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Well after 3.5 years my Cardo Scalarider teamset wont hold a charge any longer. Called Cardo and guess what......Yep...Battery is non-replaceable...time to buy a new headset setup!
OR do we????
Well I figured since the batteries are junk and the setup is supposedly non-replaceable I figured I would break it apart and see for myself....
Undo these 3 screws (yes break out your eyeglasses screwdrivers!)
Next carefully pry the base and the top peices apart (there is some silicon sealant holding them together so it's hard to get started) Note: Take out the charging weather cap (rubber) from the charging access point.
Next undo these 2 screws to allow access to the battery below.
Next carefully tilt the main pcb board to the side (towards the side with the base connectors) and then clip the wires close to the old battery allowing it to come out (original battery is soldered in).
Go try to find a replacement battery...(the company that actually makes the battery is Hyperbattery.com in china and only do OEM quanities (1000+ units).
I think I found a replacement one that will work (and it has a slightly higher mAh value 450 vs 400 and thus might even last a bit longer when in use?) and it is being shipped to me as I type this...will post it's info once it arrives and I make sure it will work.
Once battery arrives and you prepare to soldered it back into place (make sure you have the battery protection pcb from the old battery installed on the new one (if your replacement battery doesn't have one!) as without a protection pcb you will run a very high risk of having the new battery explode due to overcharging during a recharge or overdischarging the battery while using the device!!.
Then reassemble in the reverse and you can even make it completely weather tight again by using a very thin layer of silicon rtv like Cardo did (I will be using black rtv when my replacement battery arrives next week)
If you happen to find an Exact replacement for our battery or come up with other options for the battery please post them up as well!
Have fun and hopefully we will be saving the cost of new setups just due to failed batteries!
OR do we????
Well I figured since the batteries are junk and the setup is supposedly non-replaceable I figured I would break it apart and see for myself....
Undo these 3 screws (yes break out your eyeglasses screwdrivers!)
Next carefully pry the base and the top peices apart (there is some silicon sealant holding them together so it's hard to get started) Note: Take out the charging weather cap (rubber) from the charging access point.
Next undo these 2 screws to allow access to the battery below.
Next carefully tilt the main pcb board to the side (towards the side with the base connectors) and then clip the wires close to the old battery allowing it to come out (original battery is soldered in).
Go try to find a replacement battery...(the company that actually makes the battery is Hyperbattery.com in china and only do OEM quanities (1000+ units).
I think I found a replacement one that will work (and it has a slightly higher mAh value 450 vs 400 and thus might even last a bit longer when in use?) and it is being shipped to me as I type this...will post it's info once it arrives and I make sure it will work.
Once battery arrives and you prepare to soldered it back into place (make sure you have the battery protection pcb from the old battery installed on the new one (if your replacement battery doesn't have one!) as without a protection pcb you will run a very high risk of having the new battery explode due to overcharging during a recharge or overdischarging the battery while using the device!!.
Then reassemble in the reverse and you can even make it completely weather tight again by using a very thin layer of silicon rtv like Cardo did (I will be using black rtv when my replacement battery arrives next week)
If you happen to find an Exact replacement for our battery or come up with other options for the battery please post them up as well!
Have fun and hopefully we will be saving the cost of new setups just due to failed batteries!