Who is a KZreadr you would like to hang out with for a day? And what would you want to do?

@BoRerunn

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see more videos

@bencapobianco2045

2 жыл бұрын

I want to hang out with Jehu and soak up some of his wisdom. I’m definitely jealous you got a tour of his shop and a ride in the samba!

@uploudmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Rich Rebuilds

@JM-yx1lm

2 жыл бұрын

Will prowse. Drive that golf cart around and do some cool testing on inverters and batterys.

@davidsirois9164

2 жыл бұрын

I would really enjoy spending the day with Rich and the crew from Rich Rebuilds. I love to help them with what their current project is and then check out the Sherp!

4am can't sleep, surfing KZread and found this this vid. I wish i was smart as you and Jehu. Frugal Repair you're an inspiration to people that want to do the things you do but don't know how.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about the poor sleep! But thanks for the encouraging comment!

Jehu Garcia seems like a genuinely awesome person to know. His personality just feels so welcoming and inclusive. You can tell he enjoys sharing rather than bragging about what the does. You're his company, not his audience and I love it.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed!

It's so awesome to see creative ways to use used stuff

Years ago, I replaced the plastic battery holder x3AAA in a flashlight, with one of those. It was a bit longer but worked for a specific flashlight I had. Essentially giving me a rechargeable flashlight before they were available at stores.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That’s cool!

Hey! I have a channel myself where I do Antique Radio restorations and one of the issues we have, especially with 1920's radios is that batteries are no longer available. So you just gave me a great idea! I am going to try using cells like these to come up with some decent 1920's replica batteries that are rechargeable! There are some out there that take standard alkaline batteries, but as you know this can get expensive over time. Thanks!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a cool channel and projects! I hope you can get some batteries to work for you. Thanks for watching!

@wyleong4326

2 жыл бұрын

All the best!

Let me tell you, YOUR videos inspired me to get three "broken" TVs from Craigslist, take them apart and fix them. They are all 50+ inches. Now we can have a TV in the basement, Attic, and backyard when I am doing other projects, they keep me company to watch TV or stream You tube videos to help with other projects. I was able to Re-Side my house and reframe windows and such by watching You Tube videos. The best story I have might be I built a $3-4k Hackintosh tower for about $500 all by researching and watching You tube. Of course with alot of trial and error. Thanks for posting... You have helped me out.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so encouraging to hear! Thanks for sharing those things.

First time viewer. Hopefully I'm not telling you about something you already did. I live in the sticks and it isn't uncommon for a bear to hang out on our front porch. Since it can be almost cave-at-midnight dark here, no one really enjoys making the trip from the car to the house at night without light. But it is super annoying to leave the porch and floodlights on before a trip out. Inspired by those cheap solar garden lights that don't work very well, especially here in shady woods, I hacked together my own version using off the shelf parts. Basically a $2 circuit board controls solar charging old laptop Li cells. The solar cell (~$5) is just one of the squares you see on a solar panel and works surprisingly well for this application despite the shade and temperate rainforest conditions here. I also got a thumb sized meanwell DC-DC constant current converter ($5) for use with higher power LEDs. I disassembled an old LED bulb, and replaced the 120V circuitry with the meanwell. I added a cheap radar based motion detector board and daylight detection. So now when you get out of the car 100 watt equivalent lights come on as you move toward the house. A side benefit is that if the lights are already on, you have a bit of warning that a bear or some other creature is in the area. The bear detection isn't 100% reliable though because for some reason he often likes to nap at the door. I left out some details, like using some aluminum cans to mask off what the radar sees so that trees swaying in the wind won't trigger it, and adjusting the sensitivity for rain, pointing the solar cell the right way, but you seem to be the sort that will figure it out. I can't say my hack job is pretty but it effective and reasonably easy to do. In enjoyed the Jehu Garcia segment. I suspect we are alike in having many started projects that sit for months or years because a new brainstorm hit in the middle of working on a project. The solar night light is one of the few I completed because I was motivated by bear phobia (mixed with fascination) and the d* floodlights interfere with my astrophotography habit. Never did anything as cool as refit a van to run on batteries though.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great project that you worked on! Thanks for watching the video.

