JBL Go 2 Battery Hack

If you have an old GO or GO2 speaker with an expired or flaky battery, then watch this video to find out how i fixed my JBL GO2 for cheap.

[@adiavivi1379]

I followed your instructions, I used brand new cheap 18650 cell (with matching case) and it works. I will try to remember to return and update if it also charges the battery completely and how long this 1000mA capacity holds my trance music on. I appreciate this well done video !!! Thank you for this contribution!

[@ELChalmers]

Thank you. I did it with JBL GO 1 and I put smartphone baterry 2500mah. Fit good in the back of the speaker, then I used silicone and decorate with nails painting colours to customise it. For now it's working fine.

[@macforcheese]

1. JBL website lets you customise this speaker - happy I can keep it after it's eventually discontinued! 2. I'm usually frustrated with videos but this one was very clear to me. Thank you making this video.

[@gsgsvsb3715]

Uses a battery of smartphone of 3000 mah and you have 2-3 days de autonomy and it is ergomomice on the back. isolated wich silicone hole and cables.and you can put it in the water .Tested from Romania😉

[@gabrielldarllo1378]

buna idee ionele ...eu am facut la fel ...4..5.zile la maxim

[@johannesvetter2246]

@mygiguser good work so far, but wouldn't it be easier to simply connect the battery to an usb cable and power the speaker with this? regardless of the internal battery being damaged or not charging any more - should work as well i think.

[@djswergvic]

Better but you will need a charge controller

[@MegaSafetyFirst]

Awesome idea! Did you try out yet how long the speaker will play with the bigger battery?

[@mygiguser]

MegaSafetyFirst i think it is going to play three times longer than the original.

[@MegaSafetyFirst]

😎 cool, thx@@mygiguser

[@sanjay7487]

mind blowing...........bro. u r super human.....i tried once but got stucked...left thereafter..

[@noncesens3179]

thanks for the look inside, I wanted to check wether it is possible to use a bigger battery than the one that is included, like 60mm 40mm 6,5mm; do you think it is possible if one removes the middle supports? I wouldn't want to drill the casing in any way though.

[@mygiguser]

No, there is no space in there. You could 3D print a larger casing, but that would be a lot of work.

[@noncesens3179]

@@mygiguser Yeah afer having a closer look that was my impression too, because it can't be too thick and the indentation for the chassis shows it can't be larger.

[@begonewaifu4582]

why not just use a 20000 mAh Power Bank?

[@nates1232]

To bid

[@dyrotheskededet2633]

can u name all ur tools bro?

[@mygiguser]

no

[@krzysponczek3736]

This is not a battery hack but this in recipe to how destroy your speaker.

[@mygiguser]

well, my speaker still works like this after all those years.

[@wrenchaholic]

if your gonna go this far they sell actual replacements that fit instead of hanging out the side.

[@mygiguser]

they have replacement batteries for the Go2 ?

[@francisrodriguez9824]

Probably just gonna buy a new one

[@VWLuka]

it's possible to jbl go 1 ?

[@mygiguser]

i guess yes, why not?

[@Nathanael.Thomas]

I just came across a small pile of faulty JBL Clips. Would I just need to short a couple of pins to bypass the battery and use a power supply? Anyone else has done this?

[@Deathknot]

I'm also looking for this.

[@0SinfulAngeL0]

Is that method also applicable for the JBL GO?

[@mygiguser]

I don't see why not.

[@0SinfulAngeL0]

@@mygiguser I am going to bypass the battery and work it directly with usb power. Is it posibble sir?

[@thegeekclash8179]

@@0SinfulAngeL0 may not , Usb provide 5V ,where as battery provide 3.7V . So operating directly from USB is not safe

[@JohnLempidakis]

Question how do you know your speaker has bad battery?

[@rokasrackauskas9563]

it's a really good idea if your power bank has 3.7V batteries and they're connected in parallel.

[@IWillBrutalyRemoveYourBalls]

Tell me the battery specs

[@loebrally]

Nice job

[@loebrally]

Is the device stable ? Problem? Stabil work ? Is it charging ?

[@mygiguser]

loebrally it still works for me, no problems so far.

[@loebrally]

mygiguser upload the video, please. Thanks goodjob

[@domimarci33]

remove the 13 g weight to make it float in water (-:

[@IWillBrutalyRemoveYourBalls]

It's not enough to make it float

[@RexFixx]

This gonna work 9 days straight

[@edgar01111980]

nice, the charge on mine is getting weak, might try this thanks

[@ThugSouL1998YT]

Helpful

[@mygiguser]

Glad it helped

[@shahidzohra5098]

Well done 👏

[@lodismotovlog]

maybe i can use powerbank

[@tadeogordoa431]

Justo lo que necesitaba saber, yo estaba pensando en una batería de teléfono móvil

[@jomerescobar3058]

Tadeo me podes explicar de que trata el video por favor

[@anthraxzone]

​@@jomerescobar3058 le cambio la batería por una de laptop, pero con ello perdió el ipxx que tenía la jbl go, creo que era ip67 Sinceramente preferiría como dice el 1er comentario poner una batería de teléfono y en su caso agregaría una power Bank para mantenerla de fábrica

[@allanmiguel816]

Why my jbl go2 stop but already charge

[@mygiguser]

maybe crashed. try a factory reset

[@mar4ikvit]

How long play?

[@wrenchaholic]

not a hack but more of a rig job.....

[@chris284k7]

This is stupid af it’s not waterproof no more

[@Tech-187]

true af

[@soonami55]

worst repair ever on KZbin

[@mygiguser]

LOL. it still works!!!!!!!!!!

[@zaparzyerbamate1822]

Stupid idea !

[@mygiguser]

Thank you for your great comment!