Hooray! Someone finally did it! It’s such a close match to Ego brand batteries on every level! Ive opened up a few different aftermarket battery packs for Makita, Ryobi, etc. and I’ve never seen one that was such a close copy of the brand name variety as this. I too have been waiting to see an ego battery clone for a while now, looking foreword to checking prices and saving a ton of money on my next ego tool battery! Thanks for showing us, and for all your very informative videos! Keep up the good work!
No. I am certain. It's from a known battery cloner in China. I mentioned in video that I was interested in the BMS because of that. They most likely copied the microcontroller program from a EGO BMS. I was at least impressed how well they copied the BMS and they did make it work with the D-terminal to tool communication. I was hoping to be able to get spare BMS boards from them but no response still.
Excellent video. Thanks for all the information. I purchased the Ruzixt 56V 5AH Battery a couple of days ago. Looking forward to using it in my tools and the 150W EGO Inverter. Still curious why it's not compatible with the EGO Power Station. Great channel, Subscribed. Take care.
Thanks for your comment. It is some comments on here about the power station and it seems they show up as a 2.5ah pack. I assume they copied the program in the EGO 2.5ah pack so it shows up as such.They most likely had to copy the chip to get the D-terminal to work correctly with tools. Should not matter a while lot other wise I would think.
It seems these are not available anymore. I searched everywhere but nowhere they can be found. EGO must have issued a cease and desist order on them. However, if you can directly contact Ruzixt, they can still sell the battery pack separately, i.e., just the welded battery pack with the thermal board and connectors and a separate BMS board. I think there is a big market for both of these two items for DIY'ers. In fact, I've seem refurb'ed EGO BMS boards on sale on eBay.
A good thorough review. The only question I have is if the battery was cycled at least twice? I found that on the first charge, my Ego and Toro batteries seemed to not have full capacity. After a couple cycles they did. No metrics on it. Just my observation. What I'd like to see is devices coming out that can use the Ego batteries. I have three now, from my snow blower and leaf blower. bought a Toro lawn mower as I liked it marginally enough more than the Ego.
If I remember correctly it was the 2nd discharge cycle that I tested the pack capacity. I have never seen with lithium any reason to "break them in" sort of before a capacity test. On the other hand I have no metrics on that either! I have been making other uses for my packs at the moment as well. They are a great platform to use on a variety of applications. Alot of people comment about using them for ebikes. They are also easy enough to use with older tools etc. that will still run off of 120VDC as well as 120VAC. I also made a make shift vacuum and I am currently working on my own lawn mower, but not enough time and money lately to finish it. Thanks for your comment!
I always buy the tool and battery combo for the same reason. I see the Ruzixt battery is not available on Amazon right now. These companies are making it harder and harder to self repair!
I agree. That is one reason I do what I do. I want parts available and schematics also. I do what I can without schematics but it is much more difficult for sure. The Ruzixt battery is changing from Amazon to eBay and also changing from 5ah to 5000mah and on eBay it is listed as 6ah right now!
@@ThriftyToolShed ; Are you thinking about doing repair service? I suspect the need for this is going to increase in the coming years but we need "Right to Repair" legislation! If EGO isn't going to offer repair service to keep these out of the landfills then we should be able to fix them ourselves or third party. But, if we do get legislation then companies could end up doing what Apple is doing and making it so you must have the repair parts paired to the device. Apple is doing this with iPhone screens, batteries, cameras and other parts.
@@jamesbondero6170 I would love to get to that level before retiring one day. At the least I do wish to see (in this transition to more battery powered devices) that we have as you stated the right to repair. Stop making it so hard to repair. Share schematics, inormation and mass produce parts. It is time to realize even at some level of danger we have to be careful and repair some things ourself. No different really than the shade tree mechanic, you must respect gas and hot radiators the same as we must respect lithium cells, sometimes high voltage and moving parts. Hopefully if enough people push and learn we will still even with electric cars etc. be able to fix our own that we Own!
I will do a high draw test for sure. Did not want to make video much longer so ended it with slow drain monitor mainly to get the cut out voltage level!
Thanks, I have worked a good bit with the blowers. Did a lot of current checks myself, mostly off camera while testing to save video time. ruclips.net/video/kEb8gGwnoDY/видео.html
I love the battery but that sleeve is really needed for mowing... Hell even the ego brand gets pretty hot dealing with the power hungry enviornment of mowing. unless your yard is on the smaller side this will be fine. But I have a 1980s home sized yard lol not a 2020 sized yard.
