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Title: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: it-goes-to-eleven on April 12, 2006, 01:47:31 PM

A buddy had an ecocharge battery die last night.  Any suggestions for replacing just the battery?

I suggested he take it apart and head over to the local battery store with the original.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: jmerin on April 12, 2006, 02:05:18 PM

call them and bitch

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: Steve J on April 12, 2006, 02:47:08 PM

It's a sealed lead acid battery. There's not really a "drop in" replacement to be had; and taking it apart would be messy and potentially dangerous.

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: Chuck on April 13, 2006, 03:25:42 PM

I'm pretty sure the top cover is re-usable. You'll just need to find another SLA to put it on.

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: Chuck on April 13, 2006, 03:44:07 PM

Quote from: Freelunch on April 13, 2006, 03:31:34 PM

I picked up his dead ecocharge last night..  And it just appears to be an SLA. Nothing fancy. I  figured there would be some charger electronics but those are apparently all external.  He must have pulled the cover off.

I am hoping to replace it with a generic sla.  But I understand you need to be careful about this.. The chargers for regular SLAs and AGM SLAs are a little different.  This one is labeled non-spillable so it should be okay..

Get the model # and look on eBay. They sell cheap, but watch the shipping charges. Batteries Plus has them, but are more expensive there.

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: Kevin Straker on April 13, 2006, 03:51:37 PM

I've made several of these. Just change the fuse to a 3amp and solder an xlr on to the end of that cable.

http://www.batterywholesale.com/battery-store/proddetail.html?prodID=202

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: bdasilva on April 13, 2006, 07:20:53 PM

Run a exacto blade around the plastic cover from the bottom... pop that sucker off. go to the battery store and buy the SLA you need... just plug the connectors to the 1/4 spades... a little epoxy and let the cover set... viola. I've "rebuilt" many eco-charge battries.

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: Steve J on April 14, 2006, 12:07:41 PM

Hmm...one learns something daily. Thanks.

Now where did I put my chisel...

Title: Re: Dead Ecocharge battery replacement?
Post by: F.O.Bean on April 14, 2006, 12:24:31 PM

damn, wish i would have known that