Amazing! Is there enough space there to fit two 21700 li ion cells? I would like to use two 6000 mah li ion cells for a total of 12000 mah
@0525ohhwell5 күн бұрын
I ... feel like there is enough room in the compartment under the main board for two 21 mm cells but I never took a measurement. The actual battery compartment will not fit larger cells.
@DexterDavidDexterSD4 күн бұрын
@@0525ohhwell I checked out the space in mine, the 18650 cells have the bms and all so it increases the length. If I can make the bms sit at the side instead of the top, I might be able to squeeze two 21700 cells in there. Will let you know what I find
@nybiggsАй бұрын
Double posting with your reddit post. Quick question for those of us who aren't comfortable doing circuit level repairs with welding and soldering, is this a viable solution? Can I buy an official replacement battery, and then splice all the wires together with the original battery pack? This would mean there would be an original BMS on each battery pack though. Would that cause any problems? If so, how would you go about fixing this? I imagine you could break the wrap, desolder the BMS and thermistors, and then rewrap just the batteries, which kind of defeats the purpose.
@0525ohhwellАй бұрын
So, I did read where one person (I think on the Reddit post) reported doing that and that it worked for them. That would certainly be the way to go. The only thing we do not conclusively know is if you retain thermal protection when you do that. IF it is as simple as a closed circuit on the data wires that is opened when the BMS detects too high of thermals, then the second cell will remain closed and defeat the protection. IF it is an open circuit that is closed to trigger the safety measures then that is fine. if it is some sort of actual data stream then who knows. By that of course I mean the protection where the speaker will turn off if the batteries get too hot during operations. The BMS itself would of course protect the cells it is responsible for during charging (or at least we hope it does). So anyhow, keeping the thermal protection when drawing from the batteries probably isn't a huge deal since I have never had mine trigger even while playing loud in the direct FL sun. Just something to think about I guess.
@nybiggsАй бұрын
@@0525ohhwell So 2 bms isn't an issue? Thanks for the help. Ordering now.
@jsalmont2 ай бұрын
Heya. Awesome video, and totally agreed, a battery upgrade kicks these into a new class. What's the largest battery one could reasonably fit into this box? Any recommendations for cells and configuration? Much appreciate the run down, especially the walk through on equipment required and links for purchase! Cheers.
@jsalmont2 ай бұрын
Also thoughts on these 4 cell 18650 parallel plastic batteries cases on amazon? If they fit.
@0525ohhwell2 ай бұрын
@@jsalmont Hey, so there is room in the mainboard compartment to add more cells. I went with two additional cells (4 in total) and that was no problem. You could probably fit even more in there I imagine. At some point though the larger components on the right side of the mainboard may get in the way. Here is a reddit link where I posted a photo with the additional cells in the compartment. 4 cells is a massive improvement over the 2 cells from the factory. I would say a little more than double the run time since they are parallel and the discharge rate is halved on every battery. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
@johnwagner45592 ай бұрын
Pretty difficult to follow you
@ANGRYTRUMP20243 ай бұрын
batterys in these speakers are terrible and tiny!! all portable speakers have small batterys its so annoying!!
@0525ohhwell3 ай бұрын
Indeed. Even more frustrating when there was plenty of room for them to add a proper size battery from the factory.
@sushilbiradar84493 ай бұрын
Is it okay to use the speaker while charging
@0525ohhwell3 ай бұрын
Yes
@Kristina-in8kb4 ай бұрын
You are a genius!!!! Thank you so much for this innovative idea!
@0525ohhwell4 ай бұрын
When you have a bad back, you do what you have to do!
@nachete.915 ай бұрын
Is there nothing plug and play?
@0525ohhwell7 ай бұрын
I probably should mention that the pallet wrap is good for about 5 trips or so before you will need to cut a new piece.
@QalinaCom9 ай бұрын
hi, how is it holding on one year after? I wonder whether you could provide another link to the powerbank, as the one you provided on reddit is sold out. Also, is there a readymade battery back which I could just buy and replace, without soldering (I could do it in JBL charge speaker). My Encore has let me down several times during the gig already, really keen to sort it, hope that you can help! thank you.
@0525ohhwell2 ай бұрын
It is still going perfect but the real fix that will get you super battery life is adding a second battery pack in the electronics compartment and wiring it in parallel.
@knevil75311 ай бұрын
thanks for the vid. you did a great job! for us peeps that are not as saavy- whats your thoughts on a CameronSino Battery 6800mAh / 25.16Wh GSP-1S2P-F5A sold on aliexress? its literally a plug an play. trying to avoid an external battery bank. thoughts on what the possible increase in play time i could get using this method instead of a strait rebuild
@0525ohhwell11 ай бұрын
Well, at least they didn't make some sort of insane capacity claim. 6800 MaH is near the top end of capacity for two 28650 cells. The price is certainly nice but you just don't know the quality of the cells in that thing. If they are solid cells and you get the rated capacity at the power draw that the encore requires, yeah that will give you another 20% or so. If the cells are not quite as robust and crumble under a high c-state then you may get worse performance. Also, the only way I have found to REALLY improve the Encore's battery life substantially is to add two more 18650 cells and locate them in the cavity below the system board. I put a pic up on reddit and had a little bit of a breakdown in the comments. I also went back in and got rid of the stupid quick disconnect because it was messing with the reading from the thermistor. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
@knevil75311 ай бұрын
@@0525ohhwell youre the man! thank you
@mariot.517811 ай бұрын
I have bought a battery bank, 30 000 mAh at 3,7V with fast charging ..... + orginal encore,,, I have listened at 80% volum with lights for 16h and it didn't die ..... Do battery bank....🎉
@TheLandMullet11 ай бұрын
Hey, did you use a USB cable to make this connection? I would like to do the same . Thanks.
@MikeVideos3272 ай бұрын
I bought the smalled powerbank that have an ac port. Got double sided velco and just stick the pack on whenever i want to use it. I used it for the extra power you get from it being plugged in, not more battery life.
@JRF-qh5rg2 ай бұрын
what brand power bank do you buy?
@pooldooglv1054 Жыл бұрын
Não da para colocar a bateria em outro lugar ?
