diff --git a/container/site/content/posts/hoverboard-battery-replacement/index.md b/container/site/content/posts/hoverboard-battery-salvage-replacement/index.md similarity index 75% rename from container/site/content/posts/hoverboard-battery-replacement/index.md rename to container/site/content/posts/hoverboard-battery-salvage-replacement/index.md index 9a9e8b3..7ea3f3f 100644 --- a/container/site/content/posts/hoverboard-battery-replacement/index.md +++ b/container/site/content/posts/hoverboard-battery-salvage-replacement/index.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ +++ categories = ["build"] tags = ["electronics","hoverboard"] -date = 2025-08-07T08:00:00-05:00 +date = 2025-08-10T11:00:00-05:00 description = "" draft = false -slug = "hoverboard-battery-replacement" +slug = "hoverboard-battery-salvage-replacement" title = "đŸĒĢ Hoverboard Battery Salvage, Replacement" author = "nicholas" +++ @@ -20,9 +20,24 @@ I open up the electronics enclosure to expose the wiring to confirm my suspicion The battery pack was reading ~ 30 V, far too low to be caused by an otherwise functional but depleted battery. Bad news, the whole pack will need to be replaced (I *could* replace the offending batteries with working ones, but this would require an effort beyond what I can justify to myself). +{{< image + src="images/hoverboard-inside.JPG" + caption="Inside the hoverboard" >}} + ## â™ģī¸ Salvage and Scrap 🗑ī¸ Presumably, I thought, some of the batteries in the pack would still be functional and may yet have a purpose, so I carefully broke them out of their assembly for testing. All but 4 were usable. Two were totally dead, giving voltage readings of ~ 2 V, and another two had a layer of oxidized metal at the terminals, but gave otherwise normal voltage readings. I disposed of all four, leaving me with **six (6)!🙂** working batteries. +{{< image + src="images/salvaged-batteries.JPG" + caption="Salvaged 18650 batteries" >}} + These batteries are not especially good quality. In fact, they are dirt cheap, low capacity (2000 mAh) and it is no mystery that they died. I don't care, I'll keep using this garbage anyway. My flashlights use 18650 batteries, and it will be good to have them around. I discharge them to storage voltages, record it in my battery management spreadsheet, and say goodbye for now. ## 🔄 Replacement +I was intending on buying a replacement **battery pack** but I was instead gifted an **entirely functional replacement hoverboard**, at a price I am told was less than the price of a new battery pack alone due to strange shipping prices for batteries. Many such cases. + +{{< image + src="images/hoverboard-new.JPG" + caption="Replacement hoverboard" >}} + +🔋 Done.