Ego 1100 mah battery replacement

[atty]

I'm sure, if you're like me, you have a few ego-T 1100 batteries that finally gave up the ghost. Aside from having a dead battery, they are perfectly good units. All we need is the replacement LiON battery, which is a 13700. China, of course, is full of 'em, but at quantities of a 1000, 5000, etc. A little toooooo much stock for my uses. I keep about 5 circuit boards in stock, which fail far more often than the battery, but lately I've been having a rash of battery failures.

I managed to scrounge a source in China that is willing to talk something more reasonable, like 100 pcs at $3 to $4/pc. I guess my question is whether there is enough DIY repair interest to take a dive, or maybe a group buy, for 100 batteries.

Considering that these things sell for $15 to $20 a pop, it really pays to repair, if you have the goodies, patience, and time to do it.

Any ideas?

 

[atty]

Been doing some serious prowling around since the original post and finally scored. For those of you that are interested in putting a replacement battery in your stock of Ego repair parts, the best deal I've found so far is PowerWholesale.net. It seems our Postal system is not the only one that tends to frown on shipping LiON batteries through the mail. It's a bit on the oxymoronic side of logic that the completely assembled battery unit can be shipped with no problem, but a bare battery sends 'em over the edge. Guess there's a higher risk with a bare battery. Consequently, the "freight" out of Mainland China is atrocious, while Hong Kong doesn't seem to have a problem. In any event, I scored 10 13700's for $2.58/pc with shipping at $12.50. At less than $4 per battery, it beats tossing a $15 to $20 1100 mah Ego batt. in the trash.

 

[k9rotehexe]

I'm sure, if you're like me, you have a few ego-T 1100 batteries that finally gave up the ghost. ?

Atty- do you happen to be german? Just wondering because giving up the ghost is something I have only heard in my homeland. Thanks for the battery info. I have not thought of DIY batteries... scares me a little. Maybe in the future?

 

[atty]

No.....just the deep South of the U.S. Another area where the phrase is common.....among the older generation that is.