Replacing the battery of the E-Pass

[Odo]

After over half a decade's service my e-pass' battery died. I've opened it up and see a "SAFT 3.6V LS 1400" battery with 3rd party solder tabs.

The battery is identical to the below minus the solder tabs connecting it to the e-pass circuit board.



The e-pass solder tabs is different from the one that really comes from SAFT pictured below.



The battery costs $9-16.00

[madzie71]

Is this available locally? Malapit na ring ma-drain tong e-pass ko...

[alwayz_yummy]

wala bang service ang nag-iisue ng epass? <sana di mo muna binuksan>

[boybi]

alam ko both the SLEX and NLEX will replace the batt but for a fee. ang problema, hindi naman yata sila nagbibigay ng service unit while they replace the batt. and it would take them a few days to return the unit to you.

[Odo]

wala bang service ang nag-iisue ng epass? <sana di mo muna binuksan>

i called the epass ppl and they told me i'll have to buy a new epass if my unit is busted. they wont replace the battery but will replace the whole unit. that's why i'm asking.

[topgun]

im sure may mabibiling battery nayan at solder mo na lang

[kyle618]

last time i asked it was 1.5k or something like that! wat fcking ripoff just to change the damn batteryyyy and i heard you could change it easily, just be careful at it.

[squala]

Mas maganda mahanap nyo yung part kung saan nilalagyan at nababawasan yung load amount. Astig yan pag hindi na nababawasan!

As for battery, yup, bili na lang kayo separately pag walang ipapalit ang SLEX. Kung bago na dapat ang buong aparato, malamang money-making scheme na nila yan!

[Autobeat]

Looks like battery problems also already for our e-pass. Anyone has a guide on how to replace the batteries?

[shadow]

I don't think they can replace the batt, you need to buy a new unit

[Yoda]

Mas maganda mahanap nyo yung part kung saan nilalagyan at nababawasan yung load amount. Astig yan pag hindi na nababawasan!

Not sure if you're serious or not, but what the heck, I'll bite.

If they have any security brains at all, they'd keep track of the balance in their systems, not in the ePass device itself. ;)

[CVT]

I don't think they can replace the batt, you need to buy a new unit

Ganyan nga ang highway robbery dito sa SLEX....

I was thinking of tapping the car's battery via the cigarette lighter plug using a voltage regulator, scaled down to 3.6V.... It should work... What I am not certain though is, if the unit requires the power all the time for memory and other background tasks.....

4808:santa:

[shadow]

I also wanted to experiment sana for my old unit...just can't find the time...but I think hinde na rin gagana dahil nakabili na ako ng bagong unit

[CaMoTe!!!]

yung tropapips ko nakabili ng battery sa greenhills... siya lang nagkabit, last year yun hanggang ngayon nagagamit niya...

kung may time kayo, punta kayo dito sa binondo, yung mga stores na nakapaikot sa chinaplaza puro battery tinda, kahit anong battery meron sila basta may dala ka sample...

[nic]

Reviving thread.
Yung epass ko di na rin gumagana. Tumawag ako sa service center, palit agad gusto 1700 daw. Di daw nare-repair!
Gusto ko sana buksan to pero wala ako makita screws. Naka-clip lang ba to? Pipilitin lang ba buksan?

[nic]

Nakakita ako instructions on how to open the epass:
Diy Epass Repair

[macsd]

my epass is almost 6 yrs na since i got it & i guess pretty soon it gonna konk out. nagtanong ako
ng battery sa may festival mall, it's 1300 daw. damn expensive so i'm just think may be get a new
epass replacement. sabi din sa akin ng tindera nga battery, marami na rin cla mga bumili pero mga
magbabalikan kasi hindi din nagana.

How many here have replaced battery and it has worked for such a long time ?

[shadow]

More economical to replace with a new one

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[111prez]

I have stopped using my epass and wondered about this: if I am charged VAT for buying the load, then why am I still being charged VAT for the toll fee everytime I pass the toll booth?

[pyramid00]

i saw a diy on how to change the batt. why change it? these batteries could be charged. charge it instead. let an electronics technician design a charger made from parts bought entirely from raon? the parts are; LM317 variable voltage regulator, a couple of electrolytic capacitors, etc.

a lithuim battery can be charged up to a max of 4.2vdc. it is to be plugged in the cigarette lighter for 2-3hrs. if you forget to unplug it, no harm done. oopppsss, because of this reply, mawawalan ng sales ang mga battery stores. cost of parts p100-p200. cheap, no?