Original batteries weren't holding a charge. Research indicated they were special "sub-C" type batteries, 3 of them... luckily Black & Decker made access to this compartment pretty easy:
What's inside (pic8.co) - 3 x 1.2 V "sub-C" batteries in series.
Replacement (pic8.co)
Soldered together (pic8.co)
Spiffy (pic8.co)
Charged for a few hours & is much more powerful than before. New batteries are improvements over the old (higher mAh (2200) & discharge rate).
Original batteries weren't holding a charge. Research indicated they were special "sub-C" type batteries, 3 of them... luckily Black & Decker made access to this compartment pretty easy:
[What's inside](https://pic8.co/d/e0a2dfbc-52c9-494d-abd8-25969ebcb71c.JPG) - 3 x 1.2 V "sub-C" batteries in series.
[Replacement](https://pic8.co/d/52f8659a-789d-4be9-a35f-cacf732637db.JPG)
[Soldered together](https://pic8.co/d/a2b68c55-90e9-4637-ba57-0e93b3cbdd7e.JPG)
[Spiffy](https://pic8.co/d/b8a4ed0c-40e9-47a0-a1e2-f5970764976a.JPG)
Charged for a few hours & is much more powerful than before. New batteries are improvements over the old (higher mAh (2200) & discharge rate).
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