TahoeJoe
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Hello All,
New kid on the block here..I recently purchased 2 - x2 segway's, both with dead batteries, both red lights. I was able to use the float charge method I read about atsegwaychat .org
I actually got 3 out of 4 ofthem charged and working again
There's not much more info onsegwaychat.org about repairing or rebuilding packs, but it looks like this group I where I need to be right now. Im so happy to have found you all.
Ive never built a pack , or played around with a 10 yr old battery before,so to get even one working again is a huge win for me, as these packs are $900/ea new. I know I certainly wont see a whole lotmoretime out of them, but they do work for now, and Im grateful for that.
I do have the one that still goes to red and just wont turn green. It is accepting a float charge and measures 62V prior to reinstalling and charging on the segway, just like the other 3 did. But, this one wont turn green after trying the same methods used on the others. I tried several times. You would think if the other one from this same set worked, why wouldn't this one too?
I opened the battery case up (which was not fun), and tested each cell and noted the voltage on top of each group. All cells within the group tested the same voltage noted on the pics. In other words, I was looking for dead cells, but there were no individual cells that appeared or measured 0v, nor were any cellsa different number from any of the others in the same group. ( Im feeling this means something, but dont know what?! )
Like, perhaps the wire that goes to that specific group of cells is bad? Ive never done this before, so just talking out loud. I would really like to at least try anylower cost options before just quitting.Re-solder any bad looking connections? Replace the 12 low voltage cells? Forget it, you're gonna kill yourself?
Photo's below
There's two groups that are only testing .02v and .25v, those are the two groups I would think should be replaced.
Please be kind and clear, im new to all of this.[size=small]Thanks so much for any input. [/size]
[size=small]Joe[/size]
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New kid on the block here..I recently purchased 2 - x2 segway's, both with dead batteries, both red lights. I was able to use the float charge method I read about atsegwaychat .org
I actually got 3 out of 4 ofthem charged and working again
There's not much more info onsegwaychat.org about repairing or rebuilding packs, but it looks like this group I where I need to be right now. Im so happy to have found you all.
Ive never built a pack , or played around with a 10 yr old battery before,so to get even one working again is a huge win for me, as these packs are $900/ea new. I know I certainly wont see a whole lotmoretime out of them, but they do work for now, and Im grateful for that.
I do have the one that still goes to red and just wont turn green. It is accepting a float charge and measures 62V prior to reinstalling and charging on the segway, just like the other 3 did. But, this one wont turn green after trying the same methods used on the others. I tried several times. You would think if the other one from this same set worked, why wouldn't this one too?
I opened the battery case up (which was not fun), and tested each cell and noted the voltage on top of each group. All cells within the group tested the same voltage noted on the pics. In other words, I was looking for dead cells, but there were no individual cells that appeared or measured 0v, nor were any cellsa different number from any of the others in the same group. ( Im feeling this means something, but dont know what?! )
Like, perhaps the wire that goes to that specific group of cells is bad? Ive never done this before, so just talking out loud. I would really like to at least try anylower cost options before just quitting.Re-solder any bad looking connections? Replace the 12 low voltage cells? Forget it, you're gonna kill yourself?
Photo's below
There's two groups that are only testing .02v and .25v, those are the two groups I would think should be replaced.
Please be kind and clear, im new to all of this.[size=small]Thanks so much for any input. [/size]
[size=small]Joe[/size]
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