I've been searching for a video to enable my Dyson repair. Must have seen a hundred. Your video is exactly what I needed. Sincerely appreciated. Best Wishes!

In an effort to charge our Dyson Vac from a DC source in our camper, I came here looking for the charge connector pinout. I didn't understand why they would need 25 and 18 volts. I was happy to see that only two pins were connected and am currently charging with a DPH5005 power supply set to 24.35VDC - Interestingly, the power supply indicated it's pulling nearly an amp at the start and after 10 minutes, it tapers off to about 400mA

Thanks, very informative video. Seems like a joke that some are critical. I'm a mechanical engineer and like learn more about electronics by repairing things like this. Most other videos just scratch the surface, so it's nice to find one like this.

Thanks after watching I’ve gained great insight to the workings and I’m just going to purchase a new one..good job jimmy👍

Very helpful, thank you. I had exactly the same issue with the charger cable near the device-connection plug, on a Dyson V6 cordless.

Thank you! Found and fixed loose charging connection thanks to this video. My 10+ year old DC44 is working again.

Thanks, good job. Only concern is shorting the terminals on the battery connector with your screwdriver when trying to improve it. Tinker-on!

Thanks, Awesome job diagnosing, finding and fixing root cause of the charging problem descirbed in the video using the volt meter showing the interior workings of the battery electrical connections, my Dyson DC45 Animal is now fixed and charging properly, thanks to your thorough examination, much appreciated. Fyi-, now knowing what you described, I cheated a bit with a quick fix, noticing with high powered reading glasses and good light, the interior contacts had twisted from repeated insert and spin of the connector in one direction, so, without taking the whole battery apart, I simply twisted the connector around first clockwise then counter clockwise in socket until the light went on the battery connected wall charger, the twisting of the connector in the opposite direction of the connector typical spin when plugged in, essentially both re-aligned and also scrubbed the interior outer ring female receptor copper pins to be more firmly and cleanly touching the male outer cylinder contact wall of the plug head insert, and voila this method worked, for how long this quick fix works will depend on how well I re-seated and cleaned the copper tip surfaces with this simple, fast reverse spin action fix method to re-position and clean the copper connectors. The number of successful plug-ins made over time will be the metric to measure success , we will find out and report back. So the root cause of the 'not charging' problem over time, where the light on the charger does not go on, even thought the lights on the DC45 Animal do go on but do not have sufficent charge to run the motor, is as follows, its the repeated plugging in the male connector the same way with the Animal tilted on the same angle which causes the male connector to spin in one direction , over time twisting the female outer ring, centre facing copper pins somewhat diagonally and away from the the male plug wall, losing contact enough to have the integrated circuit electrical bridge not trip and open with enough voltage pressure. Long term Stow and Charge Mount Solution? imo, make sure the plug cable is first hook mounted and hanging exactly vertical on the wall to drop the plug directly into the female socket of a vertically mounted Vacuum so the male connector head does not spin inside the female socket, not ideal, but this vertical alignment of male to female mount solution securing the cable so it dos not twist is the remedy to get much longer life out of your Animal. :) Thanks a bunch! TK

Thanks for Your vid. Helped in exposing my battery . But on mine there is a 15amp mini fuse on the black wire that was defective. charger light would come on for a few seconds and go out. Working now THANKS FOR YOUR PRELIMINARY ASSISTANCE.

I really liked your explanations. Well done!

Excellent video . I had no green light on the wall charger same as you . However rather than dismantle and suspecting oxidation like yours I sprayed WD 40 into the plug socket on the Dyson . Job done . Thanks again

Very impressive, and a great watch, but way too ambitious for me! Even so, it shows it can be done. Many thanks!

Thanks! Nice easy fix. Charger for my DC34 now as good as new (if not better).

Thanks didn't even realize the charger had a light on it because the way it was plugged into a 3 way adaptor back was pointed to the side. After plugging it in so I could see the light just like yours move the wire around and the green charge light goes off and on. Ill just order another charger.

All looks very technical.

Awesome I’m glad I watched this before tearing the battery up turns out it was the cable thanks

Great video. Thanks for posting!

Thank you so very much for this video. It helped me so very much.

Nice video what are the capacity of each cell

Thanks for shareing

Mine turned out to be the electrical contacts on the tub that holds the dust. They were gunked up. Bit of alcohol on a qtip and jobs a good un. Thankfully hoover don't seal the battery up and it's easily accessible by simply pressing a button.

