Replacing an IKEA FIXA cordless Screwdriver Battery

[@bastel_]

I am pinning this comment because nobody reads video descriptions anyway :) One thing I did miss in the video but kinda understood later on: Reuse the paper housing for the battery cell. It really helps and protects the battery inside the fixa. No need for glue or anything then!

[@bartsimpson8616]

what is in the glass jar !? liquid or paste ? how you call that ? thank you nice video , seeing you how you done looks easy !😂

[@emmanuelleguillaume]

Excellent Video, thank you so much! the one and only I could find on this topic... Great to fix it rather than buying a new one in my view

[@bastel_]

Glad it helped

[@alirezabolouri2096]

Hello, thank you for your good educational post, Matt, I have this model of drills, is the battery healthy, how can I take it and test the motor of the drill?🙋‍♂️

[@MrCacciLLo]

Hello, thanks for the video. Whats source do you use the buy the C18650P battery cells? Thanks

[@bastel_]

I got mine from www.akkuteile.de, LG ICR 18650-HE2 - 2500mAh 3,6V - 3,7V with solder tabs

[@MrCacciLLo]

@@bastel_ Thank you so much

[@MQuadrucci]

Excellent instructional presentation - extra points for not using "music" an not taking 15 minutes to sell/describe/unbox this tool! I wanted to know if I could replace the battery, and if so, how to go about doing so - A+ 100% 🌟🌟🌟🌟/⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@bastel_]

Music is for time lapses or theatrical shots (if at all). I totally hate background music, especially if with voice overs. Horrible. Please also note the comment I pinned, keep the cardboard shell of the old battery for the replacement battery, it's the only thing I did "wrong".

[@cyrpompe]

Hello, I would like to repair the faulty trigger of my screwdriver, do anyone know what is the name of this type of switch ? Thank you!

[@bastel_]

I dunno right now if it is a SPDT On-Off-On or a DPDP On-Off-On but I think the latter since there are two sping levers inside if I remember correctly. There are tons of them on ebay

[@MrIMacro]

Thanks, I want to make this drill corded because I don't have spare batteries. Could you please help me choosing the right adapter?

[@bastel_]

The LiIon battery has 3.7 Volts, so you can use 3 NimH / NiCd rechargables to get 3.6 Volts. I personally tried it with a AA battery holder for 4 batteries that I put into the handle after removing the battery and most circuit stuff. Because if this I used 4.8 Volts and it kinda still worked, but this is of course 25% too much voltage for the motor. But it still had less torque than with the LiIon cell. (You might want to use two holders in parallel for more current, if for example the NimH cells can't deliver enough. Or use C/baby batteries). If you want to use a power supply it should have 3.6 - 4 Volts.

[@jale05x]

Wie lange hat der Akku deines fixas gehalten?

[@bastel_]

Der originale Akku? Nicht sehr lange? Ist schon ne Weile her.. ein Jahr? Die neuen halten immer noch :)

[@anaesterhazy631]

bei mir hält der Akku schon seit einem Jahr, aber der Schalter ist kaputt...

[@aitayachtv2320]

I have the same screwdriver but when I put the charger , the red light doesn't appear , is the battery dead ?

[@bastel_]

Check the charger with a multimeter. Could be that it is dead :(

[@anaesterhazy631]

Hallo, danke zunächst für das tolle Video! :) Könntest du mir vielleicht sagen, wie ich ein anderes Problemchen lösen kann. Bei mir funktioniert nur der Schalter für die Hauptrichtung nicht, d. h., man muß ihn zuerst drucken, dann ein wenig nachlassen, damit es funktioniert. Der Schalter für die Gegenrichtung funktioniert einwandfrei.

[@bastel_]

Das kommt durch den Abbrand der Kontakte im Schalter durch die hohen Ströme. Man kann den Schrauber aufmachen, da ist ein einfacher Kippschalter auf der Platine. Den kann man entweder ersetzen, oder vorsichtig aufmachen (der rastet so an der Seite ein, muss man das Metal etwas biegen) und dann die Kontakte rausnehmen und reinigen (Pinzette). Da ist eine Feder drin, die darf nicht weghüpfen :). Das wird aber wahrscheinlich nicht lange halten, da die Beschichtung ja schon wegebrannt ist, müsste man neu verzinnen.

[@anaesterhazy631]

@@bastel_ Vielen Dank, sehr nett von dir!

[@danisantos3255]

Hey man, do you think you can upgrade the battery for a more powerful one?

[@bastel_]

Those cells should all have the same voltage but you can put in one with larger capacity like I did. Takes longer to charge, though.

[@simlylife9718]

I shouldn't be here coz I cannot understand what's happening. But thumbs up as now I know I won't even try to replace it myself. lol

[@toob95]

it's almost as easy as replacing regular batteries in a toy, it's just a different kind of bigger battery and you have to solder the ends. Would take you 10 minutes at max to understand :)

[@TiagoWolf]

I'm gonna use a lithium battery too but Dremel tge side to insert a battery holder to be able to insert and remove the battery as I use it also in another led torch light and also recharge the battery with the torch charger 👍👍

[@TiagoWolf]

Now we know why it's 9€... It's for the amount of screws 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dragon4800]

Si kalafo.nia ?

[@TiagoWolf]

Ps: i would test it again before screwing all those 1000 screws 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimevans1809]

Using NiCad charging circuit with a lithium battery is wrong and will, at some point, start a fire.

[@bastel_]

Correct. And how is that is relevant to this video featuring a li-ion screw driver with li-ion charging circuit and battery? 🤔