I’m having the same issue with my BB8! Haven’t had him turned on since 2020. Kind of nervous to pop him open! Thank you for all your help! Would be cool if you accept projects to fix for commission!
Thanks for watching! I wish they had made the BB8 as easily repairable as the R2 line. Plus, they could have kept the app active while they are still in business. Thanks for the suggestion about repair on commission but I will have to think about it.
I have a bb-8 that was packed away for a few years. Not holding a charge (1-2 min run time). Assume the battery is toast. Found your video to see if its worth trying to repair Thanks!
I poked a utility knife into the seam every quarter inch or less, making sure I got down into the groove a bit. Then took a hammer to the seam every inch or so and it popped off. Now I don't have any missing plastic from the saw an I still have the inside ledge of plastic for perfect fit. ( The knife part was to prevent the plastic from veering off the seam.)
@@kylek328 Glue. I used super glue in spots.I used tight rubber bands to hold it in place. I ran it into some things and it seems to be holding up so far.
tnx for your useful video. I have a question regarding batteries: in your video (as well as in other videos) we can see that original battery is 702035, and you replaced them with 702030. is there any specific reason for that, or I can buy replacement in original size (702035)?
Hello i have 2 of these and there Taking a Long Time to Charge up they will Need Batteries Replaced, Why didnt they make the 2 Halves of the Shell Screw on one side would of been much easier to take apart and change the Batteries No No they Want you to Dispose of it when its Useless, Bad Thinking i Think by Them Cheers Jos
Agreed, all they would have had to do is make this internals slightly smaller in diameter or the external shell slightly larger. That would allow for an internal sphere and an external which creates a gap between for screws to hold the halves together.
Hello there, I recently replaced the batteries on my Sphero BB-9E using this tutorial. However, (im still using the original droids by sphero app) the app says that the battery is critically low and not charging. Also when I tested the battery’s with a multimeter, one battery read-out was perfectly matching the video. But I could not get a perfect read-out with the other battery. Please help me with this.
@@concrete_n_bourbon sounds like either a bad battery or the soldering didn't quite take. I would try redoing the solder first and do another battery test before reassembly
When the time comes for me to replace the battery in my BB eight it’ll be used as a display model too much time and effort to change the battery for me.
this is awesome. thanks. This is going to be a fun little project to do with my son..
Very nice. Just never use a metallic cutter to cut both battery cables at same time :)
I’m having the same issue with my BB8! Haven’t had him turned on since 2020. Kind of nervous to pop him open! Thank you for all your help! Would be cool if you accept projects to fix for commission!
Thanks for watching! I wish they had made the BB8 as easily repairable as the R2 line. Plus, they could have kept the app active while they are still in business.
Thanks for the suggestion about repair on commission but I will have to think about it.
Same case with me 😂
I have a bb-8 that was packed away for a few years. Not holding a charge (1-2 min run time). Assume the battery is toast. Found your video to see if its worth trying to repair
Thanks!
I poked a utility knife into the seam every quarter inch or less, making sure I got down into the groove a bit. Then took a hammer to the seam every inch or so and it popped off. Now I don't have any missing plastic from the saw an I still have the inside ledge of plastic for perfect fit. ( The knife part was to prevent the plastic from veering off the seam.)
Did you have to glue it or does it snap back together?
@@kylek328 Glue. I used super glue in spots.I used tight rubber bands to hold it in place. I ran it into some things and it seems to be holding up so far.
@ thanks!
tnx for your useful video. I have a question regarding batteries: in your video (as well as in other videos) we can see that original battery is 702035, and you replaced them with 702030. is there any specific reason for that, or I can buy replacement in original size (702035)?
Hello i have 2 of these and there Taking a Long Time to Charge up they will Need Batteries Replaced, Why didnt they make the 2 Halves of the Shell Screw on one side would of been much easier to take apart and change the Batteries No No they Want you to Dispose of it when its Useless, Bad Thinking i Think by Them Cheers Jos
Agreed, all they would have had to do is make this internals slightly smaller in diameter or the external shell slightly larger. That would allow for an internal sphere and an external which creates a gap between for screws to hold the halves together.
Where did you buy the batteries? I purchased some but they look way too big… i haven’t opened the BB8 but they are rather big
Hello, I bought them on Amazon and there is a link in description
Hello there, I recently replaced the batteries on my Sphero BB-9E using this tutorial. However, (im still using the original droids by sphero app) the app says that the battery is critically low and not charging. Also when I tested the battery’s with a multimeter, one battery read-out was perfectly matching the video. But I could not get a perfect read-out with the other battery. Please help me with this.
@@concrete_n_bourbon sounds like either a bad battery or the soldering didn't quite take. I would try redoing the solder first and do another battery test before reassembly
Did anyone think of a way to secure them back together in an accessible way yet? So we don’t have to break it every year?
When the time comes for me to replace the battery in my BB eight it’ll be used as a display model too much time and effort to change the battery for me.