Would love a long term update. How are they holding up after 5 month? I’ve seen this on Amazon and eBay. They offer batteries up to 9Ah which made me interested as I just bought the zero turn and the 10Ah batteries are $450 each. So if I can get away with half the cost it would be pretty amazing.
I want to say this may be the wrong video for my question but since the board is labeled so well I figured I would ask here. My bms started blinking green then blanked out with no lights at all. ( q12 looks to be shorted (Just opposite the way yours was) I also noticed what is labeled d9 on this board wasn't attached on one side, maybe this caused the board to stop working if it got knocked loose when I removed the potting. while trying to repair it I lost it, do you happen to know what this part is called So I can replace it? Thanks so much for all the knowledge you have shared with us. Btw awesome budget spot welder I had just ordered the same one! When I saw your video today it let me know the purchase was a good one!
I looked over one of my Gen2 boards and the D9 is a diode marked as "WM" it's the only diode on the board with that marking I believe. It has the cathode or line towards the right side (or away from the transistor). Hope it helps some as I have not had to replace one of those to say for sure what all it does. As far as Q12 if shorted it will blink green constantly and pull all cells to zero volts if you don't disconnect the board from the cells. I feel like you did pick a great spot welder. Hope you enjoy it as I have mine. Thanks for your kind comment!
Phillip thanks for a nice video. I was curious about this replacement battery. I wonder if you looked into that Husqvarna battery I had left you a message about on Facebook? I ordered one, and it arrived. One of these days I will use its cells as replacement for EGO cells. But after Receiving mine, another source started selling on eBay , $5 cheaper!
@@ThriftyToolShed How is the battery holding up? I saw that that brand is now offering a 9ah battery. We need a run-time test on a blower. Real vs. fake. It’s a nice looking battery, but I read bad reviews on Amazon. Let me know.
@@paedahe4975 Mine is still doing well, I do not know about the 9AH. The 5ah tests similar to a 4 AH. Unless it is alot cheaper it may be worth it to get the EGO pack. It can even be cheaper when buying a tool/pack kit than the off brand by itself.
They are listed on Amazon again. I was thinking of getting one but it said it wasn't to be used on the Nexxus Power Station. Curious as to why that would be.
Some have said that it shows up as a 2.5ah? Seems maybe they copied the 2.5ah BMS program to get around the D-terminal communication between the tool and the pack? That is what let's the tool know which pack is installed and what condition of pack is in. It most likely will not effect most tools, but seems like it shows up on the Nexus.
I have the Ego Power Station and my intention is to use it in power outages mainly. I thought if you left the batteries in it they wouldn't go into discharge mode or whatever they call it. It seems some do and some don't. I don't want to need it and have discharged batteries. Is there a way without voiding warranty to do this and is there a way that even voids the warranty from stopping this from happening? Thanks again for your videos.
To be clear, I do not own a power station yet so I can not answer for sure. I actually thought the station had on board charging and it would keep the packs charged, Is that not what you are seeing? If it doesn't do that, I would be surprised and disappointed.
@@ThriftyToolShed I don't keep it plugged in with the charger on it. If I have to I may but I thought the batteries wouldn't automatically discharge if the contacts of the battery were in contact with a charger etc. Anyways thanks for the reply.
@@MrPageyjim - the automatic discharge is to prolong the life expectancy of the battery. If you have a power outage once a year, have a set of batteries, but do not use them regularly… just rotate them on/off the charger every few months. If one is discharged, the one most recently placed on the charger will be full. Use a phone app for a regular scheduled meeting with your battery charger in your garage! :-) I use my batteries nearly every week, so my batteries are charged all the time, but as they get older, the duration of holding charge decreases. My 5 year old batteries work, but don’t perform like a brand new battery.
@@DavidHalko What I do is use a couple batteries on a regular basis. The others I charge to app 75-80% to have them if ready and that should keep them healthy for a long time. I Can see the discharge being helpful but wish they didn't discharge as low as they do. I love your site and appreciate what you do very much.