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Sim. Há algum espaço no compartimento sob a placa principal, mas não é tudo. Na verdade, usei-o para adicionar mais células. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
@raphaelglossarium Жыл бұрын
Hello there, I just did something similar to what you did in the video But istead I replaced the two original batteries with 6 cells in parallel (3.7 v) and welded to the BMS everything seemed alright, I measured the voltage which gave me ~4V (not fully charged), but then the amp SUDDENLY cuts off and shuts down. This happen whenever I try to crank the volume up (just a little bit and it cuts off). I replaced with another original battery and its working normally. But something is wrong in the custom battery I made, but I just can't figure out. Voltage seems ok in all points of the pack, including on the BMS minus and plus poles. What could be wrong? I'd really appreciate your help
@raphaelglossarium Жыл бұрын
I left the "thermistors" wires loose (not connected to any cell), could it be this the problem? Can I deactivate it somehow? My cells are located out of the built-in case, as a separate unit
@0525ohhwell11 ай бұрын
@@raphaelglossarium If you still have the thermistors soldered to the BMS but they are hanging free, that should not be the problem. You have no thermal protection but it should not shut down. If you have a thermistor that is disconnected or malfunctioning that results in an orderly shutdown (just like if you hit the power button) a few seconds after starting the speaker on battery power. What you are describing unfortunately sounds like bad 18650 cells. Although, it does seem extreme if you only turn it up a little for it to cut out.
@raphaelglossarium11 ай бұрын
@@0525ohhwell Hello, thanks for the tip. Unfortunately the thermistors were cut off, but I had an extra (replacement) battery that didn't use thermistors (the one that is sold by china vendors). So I took the cells and soldered in parallel with the replacement BMS, and it worked great. Now I have even over-exaggerated, since I have now 9 cells (!!) connected. I also managed to found extra space inside the cover to fit the cells, at the bottom cover. The result is amazing, today I used it to play on the streets (Im a musician myself), max volume, 7 or 8 hours straight - discharged only 40% of the battery - which means I could play 2 or 3 days continously - but it also takes ages to charge. But i'm very satisfied , I didn't need that many cells but anyway - now I really have a machine 😁 thank you so much for your support
@0525ohhwell11 ай бұрын
@@raphaelglossarium Oh that sounds very familiar.I think we talked on my Reddit post right? That's really good to know that you can splice right in post-BMS! I know you still have no thermal protection on the expansion battery pack but that's excellent news that the Encore still reports proper battery level. Man, I am super happy with just 4 cells. I couldn't even imagine what 9 would be like lol.
@Stephenebittu Жыл бұрын
Hey, I bought two 6200 mAh rated at 3.7v. I was wondering, can I fix all three battery packs (including the stock batteries) in my essential and it'll still be safe? if not, what's the maximum battery packs I can insert in the encore essential to upgrade the battery life n still be safe.
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
The cells are in parallel so technically you can add as many as you can fit but there are only two thermistors per BMS so there is some limiting factor there as well besides just space (if you still want thermal protection). The Encore only has one battery pack so I am confused as to what you are asking. A battery pack is the combination of cells and Battery Management System. When you say you purchased "two 6200 mAh rated at 3.7v" do you mean individual 18650 cells? If so, I can guaranty you they do not actually have 6200 mAh capacity (NO 18650 cells have that capacity, it's all lies) and you may actually be downgrading your speaker. In any case, the most amount of cells I have been able to jam into my Encore Essential and maintain safety features is 4. It is entirely possible you may be able to tuck 6 into that cavity and still get the main board back on but then you would lose thermal protection on the 5th and 6th cells and 4 cells was perfect with pretty much all day battery life at a reasonable (60%) volume. I made a reddit post about it here. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/ I did end up going back in and getting rid of the connector since it was giving a bad connection on the thermistor wires. It's been amazing since I did that. Some people want a video on that but my god, my micro soldering skills are atrocious. Maybe I will order another battery pack and do a video just sorta explaining how to do it without actually doing it.
@wandesonluis Жыл бұрын
Hello, how are you? I plan to upgrade the battery in my JBL Encore Essential and connect 2 batteries in parallel. I have Battery GSP-1S2P-F5A with a capacity of 6800mAh. Ideally, I would use a Y-cable (insert), but unfortunately, I couldn't find one. How would the electrical setup be to connect the 2 batteries in parallel? Each battery has 4 wires (red/white/yellow/black). Would simply joining the matching wires into a single connector suffice? Or would I need to disassemble the batteries and solder them onto a single connector? If possible, I would appreciate a more detailed video on the subject.
@NBOFICIAL3 ай бұрын
Have you found a solution yet? I'm thinking about doing the same, but I don't know where to start
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
Do you think there's room for a pair of 26650 cells instead of the 18650 cells? That would mean using a pair of 5000mah cells for even longer play time.
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately no. There is some room under the main board but I don't think it will accommodate 26650 cells. I did add 2 more 18650 cells in parallel in there and the results are fantastic
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell What kind of time do you get with that setup? I have the new Encores, so it might be better for me to just add an extra set of extra cells. Wonder if I can find them as a spare part...
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
@@AB-80X I don't know actually. I haven't used them long enough in a stretch for the 4 cell one to run out of power. I probably should one day. People have mentioned that the encore uses the same battery pack as one of the flips. If that is true, it would be a real easy way to add two more cells.
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell Was trying to get inside my Encore today, non-Essential model to see what kind of battery was there. Was not able to locate the screws to get the side panel off, and there was a bunch of tape that seemed as if it is a gasket. What am I missing?
can you charge the battery while turning on the speaker?
@diyanrahmawatti Жыл бұрын
I think, make battery life drain
@studio910 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for illustrating the opening. Was a piece of cake. I purchased one of the higher capacity batteries, so didn’t need to do all the welding/etc stuff. Thanks again!
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
How so? Why did you avoid welding them? Which batteries were they?
@neugroove6172 Жыл бұрын
How are they working out for you? Any runtimes to report?
@jasonnip11 ай бұрын
was it a 6800mAh / 25.16Wh? if so what kind of battery life gains did you get?
@Jihadbearzwithgunz8 ай бұрын
@@jasonnipit's over 2000mah better then the factory battery pack so I'd imagine you get a good chunk perhaps anywhere from 2-4 hours more runtime cause I believe the essential uses a I think 4500-4600mah I have some lithium ion cells I might try that are 3000 mah each
@endurocompify Жыл бұрын
Hello sir I bought two of these, but how come the sound of the microphone only comes out in side of the speaker? They are also in TWS they have both sound for the music but mic only one side. Thank you!
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
You will have to ask JBL why they messed up and designed the signal chain like that. It's the same with the line in unfortunately. And yeah, big fail with that.
@endurocompify Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell thank you!
