a new battery and I am from germany, don't understand japanese
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Old May 4th, 2008, 10:22 PM
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Warehouse123 has it in stock for a very reasonable price. The shipping may make it less reasonable though.
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Old May 5th, 2008, 01:40 AM
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thank you pal!

I've only found some british sites who offer the battery, the price is about 9,99 pounds and like 8 Pounds shipping. 23 Euros or something. This sucks.

thats the problem with the x20, in australia you can almost get everything everywhere for your x20.


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