Very informative. Thank you. Subscribed!

I congratulate you on stripping the Dyson down and hunting for the fault.. If it's knackered and in need of replacement (in some peoples eyes) then there's no harm in taking it apart and having a go.. Seeing as its destined for the bin if you don't attempt to fix it. But there is one part you should have done differently.. When you stripped down the charging socket inside the battery housing, you then suggested scraping the contacts clean with a screwdriver. There was clearly no risk of harm to yourself from a 22v battery pack, but there was risk of shorting out the battery. There was a cable connector on the circuit board that you should have unplugged before you shorted the inner and outer contacts with that screwdriver. Luckily no damage appears to have been caused, but in some cases it could have popped the battery or a component on the circuit board. And like other people say, its easy to get replacements, but you don't get with that is the satisfaction of fixing it yourself. Doesn't make any difference if u have the money for a replacement or not, its still a bonus if u fix it. Keep up the good work

I need to see how to remove the Type A battery. I cant figure it out and cant find instructions on here!

Fantastic video thanks so much for sharing i have exactly the same issue and gonna give this a try on my battery. Thanks for the efforts on making the video!

Thank you so much 😊 is really $$$$ to buy another one

There's 2 different people the ones that liked this and the ones that don't like this. The ones that liked this are the ones that don't ask mom and dad for money.

Thank you

Great help! Would you re do the video starting with the charger cable? Because that also was my problem and i took apart the battery for no reason :P

Sounds like John Ward's brother!

Should have used plastic trim removal tools. Vacuum would still look like new. You can get them from Amazon for next to nothing.

Thanks. More people should mend stuff instead of filling up land fills that are destroying the planet. Makes a nice change to hear an English accent. Cheers.

It's probably worth sticking a multimeter on the plug first before doing this. I'm getting charge through my plug but but the thing itself won't charge. New battery in the post but if that doesn't work I'll be dissecting too!

Hello my Dyson not charging also.what I'm gonna do? When I plug in it shows red blinking but suddenly it's gone not charging. Please help me.

I got similar problem battery and the charger new still not charging very frustrating looks like dyson hand held not reliable after 4 years using ...looks like need to buy new one again

I am 100% certain it is my wire as the green light does not come on and previously worked after I wiggled the cable. However where would I get that small bit of wire to connect to the red wire? Looks quite difficult to be honest

What are they, 18650 2200 mha?

Nice

The battery of my dc 34 has a dead bms the chip near the charging connector on the board shorted out. This a common issue?

When I charge mine it just keeps flashing green on the charger.....is there a fix for this please? It’s a dyson dc44

I am trying to ascertain if my DC34 Animal has a faulty charger or battery. I assumed as it had been left unused for a year it was the battery but there is no green light on charger. Tried a multimeter on outside and inside of barrel connector no voltage. If the charger was functioning ok would connecting a multimeter make the green light come on? Or would the volt meter be too high a resistance and thus not enough current would flow? Does this switch mode charger not supply full current until a load is detected?

I have same problem, vac works for few seconds then goes off and charge light flashes. t have found that if I plug the vacuum back into charger for about 20 seconds or less then remove it, the vacuum works fully. I Suspect something more sinister. Has anyone else found this problem? I will strip down and investigate.

Dyson wants $160 for a battery. This would be the 3rd one in 2 years.

I have a dc44, charging plug is flashing but after being on charge for 6hr the dyson is still dead

Kk

And after all that and buying a new battery the charger (A$29) was the problem!

Less talking and more action thank you!!!!! He had made a right mess of the battery.

How do you do it without MANGLING the machine??? GOD... DAMN!!!

Thanks for the video, but damn you were a bull in a China shop.

Screws are locked

butchering that poor thing.

So to save a lot of ball ache just buy a new charger! ;)

Assume only 1 fault. There was likely nothing wrong with the battery connection.

wow you know what ill just buy another one

4:34 CAN YOU GIVE ME THE POWER PLUG DIMENSIONS

You mangled the battery. You shouldn't need to "whack" it.

make no sense... a new battery is $20 on ebay.

Just spend £30 this is long

Oh Lord, just get to the steps without a long preamble!

what an awfull looking repair, proper cowboy

turn up your volume, then we can hear what you are saying, this way we can only watch you destroy the batteries. what a joke

Oh yes ...you've really fixed it ...now you'll only be able to flog it as a piece of junk...what a waste.

New battery - $25.00. Two hours of my time - $150.00