Thanks for making these videos! I have a 5ah genuine battery that got wet during use. I took it apart to make sure it dried up properly, but when I pulled it apart, four of the small colored wires came out of the white socket. I checked this video to try and work out where the colored wires go (all the other wiring seemed to be the same), and put them back in. When I inserted them with some small pliers, I saw a couple of small sparks, which was concerning. But I screwed the battery back together, pressed the big button on top, and it showed almost full charge, so I thought everything was probably ok. However, this morning I noticed the button was red (for at least 10 seconds), and the top of the battery pack was warm. I waited half an hour, the battery pack cooled down again, with a green light showing. Do you have any idea what could be happening? Did I create a short circuit and ruin the battery? Do you think it’s safe to use? Would really appreciate your thoughts! Thanks
My first thought is that something either did get connected incorrectly or at least could have come across something incorrectly. Hard to say if damage is permanent or if something is still wrong. I have a video from a few years ago that was to help someone with questions about the wiring, it might help you verify. Best of luck to ya! ruclips.net/video/RfTJODoh8Q4/видео.html
I think the sparks you saw when inserting the connector is normal. It’s definitely wise to keep an eye on a pack that is warming up unexpectedly though. The bms is pretty picky so IMO you should be safe as long as the light is green. If you open the pack up again I would use some hot glue and make sure that connector is seated correctly and glued down/ protected from moisture.
I read comment on another video stating these Chinese batteries may need to be re balanced. Keeping them charging for two weeks will let BMS balance them. Is that true?
Well I am not sure you would have to do that. This BMS seems to be self balancing. I do not know for sure how well that part works. I may do a update video on this and share my experience if viewers may find it helpful. I have heard or seen bad things or bad experiences on RUclips from some RUclipsrs, but I have used mine a while now with no issues with what I use them for!
I have yet to see anyone connect these batteries to the ego powerstations or products. They said some versions of the powerstation that these dont work with but i want someone to actually do test outside of testing with other devices and readers.
I have mentioned in my latest video that I contacted the manufacturer of the pack AMC battery sold under Sunmily on Amazon and they stated the 6.0Ah and the 7.5Ah that they sell works with the power station. the 5Ah does not. That is just that one manufacturer that I mentioned in that video. If I get a power station I will test, I do not need one bad enough to pull the trigger at this point.
I shared a video very recently on the 6AH version of this made by AMC. The company sent it for us to look inside and test. Since I had so many people asking about possibly working with the Nexus Power Station I asked the company contact and He replied that the 6AH and 7.5AH did in fact work with the power station and the 5AH did not. I did not have a power station myself to test it.
I hope not, but maybe. I am the type I will buy the tools that I can repair or get parts for easiest so it's up to them. Once a platform has aftermarket parts available that will end up being the platform I end up with. I like EGO, but already having to work on some things myself. Somethings like the BMS communication for instances is very hard to get around. Hopefully they will wise up to that.
Interesting video. Any luck contacting the manufacturer? If they supplied an email or other contact with your order would you mind posting it? As others have stated, that battery is no longer available and I couldn’t find a website. Thanks.
Yeah, it appears to be gone. You can't even find it without the link I shared for it now. It is not showing in stock and it may be removed before long? The small manual I shared in the video has some contact info. I have tried the "contact us" on the website and no return yet. www.hygbattery.com After sales contact info also has a number but may not speak English? Redsun group 0755-26416845 Customer service is... 0755-26416835
Ruzixt mentions in description that it is not compatible with the Nexus power station. A lot of comments on here are about that. Viewers are saying it shows up as a 2.5ah when placed in power station like they copied the 2.5ah pack BMS program. So at least the BMS is EGO compatible which is impressive, but apparently will not show correct capacity?
@@ThriftyToolShed I watched another video of someone who purchased both the 7.5 and the 9 ah battery. He stated that both weighed the exact amount and after running a controlled time test, both batteries lasted the same amount of time which leads him and I to suspect that, the 9 ah batter is the same as the 7.5 ah, just charging you more and has a 9ah sticker instead. I really want to get the Ego Snow Blower, but with all the things I am seeing with the batteries, I'm super hesitant. I dont have the technical know how to attempt to repair one on my own and to have to keep replacing them after the 3 year warranty is kind of insane.
If you look, it's so many of the aftermarket packs now. Even directly from Alibaba etc. It is hard to trust what you get for sure. I did mention the name and seller and manufacturer of the one I tested since there are so many similar on the market now. Hard to trust for sure.
