I replaced the 15- year old batteries with 357s. Cleaning the corrosion was a breeze and the only "slightly frustrating" reassembly was getting the led positioned correctly in the nozzle as there is a slight recess in the ring. Works like a charm as long as the batteries are positioned properly. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
@@CKHaun Yeah, you could try lacquer thinner. That typically melts all different types of goo. You might also get a hot-air reflow station to melt the goo. Hot-air rework stations are pretty inexpensive right now, and the review on those inexpensive hot-air reflow stations are pretty good.
I'll give those methods a try. And I do have a hot air station from the same company, only US$95, you can see a video of that here ruclips.net/video/3p_JfE13HFc/видео.html
Thank you sir, the first video showing taking this thing apart that is actually helpful. It is beyond ridiculous they make it such a hassle to replace the batteries. I have one that I've only used a handful of times and of course when I went to use it not only were the batteries low but had also corroded somewhat. If this thing was at the Dollar Tree or $5 max I would be more understanding of the poor quality. But they are asking $15-$20 for these things!
Fortunately my recycling truck accepts batteries, so I was able to toss them in for mining (Duracell offers batteries using recycled material). But those four cells did keep it going for 10 years.
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I replaced the 15- year old batteries with 357s. Cleaning the corrosion was a breeze and the only "slightly frustrating" reassembly was getting the led positioned correctly in the nozzle as there is a slight recess in the ring. Works like a charm as long as the batteries are positioned properly. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Excellent, glad you got it working again. I will admit, I didn't try to put the one I used back together :). Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks 😁
Someday I'll get epoxy melting goo and be able to uncover what chip is the brains in things like this.
@@CKHaun Yeah, you could try lacquer thinner. That typically melts all different types of goo. You might also get a hot-air reflow station to melt the goo. Hot-air rework stations are pretty inexpensive right now, and the review on those inexpensive hot-air reflow stations are pretty good.
I'll give those methods a try. And I do have a hot air station from the same company, only US$95, you can see a video of that here ruclips.net/video/3p_JfE13HFc/видео.html
Thank you sir, the first video showing taking this thing apart that is actually helpful. It is beyond ridiculous they make it such a hassle to replace the batteries. I have one that I've only used a handful of times and of course when I went to use it not only were the batteries low but had also corroded somewhat. If this thing was at the Dollar Tree or $5 max I would be more understanding of the poor quality. But they are asking $15-$20 for these things!
Thank you for your kind words. And yeah, they could have added a battery change port pretty easily, based on what we see when it’s torn down.
Once you discovered standard LR44 batteries, just for the heck of it, I might have tried to clean the corrosion and try replacing them.
Didn't even think about that, since I had a new one in my hand before I took this one apart. Ah well, I am the child of the Age of Waste, after all.
Thank you. I forgot how the battery supposed to go
They don't make it straightforward, do they? Thanks for watching!
Thanks great video
Thank you! A more interesting unit than I thought it would be.
Wow! 😮 Four batteries and one has to chuck the thing in the garbage after those go dead! Brilliant!!! 😡
Fortunately my recycling truck accepts batteries, so I was able to toss them in for mining (Duracell offers batteries using recycled material). But those four cells did keep it going for 10 years.