Item: Eckman Long-Reach Electric Telescopic Hedge Trimmer
Rating: 1

Zeb4's review of Eckman Long-Reach Electric Telescopic Hedge Trimmer

“What to do when the Eckman battery dies ........”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Zeb4 on 02/02/2015

I would not recommend buying one of these if they become available!! I bought it with two extension poles for a specific use and it worked quite well at first.

My Eckman battery died just out of warranty, although judging by the other comments, it wouldn't have mattered much had it been earlier. I found the cutting action was pretty good so I decided to try to keep the thing. I bought a cheap 18v Ni-Cd drill battery and charger, removed and recycled the Li-ion cells from the Eckman battery case and wired a cable to the terminals. Now I put the Ni-Cd battery in my pocket with the cable feeding the trimmer via the old battery case and the trimmer works very well. (I have other 18v Li-ion batteries for my DeWalt drill but I haven't had the nerve to risk trying to connect them to the trimmer, although it should work without damaging the batteries)
The motor/cutter drivetrain started to make squealing noises, but dismantling the casing is simple and a spot of lubrication on the sliding bits fixed it.
I hope this is useful to you with your dead batteries and useless trimmers

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Halfmb's Response to Zeb4's Review

Written on: 12/03/2015

Good tip - I might try that!
However I'd advise against trying to rewire Li-Ion batteries in due to risks involved.

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Zeb4's reply to Halfmb's Comment

Written on: 05/04/2020

Hi - several years on and the gadget is still working well. I now use my DeWalt 18v battery with offset electrodes to engage the Eckmann input terminals directly as the battery almost engages the original lock. A couple of rubber bands hold it in place. The mechanical bits of the multitool are really good - such a pity about the battery and poor quality charger

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