Bosch Athlet Charging Fix
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Bosch Athlet Charging fix which turns out to be fairly simple. You will need to see my other video • Bosch Athlet Vacuum Cl... so you know how to split the cleaner. Worth following all the way through and I'll answer any questions you have.
Thanks so much for doing this video... you have just saved me buying a new vacuum cleaner! Took it apart and noticed the black wire from the charge point had come loose inside... fixed this but still wouldn’t charge... I hadn’t noticed the little black unit inside had been pushed inwards by the charge cable (from outside). Problem was exactly as per your video. Very grateful to you
Thanks, that was exactly what was wrong with mine. I put a self tapper in the bottom hole and it just about grips the case plastic, if it comes loose I'll glue it together.
Great stuff👍
You sir may have saved me from having to buy a new vacuum cleaner. Thank you
Another one saved👍
@@fiveminuteman Update. Mine turned out to be a faulty charger. Now replaced and working again. This video did enable me to take the cleaner apart though which may be helpful in the future. Thanks again
Hello where can i buy a connector terminal clutch?
Hi this is the problem with mine. Will try and find the video now how to take apart
I was just about to bust open mine when I looked over and saw it has started charging, so I think what happened was that after running it for some time, it overheated, and when plugging it in overheated, it will act just like when you have the problem you show here. So leave it to cool down for a while and try again before trying to fix it.
I am hoping this is my problem too. It was fully charged without issue. I have just given the whole house a mega-vacuum to the point where the vacuum turned itself off. I put it on to charge, but no blue light... however, it does appear to be making electrical contact because when plugged in, it will not allow me to turn the vacuum cleaner on.
Edit: what I indicated above was the problem. I would leave it for 30 mins or so to cool down before dismantling it if you get the "no charging light" issue.
I tried this but the connector is seated quite tight and I stil can't get the lights to switch on when charging. Btw, the battery does charge, just no lights :(
Turns out it doesn't charge either. £300 for roughly 3 years use 😢
How do you remove the grill on the back to get to the screws?
From memory that has a slot at the bottom of it so you can start to remove it feom that point.
Hi there, where did you get the board ? I have an issue with my athlet that the unit runs and runs until the battery is flat, charging is no longer possible. thanks
I bought three so use the bits feom one for the other two. Keep an eye out on ebay for athlets listed as spare or repair 9 times out of 10 they just have knackered batteries so other parts are fine.
Hi! Thanks for such wonderful video! Where can I buy this board?
Best way is to get a spares or repair Athlet off Ebay then use it's parts.
A great video. Sadly in mine, this is not the problem 😕
Oh blimey
I have a similar problem, my athlet is charging, the batteries are holding the charge but when I switch the athlet on the battery indicator is showing the battery as dead. I am beginning to think there is something wrong with the pcb. Any help will be appreciated.
Hmm sounds like the battery pack is failing or at least a few 18650 cells are. Check if you have any warranty left before ripping it apart. Donor Athlets can be had on Ebay cheap so that would give you the charge controller and also a battery set. They seem to be able to handle 18650 cells being replaced although be careful as some Battery Management Systems Bosch use will detect a failing pack and render the BMS useless to prevent someone re-celling the pack.
@@fiveminuteman thanks, where is the charge controller located? I've got the 36v version and have the full 36v when I check with a multimeter, the charger is fine to when checked. But when I switch it on it flashes a single led to show the battery is dead. Do you have any advice what to check/replace next?
@@omaark6982 Checking with a multimeter doesnt tell the state of the battery on load. When there is no load, even a dead battery can show full voltage. Not always, but often enough so that it is misleading and tells you nothing unless the circuit is drawing full current.
Hi, did you get anywhere with this? My Series 6 Athlet has the same issue. I've had it less than 18 months and avoid vacuuming like the plague so it's probably had less than 5 hours of use. Got it on clearance... beginning to see why...
@@choc_chip hi, bms chip was not working, tried flashing it, still didn't work, such a shame as everything was working fine. BMS chip effectively "bricked" the vacuum.
Managed to get some of it apart though the charge port is fine. Could I need a new charger?