@bassfear_9952 Жыл бұрын
I wonder what kind of cells the encore has maybe the charging module is the same for both speakers, and the cells could be upgraded easily without worrying about charging it
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
As long as you use 3.6v cells, the capacity will never be an issue from a charging standpoint. All the charging system does is measure the voltage of the cells.
@bassfear_9952 Жыл бұрын
@@AB-80X so it could also charge 6s 3.6v battery?
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
@@bassfear_9952 Yes. In reality charging systems are pretty simple. They are set for a target voltage. In reality, you can use either a 3.6v or 3.7v li-ion cell. The BMS will just charge the 3.7 as if it was a 3.6. Heck you could install LiPo cells in there, but they would probably die due to a too lov voltage cutoff when discharged. But unless there is a timer, which there is not, the charging system will keep charging until it reads 4.2 volts. The 3.6v figure is not max voltage fully charged, it’s the voltage the cell operates at when discharging max amperage. But in essence you can stick as many cells in there in parallel as you can fit as long as they are the same cells. Never mix cells. That’s a fire waiting to happen. Same manufacture, same capacity, same voltage, same C ratings. How would you go about fitting six cells in there?
@bassfear_9952 Жыл бұрын
@ it was just an example, but it could be worth putting the cells inside the speaker enclosure, not the battery compartment to see how it performs
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
@@bassfear_9952 That should not pose a problem. Just add a bit of acoustic foam to account for the decrease in box volume. However, it is a very small decrease in volume if you install two cells in the battery compartment, two under the circuit board and two in the enclosure. I'm playing around with the idea of an external power pack using four cells that can sit in the rear control compartment. That would give me 8 cells without altering the enclosure volume. A normal Encore has a bank of 7600 mah batteries and have a claimed 10 hours. It would be cool with 30800 mah. Additionally it will enable the amp to draw a lot more current which will control the drivers better at high volume.
@sonny9546 Жыл бұрын
you can replace the original 18650 by 21700 cells if there is enough space, this should significantly increase the runtime.
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
There is not unfortunately. The slot is JUST big enough for the pack with two 18650 cells.
@nelsonty7650 Жыл бұрын
Can you pair two encore essentials w/ mic? Via TWS
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Nope, they really dropped the ball on that. I don' t think you can do pairing with the Aux input either but I haven't tried that personally yet.
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
i will buy encore essential and i will put inside to the speaker batteries. how much amp discharge rate it the factory pack? if i put different discharge rate batteries will get any damage? please help me
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the batteries JBL used in the pack have no identifying markings except 2600 Mah and a serial number. I have no clue what C rating they have. If you have good soldering skills, you can add two more cells in parallel, relocate one of the thermisters over and zip tie them in the compartment behind the electronics board. That solves the battery life issue.
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell thx for your help! Is good to put 4 LG INR18650 MJ1 3400mah? i think is the best and 4 together is 13600mah i want it for out so i want battery
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
@@JBLdestroyer Yes, that would be solid if you are going for max battery possible. The nice thing is your C rate on each cell is halved when you add those two more. Those LG cells have a 10A discharge rating so 4 of those will be more than sufficient. Shoot, with just 4 of the 2600 Mah factory batteries from the essential, I get all day battery life at about 60% volume. I have a pic on reddit of where I located the extra 2 cells. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/ I later went in and took out the silly connector as it was sorta pointless and introduced problems with the thermister signal. Just plain wires from the factory pack to the expansion pack is the way.
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell i will take out the factory batteries and i will put this LG. LG INR18650MH1 3100mAh - 6A this batteries is good??
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell bro
@alagappasgostan9982 Жыл бұрын
What,???only 2600 mah?its same as my tribit stormbox cells.i found no portable speaker use 26650
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was pretty shocked as well. They had nothing to identify who made the actual cells though of course so I couldn't pull up discharge specs. I am guessing they have a ton of those cells rolling around so they used them then labeled the resulting battery pack with a lower capacity because of the high power draw or something. I dunno. I am guessing hte non-essential uses some much higher quality 3400 Mah cells or something but like I said, I am not tearing that one down anytime soon. I have my frankenstein double battery life essential if I need long life away from power sources.
@bass_freak Жыл бұрын
I don't like Essential. Essential is bad. I am interested on the normal Encore. I want to know how to upgrade its battery. 10 hours is nothing. I need 12 hours atleast. Or 15 if possible. It is an awesome speaker. Bass in a portable form. But the battery is just terrible.
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
It is rated at 10 hours, so if you by that mean that you need to increase capacity to add two hours by that measure, not worth it. If you can find yourself an additional Encore pack, not Essential mind you, you can piggyback that onto the pack that is already there and fit it underneath the board.
@yanchzhao3722 Жыл бұрын
how did you turn off the top flashing lights ?
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Partybox app
@jay713nc Жыл бұрын
Is easier if u got some Milwaukee portable charging stations
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Or any portable power bank with an Inverter, yes.
@rocknrollgorale8587 Жыл бұрын
U sound like the How ITS MADE guy
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Hey, I'll take it hahah. Thanks.
@chadmason8526 Жыл бұрын
Could you have just let the pressure vent out by removing the cover on the charge port?
@trexvie43me Жыл бұрын
sir thanks for making this video..this is my" what if" main problem about the battery when JBL battery go older.. thanks ,probs solved.
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
No problem man. It's nice not to have to deal with a waterproof seal.
@ronaldogasparinijunior4038 Жыл бұрын
Buy JBL FLIP 6 battery, Will fix and get 7500mah
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
That's no fun and I would not have known that back then. Anyhow, the real fix is to double the number of cells to 4. That works like a dream. The larger battery capacity doesn't do all that much, not with this mod I did and not with the actual Encore non-essential.
@ronaldogasparinijunior4038 Жыл бұрын
Sure. If you sell your solution for encore essential please let me know. Thanks for the free knowledge 👊🏻
@Ronabel23 Жыл бұрын
Isn't the JBL flip 6 battery the same size as the encore essential?
@franckbalandayofficiel9118 Жыл бұрын
SO HOW MANY HOURS YOUR BATTERY LASTED just say that directly. the 52 62 level volume thing is confusing
@45gunshots71 Жыл бұрын
Thatd be good on the jbl partybox on the go cause hss the smallest battery of all.
@seemadj4357 Жыл бұрын
How to reset jbl encore essential because after update from jbl party box app battery backup is just 3 hour at 40-50 volume?
@BearBass107 Жыл бұрын
nice video c:
@CrashPCcz Жыл бұрын
Heya. How about using four cells instead of two?
