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Hoover 14.4V Wet and Dry HandiVac CH968A (page 2 of 2)
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Handy for small clean ups
It is light and easy to use, but feel that the suction is not as strong as it claimed.
it is noisy for its size and the battery life is too short, so recharging often is required.
The price matched what I had paid for and would recommend it for quick short clean ups.
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Stuart PrydeMelbourne
GREAT VACUUM - VERY GOOD BATTERY. But very poor charger ** Easy to hack **
This was a freebee, which was part of a Godfreys package.
This performed REALLY REALLY well for over 18 months.
Then, like many other reviewers, my battery gradually started dying.
Eventually would run for 30 seconds max.
Looking at the charger capacity, this is only 150mA @ 18V.
I haven't measured the ACTUAL charging current, but the no load output at the docking contacts was 34V.
This is essentially a trickle charger.
But the Ni-Cad battery capacity is 1,300mA. ...Read more
This pack is not been charged fully, due to an under-rated charger. THEORETICALLY, A "WELL MAINTAINED" NICAD BATTERY WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 500 CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLES. If charged fully once a week, this is about 9.5 years. To investigate the poor battery life, I removed the 12-cell pack and cut off the protective cover & peeled off the heavy insulation protection layers. All cells were about 1.1V. There were no faulty [shorted cells]. THIS IS AN INDICATION OF A VERY GOOD QUALITY BATTERY PACK, after 2 years of very light charging. This is contrary to the opinion of other reviewers who are unfairly "blaming the battery pack". To a non-technical person though, this is a very fair comment to make, of course. To provide an occasional boost from a higher capacity charger, WITHOUT having to pass a higher current through the docking station contacts, I dismantled the vacuum completely. Then drilled a 6.5mm hole in the body. I then wired up a chassis-mount RCA phone socket with heavy gauge red and black wires. I passed this through the hole & mounted securely. Then I connected these 2 wires together with the vacuum's battery charging wires. Finally, I connected the battery to the new DOUBLE-FEED charging cables . To fully charge via the hard-wired feed, I soldered-up a new RCA plug with heavy R&B wires, & connected to a higher power 5A battery charger. The pack drew 2.6 Amps! - I ran at this current for 30 minutes, then reduced the current to 1 Amps for another hour, to bring the battery fully back to life. After 90 minutes, the pack voltage was 16.5V. I checked every cell. All were about 1.37 volts. PERFECT! I turned on the still dismantled vacuum. WORKED PERFECTLY, as I expected. Finally, reassembled the vacuum & re-installed the battery. This was a bit harder to re-install because of the 2 new, thick charging wires, as I expected. Re-tested the vacuum with bag connected - Performed as if BRAND NEW!. I can now use the 150mA trickle charger on an ongoing basis, to make sure the battery is semi-topped up, after use. But, every week or so, I'll give a boost charge for 60 minutes at approx 1.5A, to ensure the cells are fully charged. I now expect this vacuum to LAST ANOTHER 9-12 YEARS before the battery will begin to deteriorate. Since we can't post photos, my "now nerdy" profile pic is the dismantled vacuum without battery. Left side has the RCA socket & 2 heavy wires, joining up in the middle, with the thinner original wiring from the right side containing the motor etc... This hack is quite simple, but MUST be performed by a qualified person, since rechargeable batteries can be quite dangerous & EVEN EXPLODE, if mishandled, or shorted. They can also EXPLODE or have their life shortened to less than 500 cycles, if overcharged using a NON-MANUFACTURER APPROVED charger. For my hack, I now limit the charging current to 1.6 Amps maximum. And I limit the charging time to 1 hour, using a mechanical timer on the mains input, feeding the charger. At these conditions, the battery will reach approx 45 degrees CSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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