Be worth checking the charger with a multimeter to see if its working.
Great yes this is what I’m thinking though don’t have a multi meter. Just wondering what else it charges. May take it to the iron mongers today. Thanks for your reply 🤩
Spot on, thanks!
Glad it helped👍
Thanks. Nice Video. What type of screw driver is needed to open the screws of that casing? A normal cross head isnt working for me
They use security screws so i managed to crack mine out with a small flat bladed screwdriver. Security bits are available on amazon or ebay.
Hello, how do you take the vacuum apart to get inside? Thanks
If you look at the end screen there is a link for dismantling or look at the playlists and it will be there.
Mate, I’ve checked my charge port and it starts charging for 30 secs then stops altogether. Any thoughts?
Possibly charger, Battery Management System in Athlet or batteries gone. check nothing ie fluff is inside the charge port.
Where do you get replacement batterys
Used to be able to get them on ebay, but they banned the sale of them. Google 18650 batteries and you should get some sellers.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with those of us who do not know. I would like to know where I could buy (internet) the control module for an athlet 32.4 or a 25.2 like the one you have changed, only the card, I do not need the battery because I already have done the assembly with new ones and the power reaches the card well but later, this card does not load (bsh facelift rev.3 9c_30Q). Thank you very much for your time and delighted to hear from you.(1:44)
Ebay is your friend and best to search including the text spares or repair. I bought a complete cleaner and raided it for spares.
Why always red light on?
Wouldn't know
thanks mate! great video
No problemo👍
Hello Sir,
I have that very same apparatus. After it was falling during charging, the jack-connection broke. I found an exact similar jack and soldered it onto the wire. However, I did not see, that I switched polarity. I left it to charge overnight, but in the morning, I noticed that the blue lights did, not come on, and it wasn’t charging at all. I have dismantled the machine and measured the power and it seems ok from out of the charger. Then, what may be the problem? What may have gone wrong as a result of the switched polarity?
Not sure if reversing the polarity has taken out the bms of the Athlet. I have never had to replace the charging jack on mine. Browse ebay for spares and repairs Athlets. Seem to be a few coming up on Market place as well.
@@nilus1955 battery management system.
I have had a Bosch Athlet 25.2V for three years and all was fine until the last time that it was used, I noticed that the charge was low then when I plugged in the charger, the charge lights didnt come on. I live in assisted housing and recently I've been allowing the carers to vacuum so I don't know what might have been done while I was busy doing other things. The charge socket appears sturdy and solid, I've checked both fuses so there is little else I can do. I was brought up to fix things to component level, originally valve TVs and Audio, then as modern circuits came into being, Transistor audio equipment, Then again when ICs were born, everything and anything. Computers however and modern equipment doesn't lend itself to fault finding to component level so I'm pretty much at a loss what to do next. Any suggestions? The battery is running fine, it's just that when it's gone, I cannot charge it.
That sounds like the charging port has come lose like in this video, the charger is faulty or the battery management/charging circuit has gone faulty. Money is on the charge port come lose like mine did. Try and force the charger in at the wrong angle and the charge port in the cleaner comes lose.
Do you want to sell your spare board? If not, can you suggest a source?
Ebay spares or repair Athlets is the best bet.
were did you get the spare board from
Ebay, look for spares or repair.
Many thanks mate for taking the trouble to let me know where you got the spare board from.
No worries John.
Can you direct me to taking the machine apart to do this
Hi, did you ever find out how to get into the hoover, I don't understand on his earlier reply about 'watch end screen' ?
@@paulthepill Hi Hun.. I googled it in the end
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Seems my charge port has disappeared inside
How long did you have your vacuum before you had problems?
Mine lasted 3 years with light use. Many charge cycles.
can you tell me which are performances of charger
Not sure what you mean, but charger has to be specific for athlet otherwise it won't work.
@@fiveminuteman aaaa ok, so it has to be original it can't be from some other machine with similar performances
Co ty pokazałeś jak przykleić złącze ładowania!!!! Pokaż jak zaprogramować mikrokontroler w tym odkurzaczu a nie jakieś popieprzone użycie kleju!!!!
Cheers man👍