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Yes, I did that actually with my other encore and it is the true way to massively extend the battery life. I posted a Pic on reddit under the jbl sub reddit. No video though because my soldering skills would get clowned all day. You have to relocate a thermistor to the breakout 2 cell pack. There is JUST enough room to get the 2 extra cells twist tied in behind the electronics board under that metal plate. It is active enclosure though so the sound is modified some by the reduction in air but it can't be much difference. Giig to 4 cells more than doubles capacity because they are all in parallel.
@bassfear_9952 Жыл бұрын
@ Doesn't it affect the charging?
@user-ru1rc7tb6b Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell 4 pieces for 3500 or 2600?
@0525ohhwell2 ай бұрын
@@user-ru1rc7tb6b I did 4 factory 2600 Mah cells (I used the two I had after doing this particular swap)
@elyad67 Жыл бұрын
Very cool video, that is a nice noticeable increase in overal life, I bought 2 regular non essential encores they should arrive on Monday, they advertise it to last 5 to 10 hours depending on the volume and music. I am currently reading how some people only get 3 hours with 50% volume and lights off on the regular encore. Very disappointing battery times, wish i was as technical with welding like you, might have to return the speakers if it is that bad, and wait for a future release that did not get sacrificed on purpose just so the other models would see no more uses
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
I only gained about 20% battery life really by upgrading the two cells. The type of music you listen to will have a pretty big affect on battery life as well. This thing has a ton of bass but that comes at a cost. You should be pretty happy with two non-essentials. With two you can run each a little less power and have the same volume as a single. If you don't care about weather or splashes while running them, one of those smaller portable power banks with a house plug is real nice for long term listening away from a normal outlet.
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
The 110 in 50 vol with lights on is good to 6-7 hours
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
I will buy encore essential and i will put inside the speaker more batteries because i want if for the beach
@MrDJTROY117 ай бұрын
Have you ever thought about selling a plug and play upgraded battery?
@ecliqxse9591 Жыл бұрын
Just get a portable power station … and last all day
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Yes, I have one of those and indeed it certainly does the job with the additional benefit of volume boost. But, I don't always want to also have to lug the power station around as well as lose weather and splash proofing.
@Monsterhunfer Жыл бұрын
Do you mean like a powerbank ?
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
@@Monsterhunfer Like what they love to call a "solar generator" or just a large power bank with built in inverter.
@timothyflynn1758 Жыл бұрын
can you recommend one that would work well?
@timothyflynn1758 Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell which power bank do you have?
@Wilddone1 Жыл бұрын
So is this just a brick when the battery dies??? Only works with AC adapter after battery dies? Just bought one yesterday….might just take it back for a refund
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
I don't entirely understand your question. If the battery dies, yes you can keep using it while plugged in. You can use it at any time when plugged in.
@TenFoldNow Жыл бұрын
wow i would really like to do this but do not have the skills to spot weld , besides im worried about breaking the warranty doing this. I really wish JBL didnt compromise on battery life like this tho
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
I can tell you that spot welding turned out to be incredibly easy. You certainly will break the warranty though I would imagine. I still have no clue why JBL gimped the speaker with a two cell battery pack. I wound up modding my other encore essential by adding the two cells from this project (4 cells total) and that is absolutely how it should have left the factory. Power draw on each cell is halved so I got even a little better than twice the battery life.
@TenFoldNow Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell how many hours do you get now? say at bass boost level 1 and lights off? or whichever use case scenario you're familiar with?
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
@@TenFoldNow That is so hard to say objectively. What I can say is this upgrade to the samsung 35e cells got me roughly 20% more batt life than factory. That's from running both speakers in TWS pairing. I tested with bass boost 1 on, lights on and playing bass heavy music at about 50% volume in my living room at 74 degrees. oth speakers (Factory and Samsung 35e upgrade) made it 3.5 hours and I had to start again the next day where the factory gave me another 2 hours and the upgraded one roughly another hour after that. The speaker where I doubled the cells is insane.
@MegaMaxism Жыл бұрын
2x jbl essential in stereo mode plus I got mine 2x JBL flip 6 stereo 3D.
@0525ohhwell2 ай бұрын
2 encores in stereo mode really are amazing.
@charlschuck6 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing so I’m your official regular battery usage , how many hour max or aprox you would be able to run on the original batteries in hours or minutes? I had pb100 but that one had like 4 batteries but a higher voltage anyways it lasted me 6-1/2 hours Running max volume w bassboost 1 but I was noticing many say they don’t like it cause it’s less hours bu many don’t even say exactly hour many hours they do end up running the speaker for , this will consume more power than a 2”-4” drivers as it’s amp it’s consuming less watts . I love the bass of the party boxes
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Man, that's really hard to answer. I have not run this speaker at full volume for more than a few minutes when I first got it because ... Well, I have neighbors lol. The type of music matters a lot as well. Heavy bass sucks power. Just spitballing but I would say an encore essential playing bass heavy music at full blast might last 3 hours if you are lucky. By the way, I did a far more effective battery mod by wiring an additional two cells in parallel but I did not have the tools for a nice clean precise soldering job with the thermistor transplant so I did not film a video of it. Doubling the amount of cells is the real battery life fix. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
@charlschuck6 Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell thanks I saw it wow the fact that’s it’s posible to do it’s an awesome idea .
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
@@charlschuck6 The one that I doubled the battery life on is my favorite speaker now.
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
bro the encore essential have the same pack with flip 5,6
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
Good to know! Also, that's pretty sad for the encore...
@ThibautMahringer Жыл бұрын
And Encore have a Charge 5 battery
@JBLdestroyer Жыл бұрын
@@ThibautMahringer charge 4,5 yes
@loidexbunayog Жыл бұрын
18650 3.7v battery 19800mah ,it's possible?
@0525ohhwell Жыл бұрын
I am not sure I understand your question. The largest capacity legitimate single 18650 cell is 3500 Mah. I believe. There is only officially room for two 18650 cells in the Encore's battery compartment. There is just enough room under the electronics board for an additional two 18650 cells which I did in the second speaker and the battery life is awesome but I slightly worry about the reduced cooling for the board. I didn't make a video on that one because I don't have skill/equipment for a clean removeal and splice when I moved the redundant thermistor to my breakout battery pack. So, if you are asking about using two of the "9900 Mah" 18650 cells, those are fake. They usually test closer to 1200 Mah at best.
