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General Talk / My Sharkshield is working again! Thanks Lucky13!
« on: June 27, 2022, 08:29:29 PM »
Thanks to Lucky13s article and instructions! My battery went out on the Sharkshield and the company wants a lot of money to swap units for just a bad battery. I was going to build a pack but lucked out and Lucky13 still had a pack he had built.
My case is the earliest version of the Freedom so I had to
modify my case differently. I cut the plastic circuit board slot and had to trim the side supports narrower and all the way to the bottom of the case to allow the unit to slide back together. The battery is a bit larger and flexes the circuit board slightly. No problem as it will have a bit more capacity than the old battery pack.
I turned it on and got a green light and it began to flash! I went ahead and ran a thin bead of silicone around the seam just because. Likely overkill but it will add a bit more protection and is easy to remove if needed.
My case is the earliest version of the Freedom so I had to
modify my case differently. I cut the plastic circuit board slot and had to trim the side supports narrower and all the way to the bottom of the case to allow the unit to slide back together. The battery is a bit larger and flexes the circuit board slightly. No problem as it will have a bit more capacity than the old battery pack.
I turned it on and got a green light and it began to flash! I went ahead and ran a thin bead of silicone around the seam just because. Likely overkill but it will add a bit more protection and is easy to remove if needed.