You are inspiring. I really appreciate how open you are about anxiety - you're saying out loud what I know many people like me just quietly think to themselves. Especially the, "It felt like asking a girl out on a date" part. Between this and your home solar I am subscribed. I love what you do.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have been learning to move past fears. But still a long way to go.

Jehu is like a kid! Love his enthusiasm and humor!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

He was laughing the whole time, brought me lots of joy.

@theobserver9131

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair thanks for introducing him to us!

This is exactly the project I just did and we were inspired by the same guy! I bought that same charger that he recommends and I'm looking forward to making my first battery, just waiting for one of Jehu's videos to get me going.

Awesome! Reuse recycle repurpose... As I suggest... or Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without... as my dad says 😉

That's an interesting discovery you made. Thanks for sharing! I have a couple laptops with dead batteries I need to dive into now.

So I have a Chevy Bolt and love it. I charge it from my roof and haven't paid for gasoline (or even much electricity) in over a year. However, the 200+ mile range of the Bolt falls off rapidly when driving from Kona to Hilo over the saddle road. (That puts me in Hawaii.) On a couple of occasions, I have pushed the limits to the point that I have turned around and gone back down the hill to find a charging station where I get to hang out for a couple of hours to try to get enough charge to get me over the saddle. The bad thing about an EV is that you can't bring a gas can full of electrons for when you run out of "gas". I've been looking for some kind of reasonably compact "gas can of electrons" that I could use to get me home without having to spend a couple of hours at a charging station. I think there will ultimately be a market for such a product. Certainly we have seen portable car battery chargers available at Costco. While I'm on the subject, it seems that there has to be a better way to estimate range on an EV that can take terrain into account. There are excellent GPS apps for topography (e.g., Gaia GPS). I'd like to figure out how capture the "where I am" from Gaia with the "how much energy is left in my battery" from the Bolt. That probably means hacking the Bolt's brain. Clearly a job for a KZreadr.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I hope to get an electric vehicle one day.

@Thumper68

2 жыл бұрын

Solar panel roofs for charging is the fix most likely. But doesn’t really matter batteries are charged by fossil fuels mostly anyways and almost everything we use daily are also made as a byproduct of oil refinement into petroleum

lol, I love the honesty. I did this last year, battery recovery. Got myself about 15 busted laptops. All those batteries, with their pastel colors, looked like so many Easter eggs.

The easiest way to open the packs is first using wire cutters on the corners of the plastic seam. Second using a pair of expanding vise grips one on each side and twist them in opposite direction.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m sure I made rookie mistakes. Will try that next time.

Great video mate, I identify with everything you talked about in your intro! A quick "tip/idea".. These batteries with more than 2.2v are probably NOT DEAD! They are below their dead zone for the charger (probably because they were left without recharge for a VERY long time). You can bring them back by "forcing" a charge (aka bypass the BMS). To bypass the BMS, just: - get one of those USB chargers with 5v and less than 1A output (I have actually done with 2A once, but the recommended is 500mA), - Get the (micro/mini/wtv) USB cable and cut one end (or whatever way you can extend the positive and ground wires - they are the 2 extremes (usually pink/black)) - Deliver the 5v

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I may try that. My charger might be able to revive them too. Update me on your solar project when it’s complete. That’s great you’re working on it.

@vylbird8014

2 жыл бұрын

That trick does work... sort of. It can revive a cell, often does, but the over-discharge has likely damaged the cell chemically. So it'll revive, but with only a fraction of the capacity. What was once a 2600mAh cell may only be a 300mAh cell now. So if you use this trick, it's important to properly test and measure the capacity of the cell afterwards.

@adamarzo559

2 жыл бұрын

I was reading online a while back after accidentally draining my gel blaster battery that you can just change the charge mode to a different type(can't remember which one now) and you just charged it for a few moment to get the voltage up so that li-ion mode will recognise it. Worked for me.

