replying to Puddin' Man, DrByte - Thomas Spears wrote:
pudding.man wrote:

I've had an old B&D Dustbuster Deluxe cordless vac for years. Never really
worked 100%. Right off the charger, it'd rev up, then slow to near nothin',
they rev up again. About to roll over and die. Practical to replace
batteries?
I've had an old B&D Spotliter rechargable flashlite since the 80's.
Worked great until just recently. Output on the charger checked
out, so it's gotta be the battery. I can't even figger out how to
get it out of the handle. Any hope?
Thx,
Puddin'
Pease pudding hot,
Pease pudding cold,
Pease pudding in the pot
Nine days old ...



Hello pudding man,
I also have had to figure out how to open the B & D Spotliter handle which
holds the rechargeable battery. Quite simply, remove the 2 phillips-type
screws on the larger upper part of the handle near the square compartment
holding the bulb. Then gently pull the handle apart at the fairly obvious
split on it. So now you have it open - but where do you get the
replacement battery. The battery is about 4 inches long and about 1/2" to
3/4" in diameter. It has sort of push on connectors at each end. I could
not locate any part number on the battery, but the instructions on the
battery strictly state "only replace with an identical battery."

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