Fixing battery on the Xiaomi G10 / G9 vacuum cleaner

00:07:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfwLuZ9D_HI

Summary

TLDRIn this video, the user shares their experience troubleshooting a Xiaomi G10 vacuum cleaner that wouldn't turn on. They demonstrate how to disassemble the device, revealing the internal battery. After discovering that the battery cells were defective, the user successfully resets the battery, allowing the vacuum to function properly again. The process was revealed to be straightforward, leading to significant savings compared to purchasing a new vacuum or a replacement battery.

Takeaways

  • 🔧 Step-by-step disassembly of the vacuum cleaner.
  • 🔋 Examination of the battery to assess functionality.
  • 🔄 Resetting the battery solved the issue.
  • 💵 Saved $150 by repairing instead of replacing it.
  • 🛠️ Simple tools like a knife can help in opening devices.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:07:12

    The Xiaomi G10 vacuum cleaner was non-functional, showing no signs of life when attempting to charge or operate it. Upon opening the device, the user noticed numerous small plastic clips securing the casing, which required careful handling to avoid damage. The battery was inspected, revealing a poor voltage reading across its cells, indicating it was defective. After removing the battery, a red LED light was blinking, suggesting some potential operational issue. Upon reinserting the battery, the device started functioning correctly again, although the exact reason for the initial malfunction remained uncertain. This successful repair allowed the user to save significantly on replacement costs, highlighting a DIY approach to appliance maintenance.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • What was wrong with the Xiaomi G10 vacuum cleaner?

    It wasn't turning on and the battery showed no charge.

  • How did the user open the vacuum cleaner?

    By removing plastic clips on the sides and using a knife to pry it open.

  • What did the user find inside the vacuum cleaner?

    The user found the battery, which was reported to be faulty.

  • How did the user fix the vacuum cleaner?

    The user removed, reset, and reconnected the battery.

  • How much money did the user save by fixing the vacuum cleaner?

    The user saved about $150 by repairing it instead of buying a new one.

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    here's my xiaomi G10 vacuum cleaner so
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    basically it wasn't working what I was
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    trying to turn around it didn't nothing
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    when I tried to charge it was completely
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    off the battery was not showing anything
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    the LEDs were off so to open it so first
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    of all I'm gonna show you how it looks
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    inside
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    so you can get an idea of what you need
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    to do
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    uh basically you have this small plastic
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    things
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    on the sides I'm sure you were
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    so these are all over the place
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    and they they go here in the middle
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    that's as you can see
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    so it it's a little bit hard to get
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    to my damage a little bit the plastic
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    but it wasn't so far so bad so the first
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    thing I did is to open these two
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    when you do this you're going to be able
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    to open it like like this just a little
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    bit then
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    start going on the side
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    on the other side like this one when I
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    reach the half I installed on the other
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    side I have to open it I was like
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    putting a
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    knife honestly just here in the middle
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    and I was making it like this
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    and going like that then the same thing
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    on the other side so like this
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    until it was hoping like this
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    when I reach this point I was able just
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    to take the battery out
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    so here goes here in the zone so you can
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    have a look at it
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    so
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    you see how it looks on this side
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    so what you need to do the place where
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    you need to do it
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    um
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    and then
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    I want to show you the other side
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    so here's exactly the same thing
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    okay now that I got the material out
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    I measured the the water
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    and it was about eight sorry eight but
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    four
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    on each cell
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    so this means that they were trash
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    otherwise it would be like probably like
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    maybe
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    four or something like that
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    let me try to make sure they can show
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    you
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    okay
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    there you can see and there here we have
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    the battery so as you can see here I
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    have four
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    next one I have
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    four
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    and we're gonna have four
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    next one
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    it's four
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    four
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    [Music]
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    okay and the last one four
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    so this means that it wasn't on balance
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    it was just not turning on when I remove
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    it I saw that there was a red lead
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    blinking so that was on this side and
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    that one wasn't blinking before so I was
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    on the on this part
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    things
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    um
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    what else I remove it after I blink I
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    tried to put it in the in the vacuum
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    cleaner so I'm not sure
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    um it work I mean
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    it was like this as you can see I tried
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    it to put the battery in with the
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    collector
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    I put it in this way
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    and again it worked I mean before it
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    wasn't working even if I remove it I put
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    it back I tried to charge uh oh well now
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    it worked I even tried to charge it and
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    I saw that it was charging so I don't
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    know exactly what was the problem but it
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    was fixed just very bad I mean just
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    waiting for it so
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    now I'm gonna put it back
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    so let me do it this way
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    so here you see that you have like a
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    clip here inside
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    and in the water you have the same thing
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    your
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    if you have it here
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    's the way it goes
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    so I'm gonna put it just like that
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    foreign
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    plastic tips
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    so this goes in this way
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    and now it's in place
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    so what else on this side something that
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    is important is that you have like a
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    connector for the lottery
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    they must fit in the middle of this
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    thing
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    so this is the next step
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    oh this is called this way
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    and
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    you should press it all over the place
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    um something that I'm gonna do before
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    probably is see if it's
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    working
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    well I'm gonna do it again
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    press all the small tips
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    on the south side
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    maybe it's a good idea to start with one
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    of the rear
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    um
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    it's very close so now I'm gonna try the
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    material as if it's working
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    so
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    honestly I have no idea what was the
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    problem I will remove it the light
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    turned red when I remove the battery
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    um maybe there was something that wasn't
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    doing in the right contact or I don't
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    know but now I disassembled I put it
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    back and
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    it's working
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    so this is good news because I have
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    saved like
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    150 dollars from buying another one or
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    like eight dollars from just buying the
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    battery
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    so that's it
Tags
  • Xiaomi
  • vacuum cleaner
  • battery
  • repair
  • troubleshooting
  • DIY
  • fix
  • disassembly
  • G10
  • electronics