Battery cleaning

[Faethe]

I don't seem to have much of a problem with other batteries except for the pilots. If I mess up and overfill the carts, my batteries have a tendency to stop functioning. I am constantly trying to change my approach. I just wanted to post this for other people having pilot/m401/m402 battery issues where they just stop.

1. I know people have been saying to suck the juice out of the battery. That is gross. It works - but it's gross!

2. Someone posted about using a pipecleaner. I went to publix and got some real pipe related pipe cleaners from the tobacco section (not the crafts section). Somewhere someone advised dripping a little water into the battery (like two drops). I did this instead.

3. Wet one end of the pipe cleaner with water. Stick it in the hole in the battery and swish around.

4. Take the dry end of the pipe cleaner and swish it around in there to clean it out.

Then just blow on it (the pilot batteries are very sensitive) and it should light right back up.

Next, take the pipe cleaner and shove it up the little hole in the atomiser to soak up extra juice.

This has resurrected several batteries I have. I'm wondering what other people do?

 

[ritalee76]

I wonder if one of those gross-me-out booger-sucker-outer things used for baby noses would work...

 

[Faethe]

Hey - not a bad idea! Sounds like a good way to give them a quick flush!

 

[awsapero]

I wonder if one of those gross-me-out booger-sucker-outer things used for baby noses would work...

I use those with a boiling mixture of H2O vinegar and lemon juice to do a Soft clean every 2-3 nights.

 

[ritalee76]

Hmm..

wonder if I still have some from when the chitlilns were still small...

Nah.. Not worth it. They get grosser with age.

 

[mukky]

I have never heard of people cleaning out batteries. hmmm....

 

[manoverboard]

new one on me

 

[pinto575]

I have had four 901 batteries "die" on me with either a a switch that is to hard to start or never turns off it seems that the liquid gets in the switch and make it not work. Has anyone had any luck fixing this problem.

I also washed one in the washing machine it still works but the switch is too hard to draw off of.

 

[Moonlighter]

Does anyone else have tips or tricks on getting stuck batts to work?

 

[four2109]

I have had four 901 batteries "die" on me with either a a switch that is to hard to start or never turns off it seems that the liquid gets in the switch and make it not work. Has anyone had any luck fixing this problem.

I also washed one in the washing machine it still works but the switch is too hard to draw off of.

I had a 901 batt sticking on. I used the shop vac with and adapter to suck on it. It's working OK now...

 

[travde]

I have a 401 batt only a few days old. I may have got a little juice in it but not much. I pulled it all out I think.
With a thin strip of toilet paper I roll it up tight and stick it in the hole in the batt. Got a little wet but less then a drop of juice.

When I blow on it it lights up. But with an aty and cart on it only comes on like 20% of the time. Not sure what else I can do to it. Should I really drop a little water in it and pull it back out? That seems like a bad idea?

I almost sent it back under warranty but then it works i think its going to be fine and it stops.