Knog Blinder Battery Replacement
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Putting a new lithium battery
Putting a new lithium battery in a USB rechargeable, Knog Blinder bicycle light.
I posted a similar project on my website and had enough people contact me for more info that I was minded to film it next time it needed doing. Four years later, one of my other heavily used bike lights is finally behaving erratically enough to warrant the effort.
The original battery is a PL603131 (6mm x 31mm x 31mm) lithium battery. The replacement is a much more common 603030. Easy to find on ebay and basically the same capacity.
This time the dud battery was just worn out and needing charging every ride. Starting to die during rides. The first one I fixed was bought at the same time, about five years ago, and died of a puffy battery.
Some heat might make releasing the front metal trim easier.
Be careful popping the glue seam with multi-grips or a vice. You don't want to over-do the violence and crack the housing. Even so, it should be assumed that the light is no longer water-tight, no matter how well you glue it back together.
In this video I snipped the USB charging wires for better access. Not strictly necessary but it was easy enough to re-solder them and it made the perspective clearer for the video.
I also checked the battery voltage before installation as these had been in storage for quite a while.
I posted a similar project on my website and had enough people contact me for more info that I was minded to film it next time it needed doing. Four years later, one of my other heavily used bike lights is finally behaving erratically enough to warrant the effort.
The original battery is a PL603131 (6mm x 31mm x 31mm) lithium battery. The replacement is a much more common 603030. Easy to find on ebay and basically the same capacity.
This time the dud battery was just worn out and needing charging every ride. Starting to die during rides. The first one I fixed was bought at the same time, about five years ago, and died of a puffy battery.
Some heat might make releasing the front metal trim easier.
Be careful popping the glue seam with multi-grips or a vice. You don't want to over-do the violence and crack the housing. Even so, it should be assumed that the light is no longer water-tight, no matter how well you glue it back together.
In this video I snipped the USB charging wires for better access. Not strictly necessary but it was easy enough to re-solder them and it made the perspective clearer for the video.
I also checked the battery voltage before installation as these had been in storage for quite a while.
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