Fixing Jonsered and McCulloch 58v Battery Error/Husqvarna PoulanPro 140Li PR140Li

[@ingstar7200]

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Mine is charging now!!!🎉I truly appreciate you sharing the solution to your (and our) frustration with this battery!! My husband LOVES this blower and was so upset when he saw the “red light” and the cost of the battery (from an unknown seller) at almost the same cost of the original blower kit!! He is going to be so excited!!😅😊 Thanks again!!

[@bryanwelsh1773]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this for the rest of us. As others, I had threw out the Jonsered battery and replaced with a Snapper. It went bad too. I haven't checked how well it holds a charge yet but it is now green and charging. It is great that you give back to the community with your knowledge and time. I occasionally make you tube videos too when I figure something out. I get so much from this medium.

[@practicalthings]

My pleasure. That is exactly why I posted it. I went through a lot myself with many fixes so now I share them to help others. I have many more but no time to edit and share!

[@bandorthild]

Thank you so much! I already threw out one of my Jonsered batteries before and replaced it with a Poulon Pro one. Then today my other Jonsered battery did this, and your solution worked! Wish I still had my old one but that was before this video was out. You rock!

[@jamesoconnor7784]

THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! I have 7 batteries and only one worked. Looked for months trying to fix it or get it fixed, but no luck. Purchased a couple of replacement batteries on Ebay two years ago for $59, now there selling for $100-$125. Came across this article, tried it and so far 4 are working. Still have 2 batteries to go. Again my friend, Thank You!!!

[@jerrymontalbano3222]

Now they're up over $170. Not worth the effort when that amount can buy a brand new hedger with warranty and no issues. I was wondering what to do with my old Jonsered/Snapper 58v Battery charger and Hedger. Who'd want to be in condition like myself having that great hedger/charger but the battery is beyond reach of practicality. eBay is full of "tool only ", but the battery wears out before the tools! For a homeowner, I don't have a way to charge the battery enough to get it to the tool's charger to continue it's full charging.

[@heinzbecker7040]

I got a 58V McCulloch batterie. Same Problem - Same solution. Thank you very much for your work and your Video ❤

[@practicalthings]

Good news and thanks for sharing

[@DuncanRoss-zw1eh]

Thanks, you saved me 100 bucks!

[@thrillbilly6147]

A few months ago my former neighbor gave me two of these with charger and they worked great and now they won’t charge. I found your video and neither would reset and charge. I used a can of compressed air some wipes and cleaned all contact points. Still no luck. So I switched the batteries to opposite chargers. Did the reset And finally got both batteries to recharging again. Thanks you saved me $170.00

[@dannytippetts6671]

What do you mean, opposite charges

[@thrillbilly6147]

@@dannytippetts6671 switched the chargers they were setting in.

[@dannytippetts6671]

I only have one charger@@thrillbilly6147

[@funkshn]

Excellent advice. The test button is in a different spot on a Poulan 58V battery but, once you find it (in the center) the technique works just as well.

[@practicalthings]

Thanks for sharing

[@eerokkitube]

Thank you so much, you saved us from having to buy new landmover

[@practicalthings]

Awesome!

[@HobbyTownOrland]

I watched your video and tried it on my Poulan Pro Battery and charger It worked!! Thanks for saving me $150

[@practicalthings]

Great

[@amusunur]

Thak you, resetting worked for me, this is a great help

[@arneness-tt2ed]

I spent days looking for a replacement battery and found this video This s crazy good best instructional video I have ever seen!!!

[@harrie9455]

If it doesn't work put the battery in the charger . pull out the mains plug and bring it back on. the charger gives a short moment a green and red light. at that moment push the button on the battery.

[@TheChitty69]

I tried your method and it did not work for me. But I just held down the button for several minutes while not in the charger and it brought it back to life. Thank you so much for the time that you put into this. I wish I had seen this last year before tossing my other battery away.

[@miguelm8014]

How many minutes did you hold it down for? I have two batteries and his method didn't work on mine, unfortunately.

[@tonyc.5563]

Thank you, friend!!! I have a trimer and blower that I bought from Costco 3 or 4 years ago. Same problem. Error that I was able to reset the way you explained here. Thank you. You help so many of us. God Bless you!!! ❤

[@moorememoriesvideo7070]

Man, thanks! Avoided buying another one, but I wanted another one as it is so thanks for that info as well!

[@practicalthings]

Awesome

[@tbonetnt33456]

Just had a snapper battery with this same issue. Saw your video and I’ll be ……this worked. Thank you. Saved me from having to buy a new battery too soon.

[@practicalthings]

Great to hear

[@ojarinta]

Thank you! I have a McCulloch lawnmover with this same 58V battery system. And the red light problem😒 As soon I go home from work I will test this solution👌

[@ojarinta]

Unfortunately this tip did not work with my broken mcculloch battery...

[@eieioh50cond47]

Incredible. Thanks. I have the same set. 4 batteries!!

[@yevatekk]

Thank you, you are awesome, I spend almost 2 months contacting dealers, with no use. It worked with this reset

[@practicalthings]

Awesome.

[@tommywilson9798]

Thanks for sharing, was able to get my father in laws back charging, even fixed it to where it would stay on high speed for a while…before it quit would only work on high 30-40 seconds

[@herbertwerner2287]

Thanks for the tip I bought mine exactly like yours but working for 50$ two years ago and they work great. But should I have any errors I now know what to do thank you that's a great tip.

