What is a VP135 charger?
VP135 includes a VP130 two-port charger and two VP100 VersaPak batteries. Insert the metal end of the VersaPak battery into the charger. The indicator light will glow. indicating that charging is taking place and will remain on as long as the battery is in the. charger.
How long does it take to charge a nickel battery?
Before attempting to use it for the first time, it must be charged for 1 hour per battery up to. 4 hours for conventional nickel cadmium (silver) batteries and 1 1/2 hours per battery up to. 6 hours for nickel metal hydride (gold) batteries. Subsequent charging for most fix-up jobs. will require less time.
How to extend battery life?
To extend battery life, leave battery in charger until ready for use . A rapid flash indicates that the battery no longer accepts a charge and should be. recycled in accordance with the information in the "RBRC Seal" section. NOTE: Your VersaPak battery was sent from the factory in an uncharged condition.
Step 1: Taking the Battery Apart
You will need to take apart the Verapak battery. Start at the end with the black plastic end piece. It is very hard to get off. I used a razor blade to cut a vertical slit to put my small flat head screwdriver in to pry it off.
Step 2: Soldering and Assembly
Ok, now we get to solder. We are connecting the battery holders in parallel. In other words the negative to negative, positive to positive. Here is the line up. The small metal cup is the positive. Solder both positive wires (red) to it. Solder the negative wires (black) to the bottom of the case. The small cup fits in the top of the battery case.
Step 4
I have not used it much in the last 5 years. The old batteries finally died and the driver is wearing out. I took it apart all the way down to the gears and cleaned it up. Relubed it and decided to upgrade it finally to a 18650 battery. It works fantastic now. Emery cloth was used to take up some slack to prevent the battery from jiggling around.