Thanks for uploading this how-to video. I got an old unused TEP-100 from a friend last year for 700$ (import price). I then used it for hunting but after 6 months the battery died and I was in trouble. I am glad to know the number of the battery. It takes a lot of courage to cut the earphones but I will give it a try. Thanks.
Hey, Ray! Non-serviceable just means they want your money. ;-) I suspect at the factory they use an X-Acto knife to cut the bond and separate the two halves. That's the only thing that makes sense, unless they use a more sophisticated method of dissolving the adhesive, which is possibly CYA but may very well be something else. I would have used electronic cleaner on both sides of the board and the battery, or just alcohol on a Q-tip, because oils from your hands may mess up the circuitry eventually. On resealing, I probably would have used a tiny drop of CYA on each end and then hotglue all around. Glad you were successful at replacing the battery and it worked!
I didn’t think I could make the hot glue look nice. But maybe. Have you ever tried a small plastic welder( the type that looks like a glue gun but somehow acts like a mig welder for plastic)? Kinda curious if I could make that work. Thanks Rein! I hope your New year is going great!
Have you changed the batteries in your non-serviceable peltor earbuds? Did it work?
Thanks for uploading this how-to video.
I got an old unused TEP-100 from a friend last year for 700$ (import price). I then used it for hunting but after 6 months the battery died and I was in trouble.
I am glad to know the number of the battery. It takes a lot of courage to cut the earphones but I will give it a try. Thanks.
Just be careful and slow. Was told a hot knife might make it easier. Thanks for watching!
Nice one dude! Awesome video that can save us buying new ones. Thank you 🙏
Happy to help! Thanks for watching!
Hey, Ray! Non-serviceable just means they want your money. ;-)
I suspect at the factory they use an X-Acto knife to cut the bond and separate the two halves. That's the only thing that makes sense, unless they use a more sophisticated method of dissolving the adhesive, which is possibly CYA but may very well be something else. I would have used electronic cleaner on both sides of the board and the battery, or just alcohol on a Q-tip, because oils from your hands may mess up the circuitry eventually. On resealing, I probably would have used a tiny drop of CYA on each end and then hotglue all around. Glad you were successful at replacing the battery and it worked!
I didn’t think I could make the hot glue look nice. But maybe. Have you ever tried a small plastic welder( the type that looks like a glue gun but somehow acts like a mig welder for plastic)? Kinda curious if I could make that work. Thanks Rein! I hope your New year is going great!
Nope. I’ve used a hot knife which has a flat blade that’s leftover from a previous occupation as a sailmaker.