@kunedroid3446

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamarzo559 trickle charge? I think on trickle charge it will deliver very low current to the batteries to "warm up" the chemicals, usually air a long period of inactivity.. I think it's the same idea, if your charger supports it, probably means its BMS has a more advanced dead zone management. Btw the example someone gave of only maintaining 300mAh is definitely not my experience. I will do some tests but the difference for me is much smaller from the first use... cheers

It was EVTV Motor Verks (the late Jack Rickard), Jehu Garcia, and EV West that introduced me and many others to the world of battery-powered electric vehicles :)

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Cool. Have you taken on any battery related projects?

Seriously inspirational! I am going to have to man up and do this.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

great video! Jehu is a great guy and great source for information! Thanks

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yep, he’s a great guy.

I remember the first time I fixed my first TV, I had walked into a text shop and he had a 55in TV sitting there that had a blown capacitor in it but no one else could figure it out all I need to do is change out a 1600 V 3300uf capacitor and I had a TV running again. Since then I've learned how to fix laptop batteries screens and a bunch of other things. I built my first spot welder about 4 years ago and fix the battery on my Alienware laptop. I bought the most powerful sales I could find which actually gave me battery life considering that laptop never had battery life before because it runs so energy-intensive. When I was about 16 years old I Built My first Hydrogen unit and that's what gave me the confidence to play with things like this

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing those stories.

@SteveSiegelin

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair thanks for the educational content! It may actually help people start understanding the simplicity of the technology around us and how to fix it if they break it. That's how I started. Was about 7 in my favorite tape got stuck in the VCR so I pulled that bad boy apart and fixed it. A little bit of tape fix the dead spot on the reel and I was back in business.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

I hope I can be of help. I remember that tape trick too but I only did it on cassette tapes. Thanks again!

Jehu and I seem to have the same problem. I have started dozens of projects and not completed them because I get distracted by the "next" project. When you have so many ideas and plans in your head, it's hard to stay focused on just the one you are currently working on. Anyway, Jehu is a cool dude and I enjoy his videos.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

He's definitely a cool dude and I wish we had more time to hang out.

Very interesting and helpful. Thank you.

I've been messing around with 18650s and other lithium batteries and have found that if you have a battery that is below the 2.5V threshold it is still possible to recover it. To do this you simply take a fully charged 18650 and connect it to the low battery in parallel. This will allow the low battery to draw power from the full battery and bring it above the 2.5V limit. They can then be put in the charger to allow it to fully charge the battery.

Well this video reminds me of way back in 1960 my grandfather used to pick me up in a Volkswagen van and take me to school everyday but I just love sitting in that front seat with my head right up against the glass almost

I've actually gotten very good at deconstructing the 18650s themselves. I mostly salvage the copper foil from them for other projects. Obviously, it goes without saying that you should not try to open 18650s unless you know what you are doing.

@neutronpcxt372

2 жыл бұрын

As for me, I just get the steel/aluminium containers :P I did try harvesting lithium carbonate, but it wasn't really efficient extraction physically speaking.

The term hidden treasure seemed a bit of a stretch so I clicked to see what gives. Glad I did. I've seen this done but nowhere near as comprehensive as your explanation is. Turns out I am a big VW enthusiast. It just kept getting better and better. Excellent work thank you. Looking forward to the next😃😁😎

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clicking and watching!

I find just bending them in half while twisting does a great job. Most don’t need bent that far before the case splits. Yea they are a PITA. But worth it and the stress relief is awesome. Great Video. God Bless.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll need to hone my technique for the next time. But yes, it was worth trying.