@AB-80X Жыл бұрын
@@0525ohhwell I have seen some 3850 mah cells out there. Quite expensive by comparison.
@funfordturbo Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@artarealmblazer84522 жыл бұрын
How will we know if we bought the version with the heat issue? Is there a difference in the model or SKU number?
@0525ohhwell2 жыл бұрын
I bet there is by serial number but Soundcore isn't telling.
@0525ohhwell2 жыл бұрын
I received my replacement speaker from Soundcore yesterday and yes, the issue is fixed!
@jeanka_822 жыл бұрын
Did you sent the old one back? Did they pay for the shipping back? How was she process.
@0525ohhwell2 жыл бұрын
@@jeanka_82 the process was very painless. They emailed me a prepaid USPS label and the replacement was already headed my way before I dropped the bad one off at the post office. Anker always has great warranty support.
@0525ohhwell2 жыл бұрын
@Dennis Chieruzzi nope, no clue on serial numbers. Anker seemed to have a high level of confidence that any new ones purchased from Amazon would be fine. They said they only sent mine direct from china to be completely sure. I bet yours is fine man but just leave it in the sun for 20 min or so and you will know.
@pashagg43062 жыл бұрын
I think air inside of the speaker is expanding due to temperature
@0525ohhwell2 жыл бұрын
I really wish they would say what it was exactly! Like I wonder how they compensate for that if it is an overpressure due to delta T of internal air vs ambient pressure on a waterproof speaker.
@kellyaustin74872 жыл бұрын
I've used mine for well over a year in the sun and even extreme cold conditions outdoors for long periods of time with absolutely no issues. Still works and sounds like new. And still using it out in some extremely hot and sunny conditions here at the basketball parks in Albuquerque NM.
@0525ohhwell2 жыл бұрын
The Motion Boom Plus has only been out for a little over a month. You are probably thinking of the Motion Boom which never had this issue.
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Amazing! Is there enough space there to fit two 21700 li ion cells? I would like to use two 6000 mah li ion cells for a total of 12000 mah
I ... feel like there is enough room in the compartment under the main board for two 21 mm cells but I never took a measurement. The actual battery compartment will not fit larger cells.
@@0525ohhwell I checked out the space in mine, the 18650 cells have the bms and all so it increases the length. If I can make the bms sit at the side instead of the top, I might be able to squeeze two 21700 cells in there. Will let you know what I find
Double posting with your reddit post. Quick question for those of us who aren't comfortable doing circuit level repairs with welding and soldering, is this a viable solution? Can I buy an official replacement battery, and then splice all the wires together with the original battery pack? This would mean there would be an original BMS on each battery pack though. Would that cause any problems? If so, how would you go about fixing this? I imagine you could break the wrap, desolder the BMS and thermistors, and then rewrap just the batteries, which kind of defeats the purpose.
So, I did read where one person (I think on the Reddit post) reported doing that and that it worked for them. That would certainly be the way to go. The only thing we do not conclusively know is if you retain thermal protection when you do that. IF it is as simple as a closed circuit on the data wires that is opened when the BMS detects too high of thermals, then the second cell will remain closed and defeat the protection. IF it is an open circuit that is closed to trigger the safety measures then that is fine. if it is some sort of actual data stream then who knows. By that of course I mean the protection where the speaker will turn off if the batteries get too hot during operations. The BMS itself would of course protect the cells it is responsible for during charging (or at least we hope it does). So anyhow, keeping the thermal protection when drawing from the batteries probably isn't a huge deal since I have never had mine trigger even while playing loud in the direct FL sun. Just something to think about I guess.
@@0525ohhwell So 2 bms isn't an issue? Thanks for the help. Ordering now.
Heya. Awesome video, and totally agreed, a battery upgrade kicks these into a new class. What's the largest battery one could reasonably fit into this box? Any recommendations for cells and configuration? Much appreciate the run down, especially the walk through on equipment required and links for purchase! Cheers.
Also thoughts on these 4 cell 18650 parallel plastic batteries cases on amazon? If they fit.
@@jsalmont Hey, so there is room in the mainboard compartment to add more cells. I went with two additional cells (4 in total) and that was no problem. You could probably fit even more in there I imagine. At some point though the larger components on the right side of the mainboard may get in the way. Here is a reddit link where I posted a photo with the additional cells in the compartment. 4 cells is a massive improvement over the 2 cells from the factory. I would say a little more than double the run time since they are parallel and the discharge rate is halved on every battery. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
Pretty difficult to follow you
batterys in these speakers are terrible and tiny!! all portable speakers have small batterys its so annoying!!
Indeed. Even more frustrating when there was plenty of room for them to add a proper size battery from the factory.
Is it okay to use the speaker while charging
Yes
You are a genius!!!! Thank you so much for this innovative idea!
When you have a bad back, you do what you have to do!
Is there nothing plug and play?
I probably should mention that the pallet wrap is good for about 5 trips or so before you will need to cut a new piece.
hi, how is it holding on one year after? I wonder whether you could provide another link to the powerbank, as the one you provided on reddit is sold out. Also, is there a readymade battery back which I could just buy and replace, without soldering (I could do it in JBL charge speaker). My Encore has let me down several times during the gig already, really keen to sort it, hope that you can help! thank you.
It is still going perfect but the real fix that will get you super battery life is adding a second battery pack in the electronics compartment and wiring it in parallel.
thanks for the vid. you did a great job! for us peeps that are not as saavy- whats your thoughts on a CameronSino Battery 6800mAh / 25.16Wh GSP-1S2P-F5A sold on aliexress? its literally a plug an play. trying to avoid an external battery bank. thoughts on what the possible increase in play time i could get using this method instead of a strait rebuild
Well, at least they didn't make some sort of insane capacity claim. 6800 MaH is near the top end of capacity for two 28650 cells. The price is certainly nice but you just don't know the quality of the cells in that thing. If they are solid cells and you get the rated capacity at the power draw that the encore requires, yeah that will give you another 20% or so. If the cells are not quite as robust and crumble under a high c-state then you may get worse performance. Also, the only way I have found to REALLY improve the Encore's battery life substantially is to add two more 18650 cells and locate them in the cavity below the system board. I put a pic up on reddit and had a little bit of a breakdown in the comments. I also went back in and got rid of the stupid quick disconnect because it was messing with the reading from the thermistor. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
@@0525ohhwell youre the man! thank you
I have bought a battery bank, 30 000 mAh at 3,7V with fast charging ..... + orginal encore,,, I have listened at 80% volum with lights for 16h and it didn't die ..... Do battery bank....🎉
Hey, did you use a USB cable to make this connection? I would like to do the same . Thanks.
