Awesome video! The dyson batteries suck and take forever to charge. I thought of this idea a couple weeks ago when I was waiting two hours for the battery to charge. Seems our minds think alike 👍 thanks for blazing the trail!

This is the recommended I needed. Amazing job!

Did the same with my Dyson last year. Works great

I stumbled on this video by accident. I had made an adapter for my Milwaukee battery so it could power my Hoover Linx stick vacuum. All kinds of power and battery life now.

Beautiful idea. Ive had a dead dyson battery 🔋 for 2 yrs. im going to do this with my makita drill batteries

Great idea and thanks for that. You really should watch a few soldering vids though as doing it this way burns off the flux before it can do its job and is a recipe for dry joints.

I thought about this a couple hours ago, I opened KZfaq and this was the first video

Very nice retrofit job. I did the same last year using a Makita 18v battery. Works fine, but since the Makita (and Milwaukee) batteries are only 5 cell 18650s, and the original Dyson pack has 6 cells, you do lose suction power in Turbo mode. But, it’s much nicer to be able to swap out batteries after 15 minutes, and keep going, rather than having to wait for the Dyson battery to recharge. I’m not sure why Dyson hasn’t made one with a replaceable battery.

Wired a 12v cigarette lighter socket to power a 12v compressor with Milwaukee m18. Pumps up flat mower tyres and even a tractor tyre on a 4ah. It's a portable air beast in little bucket with a handle and lid.

Brilliant.. i am a Milwaukee and Dyson fan too..but don't know how to do what you did 👍

Yep did the same a few years back but with a kobalt 24 volt battery as it's voltage is closer. Still works fantastic🤣

What a boss! Nice work

Nice work this has just inspired me to do the same to our old design aswell. Only thing is am going to design and 3d print a battey mount that will be a mix of ryobi and dyson

😂 not bad at all mate . Its amazing that its the Dysons charging board craps out , the batterys are normally all good , must be a real good money maker for Dyson . Your hack is the Best mate 💪

Oh no, its not finished, you have to paint the motor housing red, and the handle plasti dipped black, and leave the purple, and the garlic looking thing the original colors, other than that, I give that a 9/10 great job 😎👍🏼

If you make these retrofit kits for sale, please let me know so I can purchase. My whole garage is all Milwaukee so this would be icing on the cake with my Dyson vacuum!

Awesome, great to see it getting a new life!

That's sick! I'm going to keep my eye out for one with a bum battery now

Dywaulkee. Nice

Super job

Very nice job sir it’s nice to see you have recycled something that could be thrown away well done 👍

Mine smoked the motor circuit board the second I plugged battery in.Dewalt 8ah.

I would recommend some flux next time. If it ever breaks, use some next time it’s super cheap Your solder joints looked a bit weak The flux would help suck the solder in

Thanks. I have one that needs to be repurposed and will be doing the same.

The rigid 18v rocks 👍👍

I did the exact same thing but I used 24v max Kobalt batteries so my dyson would receive the correct voltage and run more efficiently. Kobalt batteries are also cheaper than Milwaukee and still use top quality Samsung cells inside.

Almost 500k views. A few more waits, there will be a Dyson/milwaukee adapter in Aliexpress

So many issues cold soldiering , no heat shrink, did use a proper crip set piles don’t give proper force , but love the idea 😏

Great work mate !

Great job. Someone with a 3d printer can make and sell adaptors for this application.

Badass, I wonder of someone's made a 3d model attachment for printing.

Mines is going out and I didn’t even think about this wooooiw

Came across this video and thought.... This is exactly what I want to do the same thing with different brand.

Funny switch!

I've done this sort of thing soooooo many times.

Loved this video, would be cool if you took it a step further and tested it before and after. ( E.g. how long the battery lasts, how much suction you get, ect. )

Someone should 3d print a retrofit kit to diy at home.

How are you getting around the inbuilt low voltage cutoff ? Dyson 6 cell series = 22.2 v nominal & the milwaukee battery 5 cell series 18.5 nominal so wen a preset voltage is reached the vac cuts out & that won't tap into the batteries full capacity. I have a 6cell lipo pack hardwired into mine but i tryed 5cell series makita batteries before i decided needed 6 cells

Great video dude really great idea I can do this and I will do it I hate the battery life on my wife’s Vacuum

Now i can be a mechanic amd a house wife while at the shop, bahaha 😂

Another great U-Tube video on how NOT to Solder!

Ive been saying we need this at home for years

would be even more kickass if someone made a .stl file so we could 3d print a whole new lower section.

I just purchased ryobi vacuum cleaner... I can't believe how great it works...

Nice job. Any issues with that switch yet? Pretty sure that vac is pulling waaay more amperage than that switch is rated for.