Very cool. I thought I knew all about 18650 cells, but I had no idea they were the same size as those three-AAA cell holders in cheap LED flashlights. Thanks!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Here's my story: Last year I started building replacement battery pack for an old electric bike for my mom. Originally there was 20s NiCd battery pack and I started making new one using "new" cells bought from China (LG HG2 which didn't have new cells parameters: lower and uneven voltage, internal resistance higher than it should be and also uneven). I borrowed spot welder made from microwave transformer and started welding but after making weak welds and one punctured cell (it didn't explode but there was some smoke and liquid coming out) I was afraid to continue. And now the project is on hold until I can get good spot welder and practice a bit on other cells. Professional spot welder (either battery powered like Kweld or mains powered like Sunkko) is too expensive for me at this moment so I don't know if I will finish this conversion anytime soon. Here in Poland winter is soon going to end so it would be great to make this electric bike work again.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you were safe after that happened.

I like your motto, Facing Our Fears.

Well great video , I'm playing as well for over 10 year's with laptop battery my fist battery teardown was back in 2007 the battery was from a fujitsu Siemens laptop . And back then with the battery , they was so eazy to take them apart like just squiz them and the case pop up . Now it is bit difficult but still achievable

Good video. Loved it. I found a very quick way to get inside those laptop battery packs. I will make a video on it.

Wow! Awesome! And I subscribed to Jehu's channel also! Thanks for all you do! 😎

Awesome vid - thank you. 👍👍🙏

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

These guys are so awesome I like their awesomeness

The lithium ion batteries that are being used in most everything resemble AA batteries. Because im old and have been messing with electric motors golf carts boats cars etc most of my life i just assumed the cars would run deep cell marine type batteries or better yet gell cells. I had noticed these AA looking batteries showing up in nearly anything i was working on in the past several years but i wouldnt have guessed the Teslas and others are running those same batteries in series to power the cars. 7104 of them in one tesla model. The battery stations for solar powered systems for homes has roughly 10,000 of those same batteries. That concludes today worthless trivia.

@rickindurham

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting

I definitely will be getting a Ecoflow! Thank you for sharing, very informative video!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Great! Shoot me an email if you have any questions about it.

@angeliaLynn

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair Thank you I will 😃

I recommend that in the future you hire an electrician to double check your work, because 1) the wire size to breaker chart lists minimum wire size, you can use 6-gauge wire on a 15-amp breaker if you can get the conductor to fit. 2) Your breaker is oversized for the application, so if there ever is a problem, your breaker will not trip until everything is on fire. In your application you should have used a fused AC disconnect, with 15-amp fuses to properly protect your installation. 3) that red wire wasn't an extra wire, it should have been used instead of the white wire because 2 phase 220 does not use a neutral wire, it uses two signal wires, L1 being the black wire, and L2 being the red, just like on the whip you installed. If you had used 12-2 or 14-2, you should use red heat shrink or tape on the white wire to indicate that it is a "hot" conductor, not a return. These may seem like minor things on the surface, but when the shop burns down, or someone gets electrocuted it will probably seem a bit more important.

I have so many batteries from lap tops and other electronics. They seal lithium batteries inside the electronics for hazmat transport purposes. So you have to dig for them. This video was really insightful. Thank you.

Totally awesome

Wow! What an active mind! Keep it up, lead the way.

Great! If this may be of any help, I usually drop a thin film of kerosene or DW40 all around the seam of the battery, also same for chargers, I wait some 10 minutes. After that I press around to help crack the joints and finish up prying with a 1 inch putty knife. The casing cracks easy without damage, most of the time.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll have to give that a try on the next one!

So Cool 😎!! THANKS SO much for your knowledge and help!!! More, more, more. Okay??

I love VWs!! This is so awesome!

Awesome video! Thanks for the view and the information.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

A messy desk is the sign of high intelligence!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! Or maybe a sign of too many projects in process.

Great video. I loved it! I've already known about Jehu and his electric VW projects, so this was quite a surprise to see two of my favourite KZreadrs in the same video. Thank you. Greetings from Portugal.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a blast hanging out with Jehu.

that VW van is so cool . my buddy and his father restored one in the early 80s and then that was our fun mobile when i grew up . that electric vw is so cool . man do i want one !

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it was a fun van to be in!

Jehu seems like a really cool guy. Thanks for sharing...

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely is!