@@darkreaperwolf Yes, this brand did come up a little bit short on my test as well. The 6AH AMZ I tested in the latest video actually exceeded its capacity rating. Thanks for sharing.
@@ctsfiddler The one I have is working great, I still have not heard anything back from manufacturer about possible spare parts. I would like to get the BMS board for sure. Maybe alot of people sending emails with similar question will get a response. Light em up with emails if you get time!
I don't have the power station to try. What says the pack won't work in the power station! I don't see why it would not work. I tested the D-terminal works with my tools and the Nexus Escape. I was glad they got the D-terminal to work so I assumed it would work on basically everything?
@@ThriftyToolShed It is what is says on its Amazon page. "For use of all EGO POWER+ Power Equipment except PST3042 & PST3040 Portable Power Station". On both of its links(5ah, and 5000mah). Maybe it will now work since the D terminal now works? The power station also uses and APP, that reads battery levels, etc. I am wondering if it cant read the battery, it wont work in the power station.....But that is a guess on my part. And it may still supply power, and it actually working.. but the power station cant "see" it. Wish I had one to test.
That's why I was wondering. I was surprised the D-terminal worked well but might still be something they haven't figured out about it if in fact it doesn't show compatibility with the power station. That is interesting, it did not show that back when I ordeded it. I wonder now if they figured that out later themselves? Must be true though if they noticed it and updated that Information. I am certain it showed compatibility with all EGO 56V products when I bought mine many listings ago. I was hoping to get some spare BMS boards from them, but no luck yet. I wish they would sell them, especially if they get it totally compatible. Thanks for bringing up this issue, I did not realize they found that issue! I don't have the power station to test but I want to get one, I am waiting for the next generation hopefully. I am bad about buying one right before they come out with a improved and updated version. Lol.
@@ThriftyToolShed They are coming out with the solar charging accessory in the spring, so maybe they will release a new power station too....though I dont think they are actually working on a second that I know of. At least not to be released soon.
That is what I have heard as well. If anything like the blowers and mowers, they will change it soon though, I am betting. It has so much room for improvement. It's bad when dewalt station out performs it with 20V batteries. They need to step that up for the price in my opinion.
Great video ! If you do get info on the BMS board ability from this mfg I would appreciate that when you get it. Just a thought and not sure if it would be cost-effective there are many but EasyEDA is a great free program for individuals to create and source a finished circuit board at a reasonable price.
I doubt they will ever be willing to sell individually honestly. The chance that they might show up on eBay or Ali express is exactly why I would not personally put effort into the latter idea. If you take time to reverse engineer and pay the custom assembly fees you would have to buy a huge quantity to make them profitable. Then if the aftermarket design we already see did come out for sale they would probably be able to sell for half price. Then you get stuck with all of them and at a huge cost.... Not really worth the risk to me when I can repair a few and have plenty of batteries, it is definitely a thought I had for sure though!
Hooray! Someone finally did it! It’s such a close match to Ego brand batteries on every level! Ive opened up a few different aftermarket battery packs for Makita, Ryobi, etc. and I’ve never seen one that was such a close copy of the brand name variety as this. I too have been waiting to see an ego battery clone for a while now, looking foreword to checking prices and saving a ton of money on my next ego tool battery! Thanks for showing us, and for all your very informative videos! Keep up the good work!
I was shocked at how close it is even the shape of the BMS. lol..
Thanks so much for your comment!
No. I am certain. It's from a known battery cloner in China. I mentioned in video that I was interested in the BMS because of that. They most likely copied the microcontroller program from a EGO BMS. I was at least impressed how well they copied the BMS and they did make it work with the D-terminal to tool communication. I was hoping to be able to get spare BMS boards from them but no response still.
@@ThriftyToolShed that would be good buy the boards and 3D print the casing and perhaps put samsung 25r cells in
@@paedahe4975 also they're using different cells 👍
Excellent video. Thanks for all the information. I purchased the Ruzixt 56V 5AH Battery a couple of days ago. Looking forward to using it in my tools and the 150W EGO Inverter. Still curious why it's not compatible with the EGO Power Station. Great channel, Subscribed. Take care.
Thanks for your comment. It is some comments on here about the power station and it seems they show up as a 2.5ah pack. I assume they copied the program in the EGO 2.5ah pack so it shows up as such.They most likely had to copy the chip to get the D-terminal to work correctly with tools. Should not matter a while lot other wise I would think.
