I have a Toshiba Satellite 2405-S201. I have been having battery problems 
and while checking the area where the battery goes and makes the electrical 
connection in I accidentally knocked the little spring clip out. In an 
attempt to 'bend it to make better contact' while it was out, I broke it. 
Honestly it didn't take much to break. So my question is. What is it for? Do 
I need it?

Here's how I got in trouble in the first place...
My battery would not hold any charge at all after about 2 years. It wouldn't 
run for even a second. I bought a battery on ebay that was no better. The 
gentleman was nice enough to send me another. (both used) It also didn't 
work. Now I'm thinking that maybe it's not the battery etc. etc. and I ended 
up breaking the clip.

Any help would be tremendously appreciated. I have searched the internet for 
a replacement clip and I have narrowed it down to two part numbers that I 
THINK it could be. There are no photos or descriptions, just the names which 
are...


CLIP, PART# P000311050, COST $3.33 or
BATTERY SAFETY SPRING, PART# P000343570, COST $3.33

Both of which are from National Parts Depot

Thanks!!

Keith

"Keith" <kchirsan@adelphia.net> wrote in message 
news:A66dnRxIDsdHaPrfRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
>I have a Toshiba Satellite 2405-S201. I have been having battery problems 
>and while checking the area where the battery goes and makes the electrical 
>connection in I accidentally knocked the little spring clip out. In an 
>attempt to 'bend it to make better contact' while it was out, I broke it. 
>Honestly it didn't take much to break. So my question is. What is it for? 
>Do I need it?
>
> Here's how I got in trouble in the first place...
> My battery would not hold any charge at all after about 2 years. It 
> wouldn't run for even a second. I bought a battery on ebay that was no 
> better. The gentleman was nice enough to send me another. (both used) It 
> also didn't work. Now I'm thinking that maybe it's not the battery etc. 
> etc. and I ended up breaking the clip.
>
> Any help would be tremendously appreciated. I have searched the internet 
> for a replacement clip and I have narrowed it down to two part numbers 
> that I THINK it could be. There are no photos or descriptions, just the 
> names which are...
>
>
> CLIP, PART# P000311050, COST $3.33 or
> BATTERY SAFETY SPRING, PART# P000343570, COST $3.33
>
> Both of which are from National Parts Depot
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Keith
>
>
> 

"Keith" <kchirsan@adelphia.net> wrote in message 
news:A66dnRxIDsdHaPrfRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
>I have a Toshiba Satellite 2405-S201. I have been having battery problems 
>and while checking the area where the battery goes and makes the electrical 
>connection in I accidentally knocked the little spring clip out. In an 
>attempt to 'bend it to make better contact' while it was out, I broke it. 
>Honestly it didn't take much to break. So my question is. What is it for? 
>Do I need it?
>
> Here's how I got in trouble in the first place...
> My battery would not hold any charge at all after about 2 years. It 
> wouldn't run for even a second. I bought a battery on ebay that was no 
> better. The gentleman was nice enough to send me another. (both used) It 
> also didn't work. Now I'm thinking that maybe it's not the battery etc. 
> etc. and I ended up breaking the clip.
>
> Any help would be tremendously appreciated. I have searched the internet 
> for a replacement clip and I have narrowed it down to two part numbers 
> that I THINK it could be. There are no photos or descriptions, just the 
> names which are...
>
>
> CLIP, PART# P000311050, COST $3.33 or
> BATTERY SAFETY SPRING, PART# P000343570, COST $3.33
>
> Both of which are from National Parts Depot
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Keith
>
I suspect that the ac adapter socket is broken on the motherboard as this is 
a common fault , this of course will cause the battery to not charge

Thanks,

This must mean then that at the place where the AC plugs into the 
motherboard, there is a separate connection for the power to the 
mother-board, and the connection that eventually leads to charge the 
battery?

Keith

"stevo" <steve@home.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:gR6cnSuxPvdBY_rfSa8jmA@karoo.co.uk...
>
> "Keith" <kchirsan@adelphia.net> wrote in message 
> news:A66dnRxIDsdHaPrfRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
>>I have a Toshiba Satellite 2405-S201. I have been having battery problems 
>>and while checking the area where the battery goes and makes the 
>>electrical connection in I accidentally knocked the little spring clip 
>>out. In an attempt to 'bend it to make better contact' while it was out, I 
>>broke it. Honestly it didn't take much to break. So my question is. What 
>>is it for? Do I need it?
>>
>> Here's how I got in trouble in the first place...
>> My battery would not hold any charge at all after about 2 years. It 
>> wouldn't run for even a second. I bought a battery on ebay that was no 
>> better. The gentleman was nice enough to send me another. (both used) It 
>> also didn't work. Now I'm thinking that maybe it's not the battery etc. 
>> etc. and I ended up breaking the clip.
>>
>> Any help would be tremendously appreciated. I have searched the internet 
>> for a replacement clip and I have narrowed it down to two part numbers 
>> that I THINK it could be. There are no photos or descriptions, just the 
>> names which are...
>>
>>
>> CLIP, PART# P000311050, COST $3.33 or
>> BATTERY SAFETY SPRING, PART# P000343570, COST $3.33
>>
>> Both of which are from National Parts Depot
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> Keith
>>
> I suspect that the ac adapter socket is broken on the motherboard as this 
> is a common fault , this of course will cause the battery to not charge
>
>