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UPDATE: My friend from the repair shop ended up giving me the AC adapter (the one that worked) for free... :) I've been using it yesterday and today, and the laptop works just fine. I no longer have a working battery, so I have no way of telling if the laptop would be charging the battery if...

I've just modified this thread's title to reflect that we are talking specifically about the Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop and its battery module.

I found out from a reliable source that the correct terminal numbering for this specific battery (Dell Battery Module Type 66Whr) is this: 1 gnd 2 3 4 gnd 5 data 6 clk 7 + So, having gotten rid of everything inside the battery shell except for the terminal, and connecting the DC15V 4A...

So, is there a way to find out which one is the + positive and which one is the ground? The battery is a Dell Battery Module, Rechargeable Li-on Battery, Type 66Whr, Capacity 66Whr, Rating: 14.8V = 4460mAh it reads: Made in Japan 2-171-008-12 and there is a sticker on it reading...

UPDATE: I went ahead and soldered the DC15V 4A output to red wire (+) and black wire (-) - the wires attached to the smart battery circuit board, then turned the power on. I then measured with a voltmeter. As expected, there was DC15V at red/black wire connections, however no current whatsoever...

Unfortunately, I can see that somehow the pictures are now less clear after uploading than they are on my computer.... Hope they can still be useful, though.

I have an old Dell Inspiron 8200 which is in good working condition except for the laptop's (inner) converter that is responsible for using the power supplied by the laptop's AC adapter, using it to both charge the battery and to power the computer while the battery is in. This is a known issue...