Cool video I enjoy both of you very much.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

A project I've been thinking about for a while now is an axial flux universal motor. As far as I know, no one has ever made one. I've seen a lot of axial flux motors but they're always controlled with complicated electronics. Universal motors don't need electronics.

The sleeve in your flashlight tells me that it's capable of using a 21700 battery, which I also use in my vape mod. Mo-power!

The plastic holder on the torch is because your torch will also take a 21700 too

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’ll have to get some and try.

@SiAnon

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to mention the 21700 without putting the sleeve in but thought i'd scroll first lol

thank you for the educational video !

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

In the past, I have connected an arduino to the comm terminals on a laptop battery and communicated with it to get the information out of it.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, do you have (or can you make one) a video tutorial available? I have an arduino available to try.

Great video, thanks for sharing.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Excellent presentation!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the great video. Garcia is a great guy.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! He definitely is!

Hahahaha man you folks work hard to get them things open. Here's a really nice trick. Making sure you have gloves on all you need is a hard surface like a cement floor or a large rock.No hammer or screwdriver needed for this proccess. Better to do this outside first of all. Step one- grab the laptop battery at one end and hold it firmly. step 2- Wack the cement floor with it but only the opposite corner of the battery. A quick snap rather than smashing it. step3- now pry it apart with you're hands. Simple as that. All you need is a quick snap to break the entire seal of the battery. It takes me less 20 seconds to open one and works on 90% of battery packs. Any other style pack that doesn't open easily using the method above can be opened by simply resting the corner of the pack on a hard surface and hitting the top corner with a hammer again as a quick snap. Even a rubber hammer\mallet will work. Once the pack is cracked open the casing has now lost its integrity. So keep in mind that any further violent action may damage individual cells. Good Luck

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’ll have to try that on the next one.

This is awesome.

I fixed two old TVs and I'm a female. One I soldered in a new capacitor; the other I ended up frying the power board. No problem, just had to buy the same model power board on eBay and that was about $50 bucks compared to $3-6 capacitors, but even easier to install... no soldering. Two years later, both TVs are good as new👍🏾

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Great job!

Yes I would love to have one of your Delta pro power generator

I use a rubber mallet on cement, and yes, it's safe and works a lot faster to take them apart.

I just got into buying some old Dell laptops on Ebay (cheep). Almost all have dead battery packs . Like you I was curious about what was inside. I found 6 purple Wintonic 18650s. (6.66WH 3.7V) After watching your video, I'll have to break them apart to check each ones capacity. I have 5 of these packs. Thanks for the Information.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope it goes well.

This is awesome!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That was great, thank you for that.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just don't mix cell types, use some sort of low voltage and over voltage protection, if using in series use the same cells and charge them balanced, toss cells that get warm when charging, only charge and discharge according to the specific cell datasheet (cells in power tools often are good for 20 amps while laptops are built for capacity over current) and remember that charging or exceeding specs or using in series unbalanced cells causing reversal of polarity in a cell you can have a fire on your hands.

I opened 3 of mine old laptop batteries with a flathead soldering iron. The heat makes slicing plastic very easy. though you have to make sure that the battery is not a li polymer one. Those custom cells could puncture easily.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think about that but I guess it can see that working (and smelling bad).

Really good informative video.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I use small sidecutters to open laptop batteries. Much easier.

i was wonderin what ever happened to that van! thx

Messy workbench? Pfft! I wish I could keep my workbench that neat! I get possessed by my projects, and my projects don't care what my bench looks like.

I will say I was curious about this. I think these cells could be made to be replaced more easily. Obviously, people do need to be careful with those as not to damage them with how delicate they can be. But I often wondered, "Why do they keep making it so they're soldered in place, and not just made more like C and D cell batteries to be taken out and swapped in again with a locking mechanism of sorts. That way, any cell that might actually fail could be opened up and replaced in a unit. Like say if you took the Eco delta, split it in 3 or 4 cell holding units, and set the circuits without having to use welding to hold them in place. Each unit could be removed and inspected, and then reinserted. The batters could be much more easily taken to be recycled, and remade again, without turning the products that manage the power into waste.

