Rechargeable hand-held Vacuum Cleaners
16 April 2009, 03:02 PM
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Rechargeable hand-held Vacuum Cleaners
Any recommendations? Had a cheapo Hoover one that was sh!te: bits fell off and fully-charged battery lasted about 5 minutes, which got barely half the car clean!
Please let me know what you've got, how good it is and what it cost.
Please let me know what you've got, how good it is and what it cost.
16 April 2009, 04:16 PM
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Got a Black and Decker one that also lasts about 2 minutes on a charge. Thought I just had a dodgy one but apparently not. Hmmmm. The next thing I was going to try, if I could ever be ar5ed to get around to it, was to take it apart to see the sort of battery used and search for a better one. As it is useful to clear up the crumbs after a 5 year old .....
Dave
PS: as for the car, I just use trusty old 'enry. You know it makes sense!
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PS: as for the car, I just use trusty old 'enry. You know it makes sense!
16 April 2009, 04:26 PM
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Funnily enough, I was going to post up a similar thread. We're looking for a vacuum for use on the boat, so it needs to be hand-held, or very small, and rechargeable.
I'm in the process of fitting a new compass, and have been attacking the existing hole in the fiberglass with the dremel and it's made a bit of a mess, and I don't want to inhale the dust, nor expose the hound to it either.
I'm in the process of fitting a new compass, and have been attacking the existing hole in the fiberglass with the dremel and it's made a bit of a mess, and I don't want to inhale the dust, nor expose the hound to it either.
16 April 2009, 04:53 PM
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I'm guessing most of these use cheepo quality 1200 mAh Nicd sub-C size cells in the battery packs. Which basically, are shyte. Thus the short running times.
Decent sub-C Nicd cells these days are in excess of 2100mAH which is almost 80% greater in capacity ( i.e almost 80% longer running time). Yet few manufacturers of cordless devices use them
If one is a dab handy at soldering up battery packs (anyone heavily into electric RC vehicles) its a simple case of disassembling the battery pack and soldering up a new battery pack using higher capacity cells.
I did this on our old dustbuster
Just ensure to recalculate the charge times so the larger capcity cells get enuogh charge (25 hours for the dustbuster
).
If one wants to go even better they can swap for NiMH cells, but ideally that should be done on devices already using NiMH cell as the charger will have protection to prevent overcharging (nicd chargers rarely have this - bear that in mind if its left on 24/7 ), although if one is into electronics, one can knock up a charging cut-off circuit and modify the charger.
Sad, I know. But the old dustbuster wasn't going to be consigned to the bin that readily
Decent sub-C Nicd cells these days are in excess of 2100mAH which is almost 80% greater in capacity ( i.e almost 80% longer running time). Yet few manufacturers of cordless devices use them
If one is a dab handy at soldering up battery packs (anyone heavily into electric RC vehicles) its a simple case of disassembling the battery pack and soldering up a new battery pack using higher capacity cells.
I did this on our old dustbuster
Just ensure to recalculate the charge times so the larger capcity cells get enuogh charge (25 hours for the dustbuster
).If one wants to go even better they can swap for NiMH cells, but ideally that should be done on devices already using NiMH cell as the charger will have protection to prevent overcharging (nicd chargers rarely have this - bear that in mind if its left on 24/7 ), although if one is into electronics, one can knock up a charging cut-off circuit and modify the charger.
Sad, I know. But the old dustbuster wasn't going to be consigned to the bin that readily
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16 April 2009, 05:12 PM
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Where did the post about the Ryobi go? It's a brand the local Home Depot carries, so I'll pop down and have a look. Thing is cheaper here than in the UK, which is a nice change too! 
They also have a small canister one, which I think I'll investigate.
They also have a small canister one, which I think I'll investigate.
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We have had a Black and Decker Dustbuster for quite some time now. It does the job and I think you cant expect the batteries to last all that long. Its good for a quick clear up of crumbs etc.
The battery is not as good as it was of course and I may well follow Ali-B's advice soon.
Les
The battery is not as good as it was of course and I may well follow Ali-B's advice soon.
Les
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