# Swapping Batteries

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573>\
**Category:** uConsole\
**Tags:** tinkering\
**Created:** [May 21, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573 "2025-05-21T01:36:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bfpa40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bfpa40](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bfpa40)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573/1 "2025-05-21T01:36:04Z")

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Prepping to swap my 2 18650 batteries for 1 (10,000 mAh Battery) Waiting on the JST ph2.0 cable to solder to the board then ill give it a trail run…

 ![1000004967](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/5/57d67b61c47f00d7cced101df175f63b0166c550.jpeg)  
 ![1000004965](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/2/2334b1e7f7af604bcd1fecbf968b7173850cf4d5.jpeg)  
 ![1000004966](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/e/ee0b77d929bace6194ca4f9c3188c152a03fc270.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![arkekklesia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/arkekklesia/32/12204_2.png) [@arkekklesia](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/arkekklesia)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573/2 "2025-05-21T01:41:37Z")

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how’ the size profile of the replacement battery? I guess much thinner? keep us updated.

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**Author:** ![bfpa40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bfpa40](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bfpa40)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573/3 "2025-05-22T22:53:02Z")

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Size is about the same thickness wise however its length is a tad bit more, ill be trying it out here in just a bit…

 ![1D](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/4/446ea1098066e324f86fbf1c9351cd0cb8f9774f.jpeg)  
 ![1C](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/b/bcd8010c018804685588adda2b2c69e8c6b12e91.jpeg)

 ![1A](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/6/63715a0356cf929969a28e5bc7767148c812003d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bfpa40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bfpa40](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bfpa40)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573/4 "2025-05-22T23:24:35Z")

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battery is like a 1/16" from fitting in the case width wise.. hmmmm

 ![2c](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/6/607cd3aeaca7c769ebe155aa455783af11fc62f4.jpeg)

 ![2a](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/e/e5eb004403166c74638b9dc5b904a35aee70837c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mattconn24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@mattconn24](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/mattconn24)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573/5 "2025-05-28T04:19:06Z")

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did it power up fine? and does the internal BMS charge it? I read in another post that the chip supports 1S Lipo.

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**Author:** ![bfpa40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bfpa40](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bfpa40)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/swapping-batteries/17573/6 "2025-05-28T10:55:17Z")

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It would not power up, so I’m back to 2x18650’s for now.