I use those batteries in my vape. The outer lining is fragile n cracked after a few months of use. They become dangerous to the vape device when that happens so I replace them. About every three months I discard four of those batteries.

Sometimes a little heat will loosen up a bead of glue or sometimes just brush on a little acetone or lacquer thinner on the edge might loosen it right up

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

You can bring the dead batteries back to life by bump charging it. Use a power supply with constant current feature and push in small amount of current into the battery (make sure the polarity is right). 50mA or less is good. Check the battery temperature all time, and once the voltage is up above 3V, use your normal battery charger. Once it is 4.2V, leave it in s safe place for a few days, if it retain the charge, then it is good

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for outlining that. I may try it.

@JamilKhan-hk1wl

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair but i still wouldn't include it in a bigger pack. But can be used for smaller projects

woow as an scrapper i will realy now collect them and check them thanks for the video awessome ;)

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@JohnnySwedishScrapper

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair ;) np ;) awsome video ;)

Very reminiscent of Mr. Rogers. Good video.

Funny my tac light flashlight overheated so I bought another one smaller different brand and was happy that the battery from the burned out one fits the new battery and I just so happen to have an old laptop battery I was going to use between new laptop battery and didn't realize the laptop has those specific batteries in it. Wow!!! Perfect timing to see this video.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

JehuGarcia is an interesting guy, I had to subscribe to his channel after going there, he has great content, thanks for telling me about his channel, it gives me ideas to switch my dads 1976 280z to electrical.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

He’s got a lot of great content on his channel! Hope you learn a lot. That sounds like an awesome project!

Dude has good energy

Ty

Cool great info

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

very interesting keep the good work

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

18650 = 18 mm thick and 65.0 mm high. In wrist-watches there are often CR 2032 Cells = 20 mm in diameter and 3.2 mm high.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Great to know that! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the video

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you ❤️

I like that case of shallow drawers you have in the background. Who makes it? Thanks!

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure. I got it at Joann fabrics a while back. It works well for all the little parts and tools I have.

@margaretford1011

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair Thanks for responding! I haven’t seen it there, but I can ask them about it!

Can you give info as to the brand and model of charger/analyzer you showed in this video?

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

There is a link to it in the video description.

God I hope big tech doesn’t off this Garcia guy! Genius man!

Chances are the plastic casing isn't glued, but welded shut. A form of this ultrasonic welding. As the name implies, you use ultrasound to melt the plastic at the seams.

Gooooollly you’ll creative

Ooo man i love to have one of those vw van i love them....

Great video.. One small discrepancy I noticed. The ecoflow delta pro has a 30 AMP RV outlet. You stated 30 Volt RV plug.

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wow, you are right. I mixed up amps and volts there. Thanks again for pointing that out.

@coreydavis2332

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair No problem. I had a feeling it was just a mix-up but thought it was worth noting!

Can you disclose which charger you used or would recommend for use in undertaking such a task myself?

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the video description. I have links to the tools I used in there, including the charger.

Get a bench sander, or drum , or any kind of stationary sander. Then hit all the corners carefully and case will fall apart without having to worry about stabbing some piece of metal into a cell(which yes will instantly cause a very very hot chemical fire you prob won't be able to put out quickly)

good info

I guess a question would be where would you go to find dead laptop batteries? Recycling centers?

@FrugalRepair

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good option. I’m guessing that some may not let you take them though due to regulations.

@PeterLawton

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalRepair @greatwolf, I tried that with car batteries and was told by staff that batteries are a money-maker for them, so no to getting them free there.

@PeterLawton

2 жыл бұрын

On the other hand, places vary and staff varies. So there's definitely no harm in asking.

Very cool

@FrugalRepair

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Those batteries are still working great in my flashlights. I use them all the time.

@TheYahoogirl88

Жыл бұрын

@FrugalRepair are the battery's from vape devices similar? I figured yes, but you would have more working knowledge than I. I plan if suitable, to reuse discarded vape battery's in dollar tree solar lights. As an upgrade to the battery's they came with.