Dear Sphig,
I want to thank you for having shared very useful information and experience to replace the original battery Sony LIP-3WMB not on the original.
Part number for Sony LIP-3WMB
1-756-318-21 BATTERY, LITHIUM ION STORAGE (US,CND) (Sony MZ-N10) 1-756-318-31 BATTERY, LITHIUM ION STORAGE (EXCEPT US,CND, AEP, UK, HK, JEW, KR) (Sony MZ-N10) 1-756-318-11 BATTERY, LITHIUM ION STORAGE (Sony MZ-E10)
My Sony MZ-N10 bought in 2003, continues today to work properly and to please high-quality sound. Currently I am using the original battery that is ordered from an authorized representative of Sony in Ukraine in 2011. Also, I have a one sealed new battery Sony LIP-3WMB ordered in the same year. Unfortunately, the battery is already out of production and not available for ordering. About availability Order Battery Sony LIP-3WMB I learned from a representative of Sony in September 2015. By the way Sony battery LIP-3WMB also installed on the MD player Sony Qualia 017 Q017-MD1 (Q017MD1,Q017MD1N1,Q017MD1SP1,Q017MD1SS1).
I have a few questions regarding your method installation 181291308343 battery. By the way the same battery could find on AliExpress under number 402040 3.7V 350mAh 402040 Lithium Polymer Li-Po li ion Rechargeable Battery For Mp3 MP4 MP5 GPS PSP mobile electronic part or 042040 350 mah lithium polymeer oplaadbare 3,7 v li batterij voor mp3 mp4 bluetooth headset 042040
1. As far as I understand your proposed battery has its own charge controller? So you were able to connect the battery to the Sony MZ-N10 without using the original battery controller Sony LIP-3WMB. The question arises as without using the original controller that is mounted in the battery Sony LIP-3WMB carried out to display the time on the battery charge, the display of the player? Photos below. Or this feature stops working? It will work properly player Sony MZ-N10 with an attached AA battery compartment, if you do not use the controller battery Sony LIP-3WMB?
2. Why do you not use a new battery charge controller Battery Sony LIP-3WMB? Photos below. According to the method proposed in the article Jimma LIP-4WM Battery Rebuild. Based on your photos, a place for the charge controller from the original battery Sony LIP-3WMB should suffice. What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your reply. Sorry for my English.
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