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  • #1

    How daunting of a task is a battery swap?

    I just got a used GC2A and the battery is dead. Not the end of the world but I am a lefty and play a ton with my stepson who is a righty, and the cord is a pain. I called Foresight and they made it sound easy to fry the CPU during a battery swap, resulting in a $1500-$2000 repair. I don't mind paying them for the install but I do mind the 10-15 business day downtime when I am using the unit every day through the winter.

    Are they actually that much of a risk to install? Lets discuss this one.

    Thanks,

    Bob
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    i will not give any help on that I sent 4 units to Foresight and will pay about 600-800 a piece for them to go through these and yes change a few batteries that were only holding 5 hours of time. but there is a video to show you how to do this on foresight.

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    • #3
      I wouldn't change a battery that lasts 5 hours given my new one doesn't last much longer than that. Run them down flat then recharge. They should be fully discharged and recharged about once a month.

      Changing batteries requires opening the case so I suppose anything can happen but changing the battery is just a simple disconnect/ reconnect of the connector. Just make sure you have no static electricity charge on you when doing the swap.

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      • mthunt
        #3.2
        mthunt commented
        11-24-2016, 04:37 AM
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        You paid what to replace a battery lasting 5 hours? That was a bad idea dude.
      • FaultyClubs
        #3.3
        FaultyClubs commented
        11-24-2016, 04:42 AM
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        Interesting, my new one is maybe 6 hours. It might depend how they are being used.
      • aeroburner
        #3.4
        aeroburner commented
        11-24-2016, 09:34 PM
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        I have not paid anything yet to change out battery yet MT
        i did idle time on the battery Faulty.
    • #4
      Yeah mine holds zero charge so I'm in a slightly different spot...

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      • #5
        Go here

        http://www.foresightsports.com/suppo...o-instructions and watch the video.

        If you can walk and chew gum you are overqualified to accomplish the task.

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        • #6
          Wow, it's just a 6 cell battery like we used to us in RC cars. I have 100's of those cells in my storage room. I could build one of the packs in about 10 minutes, shrink wrap and all. How much do they sell the battery for? It's worth about 20 bucks.
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          • #7
            they sell for 65.00 at foresight plus shipping, i had to call BS on them trying to tell me 200 to replace the other day, I think the comment was "no way in hell are you charging me 30.00 a minute" haha
            Last edited by aeroburner; 11-24-2016, 05:33 PM.

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            • #8
              Originally posted by aeroburner View Post
              ...I think the comment was "no way in hell are you charging me 30.00 a minute" haha
              If they want $600-800 to "go through" them maybe you ARE paying $30 a minute! Lol. I mean what are they ACTUALLY DOING for your money? When I bought mine I asked and never got a clear answer so I just ran the calibration tool and updated to the latest firmware myself. It took about 2 minutes...that's $400 a minute unless they do more than that... lol

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              • aeroburner
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                aeroburner commented
                11-24-2016, 09:32 PM
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                I know they threw up a rough number then when i got into the nuts and bolts of the costing, it became BS. I said send me what i need and I will take care of it, because what i see is about 30 minutes per machine then I got thats not policy we can not sell parts, so now if its justified I will pay if not it will not be pleasant.
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