On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:03:31 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

Very last resort is to just slop some epoxy on the flat wire and
battery terminal, and hope that it holds.

Unless it's silver-filled epoxy, no way.

I don't mean slopping the epoxy in between the battery terminal and
the flat wire. I mean push the two wires together, and slop some
epoxy on top in order to just hold them together. The Dustbuster
doesn't draw all that much current so I suspect a simple mechanical
connection will work. Kinda like the contacts for D cell batteries in
kids toys, flashlights, games, etc, where a welded contact isn't
necessary.

But there's a spring applying pressure.

Bend the flat wire over a few times and you'll get some spring
pressure.

If you're not sure if it will work, and don't want to deal with
permanent epoxy, use Duct Tape to hold the flat wire in place.

The problem (from my point of view) is oxidation. I figure the Dustbuster
draws ~1amp, so I need a clean, tight, connection.

Apply duct tape for contact pressure. Bury the battery pack in
cellophane wrap for water, dust, and debris proofing.

Regardless, I'm going to have it welded tomorrow morning.

Too easy but good luck anyway.
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