(Hopefully this is the right place to be asking this question–this is the first time I’ve ever attempted a project like this. If it isn’t, I’d appreciate a redirect to the correct place!)
I’ve got a remote control with a dead rechargeable battery where the manufacturer no longer sells/supports the device. I took apart the remote, and was able to find a [replacement battery that would work (the right voltage, physical size, etc.) on eBay, but it doesn’t have the right sort of connector on the end of the wires.
So I’m trying to figure out what the connector is called, how to get one, how to attach it, and so on. (As you can tell, I’m at a bit of a loss.) I’ve attached a few photos to give a bit better idea of what I’m talking about. You can see that the connector is really pretty tiny.
Oh, and here’s the best close-up I could get of the connector, in case that helps any. As far as I can tell, the letters say “MXL 98” but it’s so tiny it’s really hard to tell. It could be “MXL 96”…
Unfortunately I don’t know what kind of connector that is, but if you can’t find another, you might just cut the connector off the battery you have now and splice it onto the new battery. Make sure you get the appropriate wires in the right place though.
Unfortunately the color of the wires might not help since they may be different from one battery to the next, but a multimeter might help in determining what wire should go where. Chances are one wire is ground, the next wire probably has the voltage on one cell on it and the remaining wire has the voltage of 2 cells.
Thanks @TS-Chris and @brow! Very helpful. At this point, the soldering route seems to be the most feasible, so I’ll try that first, then dig into the molex connectors if that fails. (Fortunately, the new batteries are only about $6 each, so I can afford to experiment a little.) I appreciate the guidance.
