hard to draw/light battery

[UkUsa]

Jim ... i've got a batt that is sticking. When i get back to work on Monday i'm going to try a shot of electrical contact cleaner in it to see if that loosens it up. Will let you know how it turns out.

[jimgman]

i just watched mad dogs video on the dissection of a battery.they work a little differently than i thought. i'm not sure there is much we can do to improve it. the contacts seem to be enclosed on the opposite end that you draw from. unless there is a way to "lube" the diaphram to make it move more smoothly...

[pegling]

Just brought a dying battery back to life this way ~ gonna go try it on a couple of old Njoy batts now. Thanks guys........

[Chris From Cali]

Some batteries acting as you describe also come to life in a good way if you take off the atomizer so you hold just the battery; then blow and suck in turn on an end (or even on both ends) for a bit. You might see the lights starting to work much more regular then.

Wow nice! I have a battery that would flicker a bit and that tip just fixed it, much more sensitive now, THANKS!

[ZStyle81]

Some batteries acting as you describe also come to life in a good way if you take off the atomizer so you hold just the battery; then blow and suck in turn on an end (or even on both ends) for a bit. You might see the lights starting to work much more regular then.



Doesn't work with all... but some batteries can be brought to usefulness this way.

This tip just saved a battery that has been giving me problems since day 1!!! Thanks so much great tip!

[katink]

Welcome: happy to see a few bats working again

[hwilliams18]

I have a battery acting in the same way. The suggestion that was given seemed to have worked for a bunch of you, but I'm not sure i understand how to go about it.

Which end do i blow in?
Detach the atomizer?
Smash on floor and stomp repeatedly?

[katink]

Take off anything attached to the battery. Now put the end of the battery where the atomizer was into your mouth and blow-suck-blow-suck for a bit.
Some (not all) batteries also have holes at the led-side (the other end). Try blowing on that end for a bit too, if the batt still isn't working - if yours have those tiny holes also, you will see reaction from the battery doing it on that side too.

If it helps for a while, but the switch is stuck again after having rested the battery for a while.. then repeat the above; maybe for a few days after each time the battery has been out of service for awhile (and got stuck again) if needed.

Hopefully this will get your battery into good working-order again (mind you it isn't a cure-all... but it is one of the things that helps for certain 'ailments'). Hope it helps for your battery's too