I bought the smalled powerbank that have an ac port. Got double sided velco and just stick the pack on whenever i want to use it. I used it for the extra power you get from it being plugged in, not more battery life.
what brand power bank do you buy?
Não da para colocar a bateria em outro lugar ?
Sim. Há algum espaço no compartimento sob a placa principal, mas não é tudo. Na verdade, usei-o para adicionar mais células. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
Hello there, I just did something similar to what you did in the video But istead I replaced the two original batteries with 6 cells in parallel (3.7 v) and welded to the BMS everything seemed alright, I measured the voltage which gave me ~4V (not fully charged), but then the amp SUDDENLY cuts off and shuts down. This happen whenever I try to crank the volume up (just a little bit and it cuts off). I replaced with another original battery and its working normally. But something is wrong in the custom battery I made, but I just can't figure out. Voltage seems ok in all points of the pack, including on the BMS minus and plus poles. What could be wrong? I'd really appreciate your help
I left the "thermistors" wires loose (not connected to any cell), could it be this the problem? Can I deactivate it somehow? My cells are located out of the built-in case, as a separate unit
@@raphaelglossarium If you still have the thermistors soldered to the BMS but they are hanging free, that should not be the problem. You have no thermal protection but it should not shut down. If you have a thermistor that is disconnected or malfunctioning that results in an orderly shutdown (just like if you hit the power button) a few seconds after starting the speaker on battery power. What you are describing unfortunately sounds like bad 18650 cells. Although, it does seem extreme if you only turn it up a little for it to cut out.
@@0525ohhwell Hello, thanks for the tip. Unfortunately the thermistors were cut off, but I had an extra (replacement) battery that didn't use thermistors (the one that is sold by china vendors). So I took the cells and soldered in parallel with the replacement BMS, and it worked great. Now I have even over-exaggerated, since I have now 9 cells (!!) connected. I also managed to found extra space inside the cover to fit the cells, at the bottom cover. The result is amazing, today I used it to play on the streets (Im a musician myself), max volume, 7 or 8 hours straight - discharged only 40% of the battery - which means I could play 2 or 3 days continously - but it also takes ages to charge. But i'm very satisfied , I didn't need that many cells but anyway - now I really have a machine 😁 thank you so much for your support
@@raphaelglossarium Oh that sounds very familiar.I think we talked on my Reddit post right? That's really good to know that you can splice right in post-BMS! I know you still have no thermal protection on the expansion battery pack but that's excellent news that the Encore still reports proper battery level. Man, I am super happy with just 4 cells. I couldn't even imagine what 9 would be like lol.
Hey, I bought two 6200 mAh rated at 3.7v. I was wondering, can I fix all three battery packs (including the stock batteries) in my essential and it'll still be safe? if not, what's the maximum battery packs I can insert in the encore essential to upgrade the battery life n still be safe.
The cells are in parallel so technically you can add as many as you can fit but there are only two thermistors per BMS so there is some limiting factor there as well besides just space (if you still want thermal protection). The Encore only has one battery pack so I am confused as to what you are asking. A battery pack is the combination of cells and Battery Management System. When you say you purchased "two 6200 mAh rated at 3.7v" do you mean individual 18650 cells? If so, I can guaranty you they do not actually have 6200 mAh capacity (NO 18650 cells have that capacity, it's all lies) and you may actually be downgrading your speaker. In any case, the most amount of cells I have been able to jam into my Encore Essential and maintain safety features is 4. It is entirely possible you may be able to tuck 6 into that cavity and still get the main board back on but then you would lose thermal protection on the 5th and 6th cells and 4 cells was perfect with pretty much all day battery life at a reasonable (60%) volume. I made a reddit post about it here. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/ I did end up going back in and getting rid of the connector since it was giving a bad connection on the thermistor wires. It's been amazing since I did that. Some people want a video on that but my god, my micro soldering skills are atrocious. Maybe I will order another battery pack and do a video just sorta explaining how to do it without actually doing it.
Hello, how are you? I plan to upgrade the battery in my JBL Encore Essential and connect 2 batteries in parallel. I have Battery GSP-1S2P-F5A with a capacity of 6800mAh. Ideally, I would use a Y-cable (insert), but unfortunately, I couldn't find one. How would the electrical setup be to connect the 2 batteries in parallel? Each battery has 4 wires (red/white/yellow/black). Would simply joining the matching wires into a single connector suffice? Or would I need to disassemble the batteries and solder them onto a single connector? If possible, I would appreciate a more detailed video on the subject.
Have you found a solution yet? I'm thinking about doing the same, but I don't know where to start
Do you think there's room for a pair of 26650 cells instead of the 18650 cells? That would mean using a pair of 5000mah cells for even longer play time.
Unfortunately no. There is some room under the main board but I don't think it will accommodate 26650 cells. I did add 2 more 18650 cells in parallel in there and the results are fantastic
@@0525ohhwell What kind of time do you get with that setup? I have the new Encores, so it might be better for me to just add an extra set of extra cells. Wonder if I can find them as a spare part...
@@AB-80X I don't know actually. I haven't used them long enough in a stretch for the 4 cell one to run out of power. I probably should one day. People have mentioned that the encore uses the same battery pack as one of the flips. If that is true, it would be a real easy way to add two more cells.
@@0525ohhwell Was trying to get inside my Encore today, non-Essential model to see what kind of battery was there. Was not able to locate the screws to get the side panel off, and there was a bunch of tape that seemed as if it is a gasket. What am I missing?
@@AB-80X kzread.info/dash/bejne/YqqHrLysgNGrhrQ.html
can you charge the battery while turning on the speaker?
I think, make battery life drain
Thanks for illustrating the opening. Was a piece of cake. I purchased one of the higher capacity batteries, so didn’t need to do all the welding/etc stuff. Thanks again!
How so? Why did you avoid welding them? Which batteries were they?
How are they working out for you? Any runtimes to report?
was it a 6800mAh / 25.16Wh? if so what kind of battery life gains did you get?
@@jasonnipit's over 2000mah better then the factory battery pack so I'd imagine you get a good chunk perhaps anywhere from 2-4 hours more runtime cause I believe the essential uses a I think 4500-4600mah I have some lithium ion cells I might try that are 3000 mah each
Hello sir I bought two of these, but how come the sound of the microphone only comes out in side of the speaker? They are also in TWS they have both sound for the music but mic only one side. Thank you!
