I Refuse to Buy Another CR2032 Battery

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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 The low battery problem
01:09 Sponsor: JLCPCB
02:33 Inside the scale
04:09 Scavenging a hand warmer
05:42 Battery swap and first test
07:04 Making room for the battery
08:37 Fitting and hot glue
10:16 Reassembly and weight test
11:41 The reveal
13:16 Outro

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#diy #electronics #diyelectronics #maker #kitchenscale #rechargeable #usbc #lithiumbattery #batteryhack #upcycling #repair #teardown #soldering #dremel #hotglue #tinkering #lifehack #jlcpcb #mellowlabs

🎉 Video Summary
My kitchen scale kept dying and I could never find the right button cell, so I made it USB-C rechargeable using the charging board from a dud hand warmer and an old vape battery, fitted into a Dremelled-out case with hot glue. It still weighs accurately, and this video is sponsored by JLCPCB.