Any tips on resurrecting 510 batteries?

[melissa]

I have quite a few bad 510 batteries......no warranty so that is not an option. Most of them died way before their normal life span ( I have a few that believe it or not have lived past the 1 week period just wondering if anyone has any tips????? Thanks in advance!

[melissa]

hello anyone??????

[Superstargoddess]

Have you done any forum searches for this information? Go to the technical issues section, I think that there have been some posts about it there. I do not know the answer myself or I would tell you!

Only thing that I could think of was take it to a cave, put a boulder in front of it and wait three days.

[SLDS181]

Well......

Generally, if its dead, its dead. You could try giving it an overnight charge, using the battery with a wall charger if youre using usb (might not be getting enough power), etc....

But, the battery might be shot, the protection circuit might be shot... its generally cheaper to buy another battery, imho.

You could send the bad batts off to a friendly modder near you (myself and others post in the classifieds looking for them), but whatever you do, don't just toss them. Batteries can be recycled, so call your county waste management to find out how.

[Vapinginmyboots]

Were they automatic or manual? I have lost MANY automatic batteries in the past without even dripping or anything. Id recommend a manual, even though it seems like a pain in the butt to push the button, they last so much longer! Me and and a friend have the 510 manual batts. and have had no problems with them in the last month or so. If you are using automatics, I dunno how to fix it. Ive tried everything on my dead automatics, with no good outcome and gave up with the whole automatic w/the hole in batt. As for the manual, that sucks and best of luck to you Melissa, hope someone can tell you how to revive those!

[rjp44]

I believe there is a thread in the classified section by someone wanting to buy dead batteries.

[derick]

Once they are dead, it's time for new ones..I wouldn't go messing around with sealed batteries unless you know what your doing...

[lowwkeyy]

i found out that putting them in the microwave on defrost for 20min will not repair them

[rjp44]

i found out that putting them in the microwave on defrost for 20min will not repair them

Now that's funny

[chayce]

If you have electrical ability you should be able to deconstruct them and replace the original battery cell. I haven't taken one apart yet, but I'm sure they contain an off the shelf battery size that is soldered in place.