Hi there.
There seem to be lots of old posts about Lafree batteries, but nothing recent and definitive so I wanted to ask for the latest advice.
I've been charged with doing something about my mum's Lafree Twist, which apparently has a failing battery. Ideally I would like to just buy a replacement at a reasonable price from somebody reputable, but it seems like that's probably not going to be an option in 2014. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that!
Next best option would be to pay a competent person to recell the battery. Can anybody suggest anybody that might be willing and able to do that, for a reasonable price?
The option I am thinking is most likely is recelling it myself. I found flecc's instructions at http://www.flecc.co.uk/p/recelling.html. I'm a bit scared of screwing it up, but it doesn't look too bad. I can solder and have done some basic electronics before. If I do go down this route, can somebody recommend some suitable cells? Will it be OK to use any NiMh cells with 300+MAh capacity each (ie. 6000+MAh for 20 of them)? Do I need to get a pack in a suitable configuration to fit the battery housing, or can I make this up myself? Is there any readily available battery I could cannibalize?
Grateful for any answers, or general advice / suggestions. In fact I'm already grateful for the answers I've found so far, especially flecc's stuff.
Cheers.
There seem to be lots of old posts about Lafree batteries, but nothing recent and definitive so I wanted to ask for the latest advice.
I've been charged with doing something about my mum's Lafree Twist, which apparently has a failing battery. Ideally I would like to just buy a replacement at a reasonable price from somebody reputable, but it seems like that's probably not going to be an option in 2014. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that!
Next best option would be to pay a competent person to recell the battery. Can anybody suggest anybody that might be willing and able to do that, for a reasonable price?
The option I am thinking is most likely is recelling it myself. I found flecc's instructions at http://www.flecc.co.uk/p/recelling.html. I'm a bit scared of screwing it up, but it doesn't look too bad. I can solder and have done some basic electronics before. If I do go down this route, can somebody recommend some suitable cells? Will it be OK to use any NiMh cells with 300+MAh capacity each (ie. 6000+MAh for 20 of them)? Do I need to get a pack in a suitable configuration to fit the battery housing, or can I make this up myself? Is there any readily available battery I could cannibalize?
Grateful for any answers, or general advice / suggestions. In fact I'm already grateful for the answers I've found so far, especially flecc's stuff.
Cheers.