Let us know if they end up offering parts! I don’t have your repair skills, but I could probably do plug and play repair.
Great and thorough impartial review.
It seems these are not available anymore. I searched everywhere but nowhere they can be found. EGO must have issued a cease and desist order on them. However, if you can directly contact Ruzixt, they can still sell the battery pack separately, i.e., just the welded battery pack with the thermal board and connectors and a separate BMS board. I think there is a big market for both of these two items for DIY'ers. In fact, I've seem refurb'ed EGO BMS boards on sale on eBay.
Link has been updated now.
It shows up as 5000mah instead of 5AH?
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A good thorough review. The only question I have is if the battery was cycled at least twice? I found that on the first charge, my Ego and Toro batteries seemed to not have full capacity. After a couple cycles they did. No metrics on it. Just my observation. What I'd like to see is devices coming out that can use the Ego batteries. I have three now, from my snow blower and leaf blower. bought a Toro lawn mower as I liked it marginally enough more than the Ego.
If I remember correctly it was the 2nd discharge cycle that I tested the pack capacity. I have never seen with lithium any reason to "break them in" sort of before a capacity test. On the other hand I have no metrics on that either! I have been making other uses for my packs at the moment as well. They are a great platform to use on a variety of applications. Alot of people comment about using them for ebikes. They are also easy enough to use with older tools etc. that will still run off of 120VDC as well as 120VAC. I also made a make shift vacuum and I am currently working on my own lawn mower, but not enough time and money lately to finish it. Thanks for your comment!
Interesting setup and test procedure. Nice!
Can you check to see if the BMS board fits into the Ego housing without any stress on the face, what with the extra LEDs?
I always buy the tool and battery combo for the same reason. I see the Ruzixt battery is not available on Amazon right now. These companies are making it harder and harder to self repair!
I agree. That is one reason I do what I do. I want parts available and schematics also. I do what I can without schematics but it is much more difficult for sure. The Ruzixt battery is changing from Amazon to eBay and also changing from 5ah to 5000mah and on eBay it is listed as 6ah right now!
@@ThriftyToolShed ; Are you thinking about doing repair service? I suspect the need for this is going to increase in the coming years but we need "Right to Repair" legislation! If EGO isn't going to offer repair service to keep these out of the landfills then we should be able to fix them ourselves or third party. But, if we do get legislation then companies could end up doing what Apple is doing and making it so you must have the repair parts paired to the device. Apple is doing this with iPhone screens, batteries, cameras and other parts.
@@jamesbondero6170
I would love to get to that level before retiring one day. At the least I do wish to see (in this transition to more battery powered devices) that we have as you stated the right to repair. Stop making it so hard to repair. Share schematics, inormation and mass produce parts. It is time to realize even at some level of danger we have to be careful and repair some things ourself. No different really than the shade tree mechanic, you must respect gas and hot radiators the same as we must respect lithium cells, sometimes high voltage and moving parts. Hopefully if enough people push and learn we will still even with electric cars etc. be able to fix our own that we Own!
The 530 blower draws about 15 amps on high speed. Compare the run time of the two batteries on a blower for a high draw test.
Current draw tests on several ego tools. facebook.com/groups/178465356431348/permalink/614190146192198/
I will do a high draw test for sure. Did not want to make video much longer so ended it with slow drain monitor mainly to get the cut out voltage level!
Thanks, I have worked a good bit with the blowers. Did a lot of current checks myself, mostly off camera while testing to save video time.
ruclips.net/video/kEb8gGwnoDY/видео.html
I love the battery but that sleeve is really needed for mowing... Hell even the ego brand gets pretty hot dealing with the power hungry enviornment of mowing. unless your yard is on the smaller side this will be fine. But I have a 1980s home sized yard lol not a 2020 sized yard.
Great Find!! Are they offering any replacement parts? I have an EGO 7.5 that the BMS board is not working.
They still have not responded to my emails about parts. I was hoping they would offer the spare boards at least.
Would love a long term update. How are they holding up after 5 month? I’ve seen this on Amazon and eBay. They offer batteries up to 9Ah which made me interested as I just bought the zero turn and the 10Ah batteries are $450 each. So if I can get away with half the cost it would be pretty amazing.
