fixing a BLT light set

Plenty of options. the battery pack on those blt's is only a plastic
case with space invader type foam around the battery. Try a [censored] smith,
if you feel adventurous. Or commercial places like battery world or
master can fit new cells or suggest more powerful ones.

just recycle the spade connectors from the old bottle top.

r

any tricks to opening it?

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Plenty of options. the battery pack on those blt's is only a plastic
case with space invader type foam around the battery. Try a [censored] smith,
if you feel adventurous. Or commercial places like battery world or
master can fit new cells or suggest more powerful ones.

just recycle the spade connectors from the old bottle top.

r

Katharine & Paul said:

any tricks to opening it?

Have a look just below the top dome, and above the lip that the cage
should grab when it's on the bike. The join on older models used to be
there. Flex it a few times, and maybe use a small screwdriver to break any
glue that's holding it together. I thought it was just a press fit, but
the only BLTs I've looked at have been very old.

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Katharine & Paul said:

Hello all!

I have a BLT Spectrum Ni-cad (2 lights, 10W and 20W) light set a few years
old. The battery pack doesnt take any charge. Charge it up , and it powers
the light for a few seconds.

How else can I run my lights? Are there alternative batteries I may be able
to hook up?

What voltage is/was the old battery pack?

Marty

Katharine & Paul said:

Hello all!

I have a BLT Spectrum Ni-cad (2 lights, 10W and 20W) light set a few years
old. The battery pack doesnt take any charge. Charge it up , and it powers
the light for a few seconds.

How else can I run my lights? Are there alternative batteries I may be able
to hook up?

If you pull the battery pack apart you will probably find that only one
of the cells is totally stuffed. It will have a very low voltage or
even a negative voltage. However you should still replace all the cells
in the pack with some from jaycar or some other shop that sell cells at
a reasonable price. The old cells that aren't to bad can be used for
devices that don't draw too much current.

REMEMBER NOT TO THROW BATTERIES CONTAINING HEAVY METALS IN THE BIN. ASK
YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN DISPOSSE OF BATTERIES.