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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: batterbee on April 04, 2010, 05:45:59 pm

Title: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: batterbee on April 04, 2010, 05:45:59 pm: Hi, wondered if anyone could help with the above backpack.

My stepson purchased the above backpack about 3 weeks ago and all worked well for about a week and a half when it just stopped working.

We took the tank off and are no obvious connectors of, the battery charger when connected shows the battery is charged as the green light goes on straight away, so we took the battery out and tryed it on my Halfords intellegent charger ( quite a popular 1 on this site ) and that confirmed the battery was indeed charged

We then by accident realised with the charger plugged in it worked, unfortuatly when we unplugged it it stopped to.

The fuse is still ok and are now pulling our hair out to what could be wrong.

Hope i've explained it well and if anyone could suggest what to try next it would be extremly helpful.

Kind regards John
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: richard jagger on April 04, 2010, 07:11:12 pm: It sounds like your battery terminals are not connecting properly as when your charger is on your pump will work of it. Your battery is charged so no power is going to the pump. Try closing the terminals with a sharp nose pliers while connected to the battery as well as cleaning the terminals with some sand paper.
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul rulton on April 04, 2010, 07:28:06 pm: lo batterbee, can u put a pic up of the backpack please ;D
& where did u get it? ;D
thanks
P.D.R
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul saunders on April 04, 2010, 08:14:21 pm: Quote from: P.D.R on April 04, 2010, 07:28:06 pm
lo batterbee, can u put a pic up of the backpack please ;D
& where did u get it? ;D
thanks
P.D.R

My guess is, red hat diving ........... as in the title of the post. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul rulton on April 04, 2010, 08:17:18 pm: Quote from: bbdl on April 04, 2010, 08:14:21 pm
Quote from: P.D.R on April 04, 2010, 07:28:06 pm
lo batterbee, can u put a pic up of the backpack please ;D
& where did u get it? ;D
thanks
P.D.R

My guess is, red hat diving ........... as in the title of the post. ;D ;D
eh ??? sorry m8 that went rite over my head.... ::) :P
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: Ian W on April 04, 2010, 08:22:31 pm: You may find the connections between the switch and the battery are loose. Undo the cover and ensure that all the connectors are secure.
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: Ian Mason on April 04, 2010, 08:27:35 pm: I am a little lost here ???

I typed in red had diving backpack into google & it comes back as being diving equipment?
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul rulton on April 04, 2010, 08:29:01 pm: Quote from: Ian75n on April 04, 2010, 08:27:35 pm
I am a little lost here ???

I typed in red had diving backpack into google & it comes back as being diving equipment?
wot ??? now im lost ??? ::)
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: cleewindows on April 04, 2010, 08:30:01 pm: look up www.johnhewitt.com
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul rulton on April 04, 2010, 08:32:01 pm: Quote from: cleewindows on April 04, 2010, 08:30:01 pm
look up www.johnhewitt.com

thanks m8 ;D
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul saunders on April 04, 2010, 08:32:29 pm: You asked wher he got his backpack from,

I said "Red Hat Diving" .......... as in the title of the post "help with Red Hat Diving backpack"

Here's the link. http://www.johnhewitt.com/wc.htm

Just scroll down the page. ;)
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: Ian Mason on April 04, 2010, 08:33:05 pm: Thanks clee,

I thought it was a wind up :)
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: John Hewitt on May 09, 2010, 08:47:11 am: You seem confused. I sell diving equipment using the brand name Red Hat Diving. I also sell window cleaning equipment.

If the backpack works with the charger plugged in it can only be the leads from the battery to the switch. 2 spades at the battery end, 2 spades at the switch ends and a fuse. I have known one of these have a broken spade which was held together by the plastic sleeve. But whatever it is it shouldnt be hard to diagnose and fix.
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul rulton on May 09, 2010, 01:25:19 pm: personally i think this is the best backpack out there ;)
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: tomy jackson on May 09, 2010, 02:58:30 pm: no no its the yelew one that rocks ,HS ;D ;D
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: Ross G on May 09, 2010, 03:42:54 pm: yes i have the nice yellow fellow myself, any chance they could bring out a green one for a nice traffic light effect or even a black one for that Fatherland effect
Title: Re: Help with red hat diving backpack
Post by: paul rulton on May 09, 2010, 03:45:10 pm: my 1 is in blue ;D they dont do the red 1s now :)