lallasro Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 3 weeks ago my scala rider battery die, I try to find another battery to buy but surprise!!! the scala raider batteries can`t be replaced.. hmmm, contact scala raider customer support and the answer was something like we don`t change batteries in europe for our intercomunicators... really? I don`t give a F if you change or not batteries, I want buy a battery where I can found one? the answer was "you can`t found"... hmmm... again. so, if your battery is dead, you must pay another over 100 pounds for another new and shiny scala raider I do some search and the only place I can buy this battery, is on the company who produce them... and you can buy just if you want more than 1000 pcs... ok, I like my scala rider but not so much to buy 1000 batteries. after another search I found on website some forums where the people had the same problems and some find a way to solve this problem... there is on the market an IPOD battery with the same specification you can use to change your scala rider battery so, you need 2 screwdrivers (cross and star)... don`t know what is the name for this 2 kind of screw drivers but I`m sure you know what I speak about, also you need a knife to cut the protective film on the battery and a soldering gun. the tools the old battery the new battery me at work closer view the prove is working so... cost me 6,5 pounds and now I have a better battery than scala raider old battery. the old battery is working 7 hours, this one 10 hours edit: i`m going now to send this link to the moron from scala rider customer support who try make me buy another one. 1
wild foamy Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Great guide there bud!, glad to see it is all working again,
Moderator Airhead Posted March 16, 2014 Moderator Posted March 16, 2014 nice one lallasro., that's what I'd have done too...Well done on the fix
Moderator drewpy Posted March 16, 2014 Moderator Posted March 16, 2014 battery suppliers are always "over charging"..... I'll get me coat 2
Noise Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Cracking Work lassy, always a nice feeling when your able to stick your finger up at these money grabbing bastards that sell you crap.
neversaydie Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Top man Lallasro Thats capitalism for you, inbuilt obscelesence I seem to recall someone else doing similar with a CDI unit a couple of years ago on here
up.yours Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 top man,, your warranty is now void though yer , like you give a F--K i have a 14v cordless drill running with an 18v conversion i did myself three years ago , it still works a treat today..
Tommy xs Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Nice one Lassy hope its watertight when you put it back together
clarke Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Nice one! I'm gonna bookmark this as I've got 3 of them... what's the specs of the battery?
lallasro Posted March 17, 2014 Author Posted March 17, 2014 Lithium Polymer Battery3.7 Volts 400 mAh. The dimesions are 1,9" x 0.75" x 0.16" (49mm x 19mm x 4,5mm) link seller the battery I use for my solo is from Ebay, some people say is not fitting but in my solo rider was perfect. you have the link (IPOD) in first post
wild foamy Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Gonna sticky this, could be very handy for some of the other peeps
lallasro Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 feel free to edit the post in english foamy if you have some time lol
wild foamy Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Ah thats alright i put in brackets scala rider battery change to help people find it in the search menu
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