Don’t bin the old battery pack. The cells are still good to use in torches and stuff like that. In many occasions it is one or 2 cells that are bad and makes the whole pack useless. I have a radio that works with these cells. Works a treat.

looks better than the milwaukee cordless handheld.

Nice work!

For V6, V7 and V8, you can try to buy an adapter. I have one for DeWalt to V8, but I have seen others as well.

I literally just took a survey from Ridgid/Emerson yesterday and I told them their vacuum cleaner suck (not in a good way). And I asked them why they couldn’t their vacuums be more like Dyson, Hoover and Shark that have no pleated filters. So now I’m going to go out and buy a Dyson vacuum cleaner and do this (i’m looking for a used vacuum with a bad battery). You are a genius, or is it just necessity that made you a genius? Either way thank you!

Aye make a KZfaq short of this and it will surely go viral

IT’S BEAUTIFULL

Definitely doing this

You made me jealous! 👍😂

There is one bit of drama in that if you use the vacuum for long enough you will discharge the LI batteries below the point of no return and brick your batteries. The circuit board in the Dyson battery is there to disconnect the motor get discharged too far.

would you mind leaving a parts list so i could build mine like this

lol awesome 👏 😎

That's excellent!

Wow great job you missed telling people they need a voltage discount so that the milwaukee battery doesn't get drained to a point where it won't charge again !

Great idea and build! Quick question though, as Milwaukee batteries don't have any voltage protection built into them. Do you know if the Dyson has any voltage protection in there? The risk is if you run the vacuum for too long you could lower the voltage in the battery to point where it won't charge anymore rendering the battery useless.

The mill-why-son

Yes yes yes, I was thinking of doing this for years, the mrs loves them dysons but I hate the batterie life, not for much longer any more👍🇬🇧

Milwaukee M18 cordless compact vacuume model# 088220. $180-$210 ... and by-pass the Dyson all together. 👍👍for ingenuity though!

Most battery specialist shops can rebuild batteries/replace the dead cels

I’m late to the party! Keep up the great content.

Definitely doin this mod

Yep, good vacuum except for the battery/charger. I did the same thing with mine using makita batteries.

Milwaukee needs to make a vacuum with some pre filter cyclone. Most of thier vacs clog filters quickly.

Cool build. But I have the Milwaukee 2 gallon pack out vacuum lol you could of just bought that? lol It’s pretty quiet too

Interesting!

I love this but i need those brass solder scrubbers. Dont use the kitchen ones they destroy it. Add some extra flux to the brass ball and mix it around when new. Ur soldering will be way more reliable and better for longer years to come. Sponges r dead and old news and lower ur temp

Awesome!

Regarding the lack of a voltage protection circuit, has anyone wired in a voltmeter display? I figure it'd be straightforward like vehicle battery circuits but may as well ask if anyones wired a meter in for those neurotic about killing a battery

Thats a grouse idea

love the concept, the vacuum will prob just kill this battery just as fast

If it was the newer v11 vacuum i imagine there would be a loss of power but idk. The v11 is i think 28v max and 25.2 nominal and the v11 has larger cells. I forget the size but they are larger then even 21700. Dont know about the older dyson

what about the auto voltage shut off. on milwaukee it in the tool not the battery?

Im gonna try it with a V7 dyson. Spewing i didnt notice sooner coz we just bought a brand new v10 for $799… ah well, may as well convert the v7 for $15

Cool project. But one Question How long will the switch last with it being rated for 1.5A ?

High demand batteries would be best suited

I guess he is I swing the stain voltage regulator to monitor battery voltage

any problems with the vacuum now that a year has gone by?

I would not use Dyson for a shop vac...thing has a very small opening in the unit so it will always get jammed

About how much run time do you get on the 5.0 Milwaukee battery?

I thought this was a Tim Allen Video

Nice job where did you buy the switch?

DeWalt 20V is closer to Dyson's 21. Have to try this out

Need an adapter for the V10. Does anyone know if they exist?

How long this 1.5A switch will last?

Make your fire brigade even more jealous...

Uhhh... those batteries will break if discharged too low. Any issues with that, yet?

has anyone figured out how to do this with the v10 yet?

Good Job, but I would have just bought the superior Makita Vacuum Cleaner.

Fuck yea bud! You read my mind because the M18 vacuum of the same form factor as that Dyson is a loud piece of complete junk. We love our Dyson and I run a ton of M18 tools so this is a no brainer.

man you didn't tell us the most important part, how many minutes with a full speed??

Hi good job ,does anyone know where to buy such a switch or similar, thank you.

Did you rolling road it 😊

What type of glue did you use

How long is the run time on the 18 volts

Those drill packs are 18v and the vacuum runs at 24v. No issues?