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I haven't been riding enough these days and the vehicle mostly sits in the garage. I do have it connected to a trickle charger (battery tender plus brand) but still the battery eventually stopped working. It did serve for 8 years so did live its life. I purchased the new battery off amazon and was plesantly surprised that it arrived way before the estimated delivery date. So following are the steps to remove the old and install the new. Start off by opening the frunk and removing the plastic cover and bin.  The plastic bin is held by 4 plastic rivet-like plugs. Use a flat head screw driver to pull the top part half way and then the bottom part. Wore gloves and then removed the screw attached to the negative terminal (left) first and then the positive terminal (right). Used a regular philips head scre driver. I did put painter's tape over the ends so that they do not accidentally touch anywhere. Next is to remove the rubber clamp or stap which is attached to a metal bracket whic...

I had purchased the Holystone HS200 RC Quadcopter but never had the time to learn how to fly it. I had tried to do so for a few ocassions when it was new but then it just sat on the shelf for years. Finally this year decided to test it out and it would start, but would hardly get any lift and just hit the ground. I replaced the batteries in the controller and completely charged the one in the drone but that did not help. I did connect to my phone and the camera does work. Tried to search on youtube if there were any troubleshooting videos but did not find any that very specific on this drone. While doing my own troubleshooting I tried rotating the blades by hand clockwise and anti-clockwise to see if they moved freely. The two in the front did but the two towards the back weren't moving freely. I could feel that they were bumping into something or skipping a gear as they rotated. So on a hunch decided to get a new battery and a pair set of new gears. It was hard to find parts for t...