You will have to ask JBL why they messed up and designed the signal chain like that. It's the same with the line in unfortunately. And yeah, big fail with that.
@@0525ohhwell thank you!
I wonder what kind of cells the encore has maybe the charging module is the same for both speakers, and the cells could be upgraded easily without worrying about charging it
As long as you use 3.6v cells, the capacity will never be an issue from a charging standpoint. All the charging system does is measure the voltage of the cells.
@@AB-80X so it could also charge 6s 3.6v battery?
@@bassfear_9952 Yes. In reality charging systems are pretty simple. They are set for a target voltage. In reality, you can use either a 3.6v or 3.7v li-ion cell. The BMS will just charge the 3.7 as if it was a 3.6. Heck you could install LiPo cells in there, but they would probably die due to a too lov voltage cutoff when discharged. But unless there is a timer, which there is not, the charging system will keep charging until it reads 4.2 volts. The 3.6v figure is not max voltage fully charged, it’s the voltage the cell operates at when discharging max amperage. But in essence you can stick as many cells in there in parallel as you can fit as long as they are the same cells. Never mix cells. That’s a fire waiting to happen. Same manufacture, same capacity, same voltage, same C ratings. How would you go about fitting six cells in there?
@ it was just an example, but it could be worth putting the cells inside the speaker enclosure, not the battery compartment to see how it performs
@@bassfear_9952 That should not pose a problem. Just add a bit of acoustic foam to account for the decrease in box volume. However, it is a very small decrease in volume if you install two cells in the battery compartment, two under the circuit board and two in the enclosure. I'm playing around with the idea of an external power pack using four cells that can sit in the rear control compartment. That would give me 8 cells without altering the enclosure volume. A normal Encore has a bank of 7600 mah batteries and have a claimed 10 hours. It would be cool with 30800 mah. Additionally it will enable the amp to draw a lot more current which will control the drivers better at high volume.
you can replace the original 18650 by 21700 cells if there is enough space, this should significantly increase the runtime.
There is not unfortunately. The slot is JUST big enough for the pack with two 18650 cells.
Can you pair two encore essentials w/ mic? Via TWS
Nope, they really dropped the ball on that. I don' t think you can do pairing with the Aux input either but I haven't tried that personally yet.
i will buy encore essential and i will put inside to the speaker batteries. how much amp discharge rate it the factory pack? if i put different discharge rate batteries will get any damage? please help me
Unfortunately the batteries JBL used in the pack have no identifying markings except 2600 Mah and a serial number. I have no clue what C rating they have. If you have good soldering skills, you can add two more cells in parallel, relocate one of the thermisters over and zip tie them in the compartment behind the electronics board. That solves the battery life issue.
@@0525ohhwell thx for your help! Is good to put 4 LG INR18650 MJ1 3400mah? i think is the best and 4 together is 13600mah i want it for out so i want battery
@@JBLdestroyer Yes, that would be solid if you are going for max battery possible. The nice thing is your C rate on each cell is halved when you add those two more. Those LG cells have a 10A discharge rating so 4 of those will be more than sufficient. Shoot, with just 4 of the 2600 Mah factory batteries from the essential, I get all day battery life at about 60% volume. I have a pic on reddit of where I located the extra 2 cells. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/ I later went in and took out the silly connector as it was sorta pointless and introduced problems with the thermister signal. Just plain wires from the factory pack to the expansion pack is the way.
@@0525ohhwell i will take out the factory batteries and i will put this LG. LG INR18650MH1 3100mAh - 6A this batteries is good??
@@0525ohhwell bro
What,???only 2600 mah?its same as my tribit stormbox cells.i found no portable speaker use 26650
Yeah, I was pretty shocked as well. They had nothing to identify who made the actual cells though of course so I couldn't pull up discharge specs. I am guessing they have a ton of those cells rolling around so they used them then labeled the resulting battery pack with a lower capacity because of the high power draw or something. I dunno. I am guessing hte non-essential uses some much higher quality 3400 Mah cells or something but like I said, I am not tearing that one down anytime soon. I have my frankenstein double battery life essential if I need long life away from power sources.
I don't like Essential. Essential is bad. I am interested on the normal Encore. I want to know how to upgrade its battery. 10 hours is nothing. I need 12 hours atleast. Or 15 if possible. It is an awesome speaker. Bass in a portable form. But the battery is just terrible.
It is rated at 10 hours, so if you by that mean that you need to increase capacity to add two hours by that measure, not worth it. If you can find yourself an additional Encore pack, not Essential mind you, you can piggyback that onto the pack that is already there and fit it underneath the board.
how did you turn off the top flashing lights ?
Partybox app
Is easier if u got some Milwaukee portable charging stations
Or any portable power bank with an Inverter, yes.
U sound like the How ITS MADE guy
Hey, I'll take it hahah. Thanks.
Could you have just let the pressure vent out by removing the cover on the charge port?
sir thanks for making this video..this is my" what if" main problem about the battery when JBL battery go older.. thanks ,probs solved.
No problem man. It's nice not to have to deal with a waterproof seal.
Buy JBL FLIP 6 battery, Will fix and get 7500mah
That's no fun and I would not have known that back then. Anyhow, the real fix is to double the number of cells to 4. That works like a dream. The larger battery capacity doesn't do all that much, not with this mod I did and not with the actual Encore non-essential.
Sure. If you sell your solution for encore essential please let me know. Thanks for the free knowledge 👊🏻
Isn't the JBL flip 6 battery the same size as the encore essential?
SO HOW MANY HOURS YOUR BATTERY LASTED just say that directly. the 52 62 level volume thing is confusing
Thatd be good on the jbl partybox on the go cause hss the smallest battery of all.
How to reset jbl encore essential because after update from jbl party box app battery backup is just 3 hour at 40-50 volume?
nice video c:
Heya. How about using four cells instead of two?
Yes, I did that actually with my other encore and it is the true way to massively extend the battery life. I posted a Pic on reddit under the jbl sub reddit. No video though because my soldering skills would get clowned all day. You have to relocate a thermistor to the breakout 2 cell pack. There is JUST enough room to get the 2 extra cells twist tied in behind the electronics board under that metal plate. It is active enclosure though so the sound is modified some by the reduction in air but it can't be much difference. Giig to 4 cells more than doubles capacity because they are all in parallel.
@ Doesn't it affect the charging?
@@0525ohhwell 4 pieces for 3500 or 2600?
