to remove battery from charger is almost impossible, impossible now

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LOVE the machine with one exception. Extremely difficult to remove the battery from the charger. Nothing really to grab hold of, and no button to push to release it. Struggle and struggle with it, then sometimes turning the whole thing upside down works. But this time it won't. Have tried everything, it's stuck. Have a LOT of mowing to do. Is there some trick to get it out?

onlyoneme

112 Points

Posted 3 years ago

3 years ago

Dave .

21,716 Points

Do you have small hands so that you can't grasp it easily? I have large hands (glove size is XL) and I can see that someone with much smaller hands would have a heck of a time grabbing the 7.5A battery out of the charger.

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2016-09-07T21:59:24+00:00

onlyoneme

112 Points

Yes, I do have small hands. 5'1", hand stretch can reach an octave only on the piano, not any farther.

2016-09-08T20:06:44+00:00

John

862 Points

I have small hands and have no problem removing the battery from the charger. My charger hangs on the wall using the attach holes on the back of the charger. I use my left hand and hold the bottom of the charger to keep it from coming off the screws the charger attaches to the wall with and use my right hand to lift the battery from the charger. It slips right off.

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3 years ago

Blue Angel, Champion

179,988 Points

You could try prying it with something soft like a wooden spoon.

3 years ago

SCDC, Champion

54,638 Points

I also have issues pulling the battery out. I definitely cannot 1 hand it (that sounds funny). It sure would be nice if it had some sort of easy release mechanism with a spring to get it started.

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3 years ago

Jacob

65,000 Points

Grab the charger, flip it upside down, tap bottom of charger, this should let gravity do its job.

3 years ago

Exrace

8,606 Points

You should mount the charger on the wall (they are designed to be mounted on a wall). Then you can use both hands to pull the battery.

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2016-09-09T21:40:28+00:00

Blue Angel, Champion

179,988 Points

SCDC, when it comes to fanagling custom stuff, I work so slow my projects literally become priceless! My wife's friends always joke about hiring me to do stuff for them, and my response is always "you couldn't afford the time or money it would take!" :-)

2016-09-09T21:41:40+00:00

Blue Angel, Champion

179,988 Points

DHD, if all the crap in that cart was tools and mechanical bits' bobs, yeah, that would about cover it!

2016-09-09T22:09:04+00:00

David HD, Champion

35,092 Points

Blue, I forgot to mention that the cart is "self-propelled" for easy transport - so you can carry more stuff without having to "pull or push" and yes, it uses a "brushless" motor ... : )

2016-09-09T22:19:55+00:00

Blue Angel, Champion

179,988 Points

That's my kinda cart! :-)

2016-09-10T13:18:26+00:00

Jacob

65,000 Points

I requested a self propelled garden cart/wagon a while ago.

3 years ago

Ken, Champion

73,580 Points

I'd like to read an update from the OP to find out if this increasing difficulty was because there was a problem with the battery or charger snagging, causing them to get stuck, or whether it was just a matter of hand strength.

The batteries do have a bit of a "handle" or grip built into them to grab when taking them off the charger. When the battery is vertical, with the button facing up, there is a piece of plastic at the top center of the battery that is curved inward and has ridges that are intended to be used as a grip.