I have not had any issues yet. Still works well for me really. I will also try to give a 1 year update as well.
@@ThriftyToolShed thanks man
I want to say this may be the wrong video for my question but since the board is labeled so well I figured I would ask here. My bms started blinking green then blanked out with no lights at all. ( q12 looks to be shorted (Just opposite the way yours was) I also noticed what is labeled d9 on this board wasn't attached on one side, maybe this caused the board to stop working if it got knocked loose when I removed the potting. while trying to repair it I lost it, do you happen to know what this part is called So I can replace it? Thanks so much for all the knowledge you have shared with us. Btw awesome budget spot welder I had just ordered the same one! When I saw your video today it let me know the purchase was a good one!
I looked over one of my Gen2 boards and the D9 is a diode marked as "WM" it's the only diode on the board with that marking I believe. It has the cathode or line towards the right side (or away from the transistor). Hope it helps some as I have not had to replace one of those to say for sure what all it does. As far as Q12 if shorted it will blink green constantly and pull all cells to zero volts if you don't disconnect the board from the cells. I feel like you did pick a great spot welder. Hope you enjoy it as I have mine. Thanks for your kind comment!
Phillip thanks for a nice video. I was curious about this replacement battery. I wonder if you looked into that Husqvarna battery I had left you a message about on Facebook? I ordered one, and it arrived. One of these days I will use its cells as replacement for EGO cells. But after Receiving mine, another source started selling on eBay , $5 cheaper!
That's awesome. I did see that and it does seem like a possibility for sure.
@@ThriftyToolShed How is the battery holding up? I saw that that brand is now offering a 9ah battery. We need a run-time test on a blower. Real vs. fake. It’s a nice looking battery, but I read bad reviews on Amazon. Let me know.
@@paedahe4975 Mine is still doing well, I do not know about the 9AH. The 5ah tests similar to a 4 AH. Unless it is alot cheaper it may be worth it to get the EGO pack. It can even be cheaper when buying a tool/pack kit than the off brand by itself.
They are listed on Amazon again. I was thinking of getting one but it said it wasn't to be used on the Nexxus Power Station. Curious as to why that would be.
Some have said that it shows up as a 2.5ah? Seems maybe they copied the 2.5ah BMS program to get around the D-terminal communication between the tool and the pack? That is what let's the tool know which pack is installed and what condition of pack is in. It most likely will not effect most tools, but seems like it shows up on the Nexus.
@@ThriftyToolShed I should have read the comments first again before posting. I see this has been covered, Thanks for the quick reply.
I have the Ego Power Station and my intention is to use it in power outages mainly. I thought if you left the batteries in it they wouldn't go into discharge mode or whatever they call it. It seems some do and some don't. I don't want to need it and have discharged batteries. Is there a way without voiding warranty to do this and is there a way that even voids the warranty from stopping this from happening? Thanks again for your videos.
To be clear, I do not own a power station yet so I can not answer for sure. I actually thought the station had on board charging and it would keep the packs charged, Is that not what you are seeing? If it doesn't do that, I would be surprised and disappointed.
@@ThriftyToolShed I don't keep it plugged in with the charger on it. If I have to I may but I thought the batteries wouldn't automatically discharge if the contacts of the battery were in contact with a charger etc. Anyways thanks for the reply.
@@MrPageyjim - the automatic discharge is to prolong the life expectancy of the battery.
If you have a power outage once a year, have a set of batteries, but do not use them regularly… just rotate them on/off the charger every few months. If one is discharged, the one most recently placed on the charger will be full. Use a phone app for a regular scheduled meeting with your battery charger in your garage! :-)
I use my batteries nearly every week, so my batteries are charged all the time, but as they get older, the duration of holding charge decreases. My 5 year old batteries work, but don’t perform like a brand new battery.
@@DavidHalko What I do is use a couple batteries on a regular basis. The others I charge to app 75-80% to have them if ready and that should keep them healthy for a long time. I Can see the discharge being helpful but wish they didn't discharge as low as they do. I love your site and appreciate what you do very much.
These are back on the market. @Thrifty Tool Shed how did this hold up in the mower? Maybe you said and I missed it.
Yes, even the 9AH are available. I actually have had no issues with my 5ah. It works in my 21" mower and will last through the whole yard.