@@user-ru1rc7tb6b I did 4 factory 2600 Mah cells (I used the two I had after doing this particular swap)
Very cool video, that is a nice noticeable increase in overal life, I bought 2 regular non essential encores they should arrive on Monday, they advertise it to last 5 to 10 hours depending on the volume and music. I am currently reading how some people only get 3 hours with 50% volume and lights off on the regular encore. Very disappointing battery times, wish i was as technical with welding like you, might have to return the speakers if it is that bad, and wait for a future release that did not get sacrificed on purpose just so the other models would see no more uses
I only gained about 20% battery life really by upgrading the two cells. The type of music you listen to will have a pretty big affect on battery life as well. This thing has a ton of bass but that comes at a cost. You should be pretty happy with two non-essentials. With two you can run each a little less power and have the same volume as a single. If you don't care about weather or splashes while running them, one of those smaller portable power banks with a house plug is real nice for long term listening away from a normal outlet.
The 110 in 50 vol with lights on is good to 6-7 hours
I will buy encore essential and i will put inside the speaker more batteries because i want if for the beach
Have you ever thought about selling a plug and play upgraded battery?
Just get a portable power station … and last all day
Yes, I have one of those and indeed it certainly does the job with the additional benefit of volume boost. But, I don't always want to also have to lug the power station around as well as lose weather and splash proofing.
Do you mean like a powerbank ?
@@Monsterhunfer Like what they love to call a "solar generator" or just a large power bank with built in inverter.
can you recommend one that would work well?
@@0525ohhwell which power bank do you have?
So is this just a brick when the battery dies??? Only works with AC adapter after battery dies? Just bought one yesterday….might just take it back for a refund
I don't entirely understand your question. If the battery dies, yes you can keep using it while plugged in. You can use it at any time when plugged in.
wow i would really like to do this but do not have the skills to spot weld , besides im worried about breaking the warranty doing this. I really wish JBL didnt compromise on battery life like this tho
I can tell you that spot welding turned out to be incredibly easy. You certainly will break the warranty though I would imagine. I still have no clue why JBL gimped the speaker with a two cell battery pack. I wound up modding my other encore essential by adding the two cells from this project (4 cells total) and that is absolutely how it should have left the factory. Power draw on each cell is halved so I got even a little better than twice the battery life.
@@0525ohhwell how many hours do you get now? say at bass boost level 1 and lights off? or whichever use case scenario you're familiar with?
@@TenFoldNow That is so hard to say objectively. What I can say is this upgrade to the samsung 35e cells got me roughly 20% more batt life than factory. That's from running both speakers in TWS pairing. I tested with bass boost 1 on, lights on and playing bass heavy music at about 50% volume in my living room at 74 degrees. oth speakers (Factory and Samsung 35e upgrade) made it 3.5 hours and I had to start again the next day where the factory gave me another 2 hours and the upgraded one roughly another hour after that. The speaker where I doubled the cells is insane.
2x jbl essential in stereo mode plus I got mine 2x JBL flip 6 stereo 3D.
2 encores in stereo mode really are amazing.
Thanks for sharing so I’m your official regular battery usage , how many hour max or aprox you would be able to run on the original batteries in hours or minutes? I had pb100 but that one had like 4 batteries but a higher voltage anyways it lasted me 6-1/2 hours Running max volume w bassboost 1 but I was noticing many say they don’t like it cause it’s less hours bu many don’t even say exactly hour many hours they do end up running the speaker for , this will consume more power than a 2”-4” drivers as it’s amp it’s consuming less watts . I love the bass of the party boxes
Man, that's really hard to answer. I have not run this speaker at full volume for more than a few minutes when I first got it because ... Well, I have neighbors lol. The type of music matters a lot as well. Heavy bass sucks power. Just spitballing but I would say an encore essential playing bass heavy music at full blast might last 3 hours if you are lucky. By the way, I did a far more effective battery mod by wiring an additional two cells in parallel but I did not have the tools for a nice clean precise soldering job with the thermistor transplant so I did not film a video of it. Doubling the amount of cells is the real battery life fix. www.reddit.com/r/JBL/comments/yi9v8y/i_fixed_my_encore_essentials_short_battery_life/
@@0525ohhwell thanks I saw it wow the fact that’s it’s posible to do it’s an awesome idea .
@@charlschuck6 The one that I doubled the battery life on is my favorite speaker now.
bro the encore essential have the same pack with flip 5,6
Good to know! Also, that's pretty sad for the encore...
And Encore have a Charge 5 battery
@@ThibautMahringer charge 4,5 yes
18650 3.7v battery 19800mah ,it's possible?
I am not sure I understand your question. The largest capacity legitimate single 18650 cell is 3500 Mah. I believe. There is only officially room for two 18650 cells in the Encore's battery compartment. There is just enough room under the electronics board for an additional two 18650 cells which I did in the second speaker and the battery life is awesome but I slightly worry about the reduced cooling for the board. I didn't make a video on that one because I don't have skill/equipment for a clean removeal and splice when I moved the redundant thermistor to my breakout battery pack. So, if you are asking about using two of the "9900 Mah" 18650 cells, those are fake. They usually test closer to 1200 Mah at best.
@@0525ohhwell I have seen some 3850 mah cells out there. Quite expensive by comparison.
Nice!
How will we know if we bought the version with the heat issue? Is there a difference in the model or SKU number?
I bet there is by serial number but Soundcore isn't telling.
I received my replacement speaker from Soundcore yesterday and yes, the issue is fixed!
Did you sent the old one back? Did they pay for the shipping back? How was she process.
@@jeanka_82 the process was very painless. They emailed me a prepaid USPS label and the replacement was already headed my way before I dropped the bad one off at the post office. Anker always has great warranty support.
@Dennis Chieruzzi nope, no clue on serial numbers. Anker seemed to have a high level of confidence that any new ones purchased from Amazon would be fine. They said they only sent mine direct from china to be completely sure. I bet yours is fine man but just leave it in the sun for 20 min or so and you will know.
I think air inside of the speaker is expanding due to temperature
I really wish they would say what it was exactly! Like I wonder how they compensate for that if it is an overpressure due to delta T of internal air vs ambient pressure on a waterproof speaker.
I've used mine for well over a year in the sun and even extreme cold conditions outdoors for long periods of time with absolutely no issues. Still works and sounds like new. And still using it out in some extremely hot and sunny conditions here at the basketball parks in Albuquerque NM.
The Motion Boom Plus has only been out for a little over a month. You are probably thinking of the Motion Boom which never had this issue.