I?m in Mequon, just north of Milwaukee. Looks like Horicon is pretty close. At least close enough that it?s more practical than spending $600+ on a new battery. I?m excited to tinker with them when I get the chance.

Quote from: rjp on November 05, 2022, 05:41:15 PM
Rory, where do you live? I live in Horicon WI.. I Know 3 people who have RR6+, they might need you some day.

Just received a pack of 10A surface mount fuses to test with. If anyone has a dead battery that has the soldered fuses (battery serial numbers will start with CAP) let me know. I?d be willing to try a repair at no cost (just cover the shipping to WI, USA)

Also, can anyone who has the initial battery fuse design, and the new soldered battery design tell us if there is any other differentiating trait? Maybe in the serial numbers. I'd love to know if my battery is the initial design or later soldered design without having to take it apart to see it's black or blue shrink wrapping.

Oh snap that looks great. Are you just soldering the wire ends to the fuse pad on the board and then running this out through the plastic battery case? I'd love to see the inside and how you ran the line out. My only concern would be keeping those 12AWG wires attached to the board, how would one go about securing them so they don't become detached with any moving around and jostling.

Quote from: Si1Dia on November 02, 2022, 07:55:14 AM

Quote from: crorris on November 02, 2022, 07:12:38 AM
I wonder if you could solder something like this on instead and route it externally in case it blows again?


https://amzn.to/3t6zxEP

do you mean like this?

That?s a great idea. I guess it all depends on how easy it is to remove the solder on the surface mount/pads.

I have a soldering set up and pretty good hang of it, so I think I could replace the soldered fuses. But I'm unsure where to source this particular style of fuse on the new batteries. Anyone with electrical/engineering background have any idea how to hunt these down?

Only asking because I have a 6+ en route to me from rad now and all this battery talk has me thinking I should have a plan if/when it happens to me. I'm assuming I'll be receiving the newer battery configuration with the soldered fuses. Maybe I'll luck out and get the older style though.

EDIT: Looks like I found it. It's a surface mount fuse (SMD). I'll need to get it in hand to see how easy it is to solder. https://www.tti.com/content/ttiinc/en/apps/part-detail.html?partsNumber=0451010.MRL&mfgShortname=LTF&customerPartNumber=&minQty=1000&customerId=