@@ThriftyToolShed Thank you. I ordered the 9AH. :)
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Let me know how it works out!
"User Maunal" lol
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Thanks for making these videos!
I have a 5ah genuine battery that got wet during use. I took it apart to make sure it dried up properly, but when I pulled it apart, four of the small colored wires came out of the white socket. I checked this video to try and work out where the colored wires go (all the other wiring seemed to be the same), and put them back in. When I inserted them with some small pliers, I saw a couple of small sparks, which was concerning. But I screwed the battery back together, pressed the big button on top, and it showed almost full charge, so I thought everything was probably ok.
However, this morning I noticed the button was red (for at least 10 seconds), and the top of the battery pack was warm. I waited half an hour, the battery pack cooled down again, with a green light showing.
Do you have any idea what could be happening? Did I create a short circuit and ruin the battery? Do you think it’s safe to use? Would really appreciate your thoughts! Thanks
My first thought is that something either did get connected incorrectly or at least could have come across something incorrectly. Hard to say if damage is permanent or if something is still wrong. I have a video from a few years ago that was to help someone with questions about the wiring, it might help you verify. Best of luck to ya!
ruclips.net/video/RfTJODoh8Q4/видео.html
Thanks for the reply!
I think the sparks you saw when inserting the connector is normal. It’s definitely wise to keep an eye on a pack that is warming up unexpectedly though. The bms is pretty picky so IMO you should be safe as long as the light is green.
If you open the pack up again I would use some hot glue and make sure that connector is seated correctly and glued down/ protected from moisture.
@@maukaman Thanks for that
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I read comment on another video stating these Chinese batteries may need to be re balanced. Keeping them charging for two weeks will let BMS balance them. Is that true?
Well I am not sure you would have to do that. This BMS seems to be self balancing. I do not know for sure how well that part works. I may do a update video on this and share my experience if viewers may find it helpful. I have heard or seen bad things or bad experiences on RUclips from some RUclipsrs, but I have used mine a while now with no issues with what I use them for!
I have yet to see anyone connect these batteries to the ego powerstations or products. They said some versions of the powerstation that these dont work with but i want someone to actually do test outside of testing with other devices and readers.
I have mentioned in my latest video that I contacted the manufacturer of the pack AMC battery sold under Sunmily on Amazon and they stated the 6.0Ah and the 7.5Ah that they sell works with the power station. the 5Ah does not. That is just that one manufacturer that I mentioned in that video. If I get a power station I will test, I do not need one bad enough to pull the trigger at this point.
Works on power station but power station doesn't charge batteries.
I shared a video very recently on the 6AH version of this made by AMC. The company sent it for us to look inside and test. Since I had so many people asking about possibly working with the Nexus Power Station I asked the company contact and He replied that the 6AH and 7.5AH did in fact work with the power station and the 5AH did not. I did not have a power station myself to test it.
Looks like EGO shut them down :(
I hope not, but maybe. I am the type I will buy the tools that I can repair or get parts for easiest so it's up to them. Once a platform has aftermarket parts available that will end up being the platform I end up with. I like EGO, but already having to work on some things myself. Somethings like the BMS communication for instances is very hard to get around. Hopefully they will wise up to that.
Interesting video. Any luck contacting the manufacturer? If they supplied an email or other contact with your order would you mind posting it? As others have stated, that battery is no longer available and I couldn’t find a website. Thanks.
Yeah, it appears to be gone. You can't even find it without the link I shared for it now. It is not showing in stock and it may be removed before long? The small manual I shared in the video has some contact info. I have tried the "contact us" on the website and no return yet.
www.hygbattery.com
After sales contact info also has a number but may not speak English?
Redsun group
0755-26416845
Customer service is...
0755-26416835
@@ThriftyToolShed I found it. It is at www.amazon.com/Ruzixt-Lithium-Ion-Replacement-Compatible-ST1502LB/dp/B08HVM3DTF
Hi, T. we are the manufacturer. if u have any inquiry , pls feel free to contact me.
Thanks
Hi,
I did try to contact your company to see about possible purchasing replacement BMS boards. Thanks for contacting me.
Does that battery work on the Eco Nexus power station
Ruzixt mentions in description that it is not compatible with the Nexus power station. A lot of comments on here are about that. Viewers are saying it shows up as a 2.5ah when placed in power station like they copied the 2.5ah pack BMS program. So at least the BMS is EGO compatible which is impressive, but apparently will not show correct capacity?
