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Question

10.8v and 11.1v laptop batteries

May 10, 2017 3:48PM PDT

Hi
Is it possible to replace an original 10.8v battery from a laptop with a 11.1v battery without any technical or safety issues, be them immediate or that might develop over time? The mAh of the 10.8v battery being 4200mAh while the 11.v replacement would be 5200mah - both a batteries are 6 cell

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No.
May 10, 2017 4:33PM PDT

No maker or engineer will sign up for this one. Your choice and you accept all risk.

That said it's close enough I might do this. But you get to accept all the risk.

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Only if both batteries are
May 11, 2017 5:40AM PDT

designed for the model laptop you have. Almost every laptop and laptop batteries are different shapes. The machine is designed for a specific battery. Sometimes you can get a model that will have 2 different battery type like a 8 cell or 6 cell. Those are the one that you configure online.