Brinkmann Battery Transplant - pics inside - Page 3

hus55 · 21-11-2008, 11:24 PM

great write up mate!

thanks for sharing and helping future problems that could hit others too

Petrol-head · 22-11-2008, 02:28 AM

Excellent write up!

I will be putting an order in and converting mine ASAP!

Dodo Factory · 07-12-2008, 07:59 PM

Just a quick update... battery finally went flat today after a good few weeks. Charged it up for 3 hours (was only planning on two due to overcharging worries) but it did a great job and is now back up and charged and very bright indeed. Leaving it for days or weeks would surely knacker the cell, but a few hours is all you need and it works a treat.

PETER @ ECLIPSE · 07-12-2008, 08:07 PM

did you have to get another charger , or was the original one ok ?

Dodo Factory · 08-12-2008, 01:04 AM

Original one will be fine, but this was done with a general purpose adaptor I had. I just set it for 12v DC (as per the original) and let it go to work. It is a three pin plug 240v model rather than the standard two pin 110v Brinkmann one, so less hassle to use.

PETER @ ECLIPSE · 08-12-2008, 10:01 AM

ok excellent work , thanks for the info

ipwn · 02-06-2009, 05:43 PM

Just sent mr dodo factory a pm, mine is shot

ipwn · 02-06-2009, 09:18 PM

Thought I'd post his reply here just incase anyone else may be wondering or be in the same boat as me.

It's easy, just a red and black wire where the old battery was, swapped for the new one. I was so rushed to check it worked I didn’t even bother soldering it and the twist connection is holding fine. Pretty straightforward, taking apart the case can be a bit more fiddly though.

Dodo Factory · 02-06-2009, 10:44 PM

Ooh, I'd have done proper spelling if you were going public. Could have corrected it for me

ipwn · 02-06-2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodo Factory

Ooh, I'd have done proper spelling if you were going public. Could have corrected it for me

02-06-2009, 09:18 PM	#28
ipwn Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Near Sheffield Posts: 394 Thanks: 17 Thanked 69 Times in 59 Posts	Thought I'd post his reply here just incase anyone else may be wondering or be in the same boat as me. It's easy, just a red and black wire where the old battery was, swapped for the new one. I was so rushed to check it worked I didn’t even bother soldering it and the twist connection is holding fine. Pretty straightforward, taking apart the case can be a bit more fiddly though. Last edited by ipwn; 02-06-2009 at 11:39 PM.

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21-11-2008, 11:24 PM	#21
hus55 PC Perfectionist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: kyrenia cyprus Posts: 335 Thanks: 11 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	great write up mate! thanks for sharing and helping future problems that could hit others too

07-12-2008, 07:59 PM	#23
Dodo Factory DW Sponsor Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,344 Thanks: 1,131 Thanked 4,110 Times in 1,798 Posts	Just a quick update... battery finally went flat today after a good few weeks. Charged it up for 3 hours (was only planning on two due to overcharging worries) but it did a great job and is now back up and charged and very bright indeed. Leaving it for days or weeks would surely knacker the cell, but a few hours is all you need and it works a treat.

07-12-2008, 08:07 PM	#24
PETER @ ECLIPSE OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: swansea south wales Posts: 3,745 Thanks: 30 Thanked 384 Times in 322 Posts	did you have to get another charger , or was the original one ok ?

08-12-2008, 01:04 AM	#25
Dodo Factory DW Sponsor Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,344 Thanks: 1,131 Thanked 4,110 Times in 1,798 Posts	Original one will be fine, but this was done with a general purpose adaptor I had. I just set it for 12v DC (as per the original) and let it go to work. It is a three pin plug 240v model rather than the standard two pin 110v Brinkmann one, so less hassle to use.

08-12-2008, 10:01 AM	#26
PETER @ ECLIPSE OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: swansea south wales Posts: 3,745 Thanks: 30 Thanked 384 Times in 322 Posts	ok excellent work , thanks for the info

02-06-2009, 10:44 PM	#29
Dodo Factory DW Sponsor Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,344 Thanks: 1,131 Thanked 4,110 Times in 1,798 Posts	Ooh, I'd have done proper spelling if you were going public. Could have corrected it for me

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