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Title: Tinybox battery replacement in UK (or possibly Europe)
Post by: yousef on December 27, 2022, 02:53:10 PM

So what are my options... I'm fairly certain the Li-ion pack is more than due for renewal but with Naiant no longer providing the replacement service and even the NiMH pack they link to costing $160 postage (on a $15 battery) I'm a bit stumped.

I've not had much luck finding exact replacements for sale in this country - someone help, please...

Title: Re: Tinybox battery replacement in UK (or possibly Europe)
Post by: rigpimp on December 27, 2022, 04:07:54 PM

Quote from: yousef on December 27, 2022, 02:53:10 PM

So what are my options... I'm fairly certain the Li-ion pack is more than due for renewal but with Naiant no longer providing the replacement service and even the NiMH pack they link to costing $160 postage (on a $15 battery) I'm a bit stumped.

I've not had much luck finding exact replacements for sale in this country - someone help, please...

You can email Jon.  He is pretty responsive these days.  sound@naiant.com

If you are handy you could just open it up and do the swap yourself.  Good luck!

Title: Re: Tinybox battery replacement in UK (or possibly Europe)
Post by: yousef on December 27, 2022, 04:27:34 PM

I did send an email but was worried I'd just get a pointer to the US battery sites... We shall see!

Title: Re: Tinybox battery replacement in UK (or possibly Europe)
Post by: DavidPuddy on December 27, 2022, 05:26:28 PM

Here is the battery Metalist recommends:

https://www.batteributik.se/product/3691/batteripack-74v--650mah-li-ion-cr14430?currency=EUR

https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=191940.0
https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=173353.0

Title: Re: Tinybox battery replacement in UK (or possibly Europe)
Post by: yousef on December 27, 2022, 05:50:48 PM

Thank you!

Quote from: DavidPuddy on December 27, 2022, 05:26:28 PM

Here is the battery Metalist recommends:

https://www.batteributik.se/product/3691/batteripack-74v--650mah-li-ion-cr14430?currency=EUR

https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=191940.0
https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=173353.0

Title: Re: Tinybox battery replacement in UK (or possibly Europe)
Post by: yousef on January 02, 2023, 02:09:19 PM

Any other pointers, please? That shop seems to be out of stock.

Naiant replied that the battery should be easy to replace as the pack uses a standard type. Looking at the website Jon links to it looks like the original pack is a pair of cells that appear to be these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/14430-battery/s?k=14430+battery

If I can't find a pre-made pack is there more to this than simply wiring the cells together and terminating them?