How bout that 9ah battery tho?
I do want to try that one eventually!
I have not tried it myself.
@@ThriftyToolShed I watched another video of someone who purchased both the 7.5 and the 9 ah battery. He stated that both weighed the exact amount and after running a controlled time test, both batteries lasted the same amount of time which leads him and I to suspect that, the 9 ah batter is the same as the 7.5 ah, just charging you more and has a 9ah sticker instead. I really want to get the Ego Snow Blower, but with all the things I am seeing with the batteries, I'm super hesitant. I dont have the technical know how to attempt to repair one on my own and to have to keep replacing them after the 3 year warranty is kind of insane.
If you look, it's so many of the aftermarket packs now. Even directly from Alibaba etc. It is hard to trust what you get for sure. I did mention the name and seller and manufacturer of the one I tested since there are so many similar on the market now. Hard to trust for sure.
@@ThriftyToolShed The one he had was the same brand as you mentioned and showed, the Ruzixt.
@@darkreaperwolf
Yes, this brand did come up a little bit short on my test as well. The 6AH AMZ I tested in the latest video actually exceeded its capacity rating. Thanks for sharing.
Unavailable on Amazon now it seems.
I just noticed that as well.
Hopefully more will be in stock.
@@ThriftyToolShed I just bought one on Amazon and it arrived fully charged.
@@ctsfiddler
The one I have is working great, I still have not heard anything back from manufacturer about possible spare parts. I would like to get the BMS board for sure. Maybe alot of people sending emails with similar question will get a response. Light em up with emails if you get time!
Has anyone tried to use it in the power station, even though it says it wont work?
I don't have the power station to try. What says the pack won't work in the power station! I don't see why it would not work. I tested the D-terminal works with my tools and the Nexus Escape. I was glad they got the D-terminal to work so I assumed it would work on basically everything?
@@ThriftyToolShed It is what is says on its Amazon page. "For use of all EGO POWER+ Power Equipment except PST3042 & PST3040 Portable Power Station". On both of its links(5ah, and 5000mah). Maybe it will now work since the D terminal now works? The power station also uses and APP, that reads battery levels, etc. I am wondering if it cant read the battery, it wont work in the power station.....But that is a guess on my part. And it may still supply power, and it actually working.. but the power station cant "see" it. Wish I had one to test.
That's why I was wondering. I was surprised the D-terminal worked well but might still be something they haven't figured out about it if in fact it doesn't show compatibility with the power station. That is interesting, it did not show that back when I ordeded it. I wonder now if they figured that out later themselves? Must be true though if they noticed it and updated that Information. I am certain it showed compatibility with all EGO 56V products when I bought mine many listings ago. I was hoping to get some spare BMS boards from them, but no luck yet. I wish they would sell them, especially if they get it totally compatible. Thanks for bringing up this issue, I did not realize they found that issue! I don't have the power station to test but I want to get one, I am waiting for the next generation hopefully. I am bad about buying one right before they come out with a improved and updated version. Lol.
@@ThriftyToolShed They are coming out with the solar charging accessory in the spring, so maybe they will release a new power station too....though I dont think they are actually working on a second that I know of. At least not to be released soon.
That is what I have heard as well. If anything like the blowers and mowers, they will change it soon though, I am betting. It has so much room for improvement. It's bad when dewalt station out performs it with 20V batteries. They need to step that up for the price in my opinion.
More including charger www.lawnmowersdirect.co.uk/product/honda-hbp-battery/
Very interesting. I have not seen these available in the US. Thanks for sharing!
Great video ! If you do get info on the BMS board ability from this mfg I would appreciate that when you get it. Just a thought and not sure if it would be cost-effective there are many but EasyEDA is a great free program for individuals to create and source a finished circuit board at a reasonable price.
I doubt they will ever be willing to sell individually honestly. The chance that they might show up on eBay or Ali express is exactly why I would not personally put effort into the latter idea. If you take time to reverse engineer and pay the custom assembly fees you would have to buy a huge quantity to make them profitable. Then if the aftermarket design we already see did come out for sale they would probably be able to sell for half price. Then you get stuck with all of them and at a huge cost....
Not really worth the risk to me when I can repair a few and have plenty of batteries, it is definitely a thought I had for sure though!