[@Leftonmason]

Thank you, worked perfectly

[@adambenaivdz8032]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! You're awesome. My battery is charging now

[@annesteinmetz1760]

🎉it really was that easy!! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@adamtaylor2704]

Thank you for making this video! Just saved my afternoon!!

[@Kashif_Javaid]

Thank you. Works for me

[@layneorr3643]

Thank you SO much for this!

[@woodsman4cb]

This worked for me. Thank you Sir!!

[@maleeplemons1816]

Thank you so much!

[@hollykava2478]

This worked thank goodness. I tried to buy a replacement and it was never delivered. Do you have the name of the off-brand battery you bought? I would like to have a backup. Thank you again.

[@practicalthings]

Great to hear. This was the exact replacement battery I got: POULAN PRO PR140Li

[@darrellmcalister320]

Worked on my Poulan Pro battery

[@hg2305]

I have two of this. Your method didn't work for me. Can the charger be the one bad? If so, any way to check?

[@practicalthings]

Shall I assume it turns on and just give you the red exclamation mark when the battery is installed?

[@hg2305]

@@practicalthings Correct. red light on battery went off just like yours but green doesn't come out.

[@practicalthings]

@@hg2305 If the battery completely drained you may need to jump start the battery to charge it a little bit directly. Try measuring the voltage with a volt meter and see how much you read. If it's too low then it will not charge anyway.

[@brenthobson4814]

My battery is fully charged but getting red lights on battery and charger. Nothing here has helped, any suggestions?? Thank you!!

[@Abzman73]

Use a voltmeter to check the battery voltage and that it's not too low. It shouldn't be more than a few volts off

[@kevinschwind8331]

This worked!

[@semirbronja7878]

I've tried but it doesn't work for me. I held it for a few minutes and nothing happened. What can I do next?

[@b.a.1611]

Danke, es funktioniert 🎉

[@dannytippetts6671]

Did not work . Red light came on then went out but did not reset and start charging

[@practicalthings]

Something permanent could be the problem. Either cell voltage too low or possibly a temperature sensor bad or something else. Take it apart carefully and just look for visual signs of a problem. Be careful though not to accidentally short anything on the circuit board. They're not easy to repair but if a visual reveals something that may help. You can also check the fuse for continuity.

[@apabon]

Thank you!

[@TeemuI]

No luck with this so far. I suspect some problem with temperature sensor. I can get mine to charge after keeping it at fridge for a while. Not very convenient lol.

[@practicalthings]

Keep a fridge in your office. Actually, open it up and use a freeze spray to identify the problem part or sensor. That's one way. Use an upside air spray as freeze spray.

[@jerrymontalbano3222]

I too, did not have success. My Snapple charger (came with battery and hedger) has not charged. I bought another charger (Jonsered, which was cheaper to assume the problem than paying $170 for battery) and it also didn't charge. So, I tried your method. Here's what I tried. I did as suggested: holding down battery's top button for 5-10 seconds then placed it into wired charger. No luck. The red light appears for about 10 seconds and goes out (with a second of the following 3 green lights). I tried holding in button (as another said) for 2-3 minutes OUTSIDE charger and then did the procedure without success. So, I tried holding button with battery IN Charger for 2-3 minutes, NO success. If I held button in for minutes, every so often the red light shows on the battery and then disappears. I was encouraged by so much success here, but was disappointed with my result. With my multimedia, I looked at the bottom's terminals +/- and tested it at 39.29v on DC. (It's a 54v battery). Suggestions?

[@practicalthings]

It looks like your battery voltage may be too low thus causing the problem. I'm unsure how to safely bring this voltage up but one thing I've done before was to directly connect it's output terminals to another fully charged battery just a few seconds to boost the voltage charge and then retest. However, I can't guarantee this will not take out its circuit board because this depends on the battery.

[@jerrymontalbano3222]

@@practicalthings - Thanks for responding. Yes, i've seen videos where one cross-wired/wired another working battery to get a trickle (one green advanced block on battery), then complete the charging in the charger. However, not everyone has a spare working battery of the same type for that procedure. There must be another way to achieve this. I have other DeWalt power 20v batteries, but I don't know if they can be wired to the 58v. positive/negative terminals on the dead battery to achieve that aim.

[@practicalthings]

@@jerrymontalbano3222 I figured that may be a problem as I had the same thing. I didn't have a power source for 58v so I wasn't able to test that until I got another battery. Unfortunately the only way is to find some 58v power source or something close to that. Maybe hook up power supplies in series to get there or 9v batteries in series!! I've also used old laptop power supplies for similar purposes.

[@jerrymontalbano3222]

I have a 12v battery charger I use for car batteries that have alligator clips. Perhaps? How is it that another battery can produce a trickle/small enough charge enough to place in charger, but either it's own charger or one I've mentioned may not be enough and then get it started?

[@practicalthings]

@@jerrymontalbano3222 Unfortunately too low. You need to get high up there near 58. I think if you get to 50 that should help.

[@hackeracevedo5012]

Thanks brother

[@RickStockberger]

Thanks

[@dougfriese1353]

Lol a lot of technical preamble for pressing a button

[@josephzee]

Get to the point