Can this EGO be fixed or salvaged for parts? Photos Included.

[frankfennel]

It's a Vision Spinner EGO-style that got slightly wet and was quickly dried off.

It worked fine for 2 hours thereafter.
I had it on my car charger. The fire button was blinking slowly which I think means an error for EGO style batts. If it's not light up and on the charger, it's fully charged. If it blinks fast for about 10 flashes, that means it's fully charged and then it stays unlight. It flashes fast about 5 times when it's first screwed on the charger and then stays solid untill it flashes 10 fast times and stays unlight when it's fully charged.

I screwed on my tank. It didn't work, no light from the fire button.
I've gently wiggled the 510 off the battery tube once before, so I don't think I broke the red wire solder connection as shown.

The red wire wasn't stripped like how I made as the photo shows.

The black rectange tab on the end of the silver foil part of the battery had a metal flap that broke off while I was tinkering. I put on safety glasses and touched the wire to the tab, but it didn't light up.

Just now while taking the photos, I got the fire button to light up for a second by touching it to what's left of the metal tab.

I'm not going to strip the coating on the tab any more to try and get it to light up and then hopefully solder it fixed untill I get some advice.

I guess the circuit board fried from getting wet eventhough the whole thing looks coated in plastic to make waterproof.

Worst case scenario, is the battery at least a replacement for a vision spinner?
Wires lead from the battery to the dial on the tube base which I didn't disconnect.
Thanks

 

[crxess]

I can't recommend working on the battery to anyone. Skill and cautions vary widely.
That said, I have successfully made the solder repair on 2 batteries. 1 worked fine, the other actually had a defective control switch involved.

These are considered disposable.

 

[LucentShadow]

If there was the possibility of a short through water, I'd be wary of the battery, as it may have been over-discharged. That can easily cause them to fail catastrophically.

If it still measures up around 3.7v, it's probably OK.

The board could be carefully tested with a known good li-ion battery, and possibly used in a 'mod' if it's good.

I would not recommend trying any of that unless you've got some experience with such things, though. As crxess pointed out, they are considered disposable. That factors in to the build safety and quality.

 

[Litta'sGabby]

Awww, that stinks! I would echo LucentShadow's comments: Do you have the experience? I know I sure don't. Can you afford to get a new one?

 

[chrisrook]

I part mine out when they die. $8 through Fasttech, to me that's disposable. The 510 connector can be used in a project if you want.

 

[AttyPops]

I part mine out when they die. $8 through Fasttech, to me that's disposable. The 510 connector can be used in a project if you want.

+1
I was going to say.....save the connector. Trash the rest. If you can get $$$ for it for parts, cool. Otherwise, why risk damaged stuff.
I suppose the tube could be handy too.

I'm surprised you pushed the testing that far as it is. Even charging a possibly wet battery is dangerous.....

 

[chellemmm]

Wow. I thought I was thrifty!!! LOL. Of course, I would have used a ball peen on that sucker to get it open...

 

[BostLabs]

Wow. I thought I was thrifty!!! LOL. Of course, I would have used a ball peen on that sucker to get it open...

LOL! Please don't do that chellemmm. Something might fly off and hit your little doggie. We wouldn't want that.

 

[Wizzlefits]

Had to re-solder the positive button on one of mine yesterday.
But still, these things are made in China, and I really wouldn't mess with them to much. Disposable!!

My guess is, the bottom switch, battery and board are installed into to the tube then the remaining connections are made.

 

[Unforeseen]

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