I'm sorry, but I disagree with your statement. I think you are being too cautious and pessimistic about the laptop battery safety.
- Fake cells and low quality BMS are not necessarily a recipe for disaster. There are many factors that affect the performance and safety of a laptop battery, such...
Thank you, OP. You inspired me to revive my 9-year-old HP laptop battery successfully with some difficulties as mentioned below. Might be helpful for someone in the future.
Laptop: HP 15-ac122tu
Battery: HS04 (4 cells) 2000mAh capacity (18650 type)
Thanks to OP for the link for the battery. Got...
This is interesting. I want to do it with my HP HS04 battery. But read that in those batteries there is a smart chip(BMS) that won't let you use the new cell. Is it true? If yes, does anyone knows how to reset that chip?