Ep. 56 | Reborn as the ancient Greek god of labelling

Eyes-closed tool repair ep. 56 (43k likes, with a Guazi Used Cars placement): customer wants a 20V 2000mAh Dongcheng battery delivered to the 23rd floor — five cells spot-welded into a pack, cased, ‘20V20Ah’ label stuck on (‘looks a bit unprofessional, let’s get professional’), ¥130; little sister’s e-scooter dies on delivery; swap a kit, ¥80; imported STIHL 381 chainsaw with the chain on backwards, won’t start so swap one, too much oil and not turning so check brushes and rotor; ¥10 / ¥5 small fixes

Xiao Zhao takes an order: make me a Dongcheng battery, 20V with 2000 cells, deliver to the 23rd floor when done. Grab purple-wrapped cells and a yellow holder, spot weld (DA DA DA), case it; labelling: no label looks unprofessional, ‘let’s get professional’, stick on the 20V (20Ah) label, now it looks the part; 130 (yuan), little sister takes the battery up to the 23rd floor; the square impact socket set goes to one side; her e-scooter dies one block out and she pushes it back, call a courier? how much can this order make and we’d hire a courier; take my car, petrol costs more than a courier; ours is electric, no petrol, just bought from Guazi Used Cars for only 99k (placement: official inspection, OEM warranty on the three electric systems, 100-day battery-degradation guarantee); a scatterbrained day, this family would fall apart without me. Another battery ‘this one’s no good now’, put back as it was, 80; done, 50. Sister comes back, the car’s in nice shape. Imported STIHL 381 chainsaw: an old sawyer managed to fit the chain backwards; won’t start, swap one; too much oil too, not turning so look at the brushes, rotor isn’t great; 10 yuan; screws all gone makes it easy, pull the battery first; 5 yuan; the all-rounder, 10 yuan, take it slow. 1812 comments: fix this for me (150), Bosch drill burned drilling steel, can I mail it in (99), you dare let sister deliver, not afraid it goes dark (37), they asked for 20V and what’s yours (2, about the 20V20Ah label); how big can a Metabo 18V go.

Outcome

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   1. Order: Dongcheng 20V with 2000 cells, deliver to the 23rd floor

   Xiao Zhao, make me a Dongcheng battery, 20V with 2000 cells, deliver to the 23rd floor; business is in, work work.

   00:03 – 00:11
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   2. Cells into the holder, spot weld, case it, perfect test fit

   Purple-wrapped cells, yellow holder; spot weld DA DA DA; case it; nice, perfect; try it out.

   00:12 – 00:47
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   3. Label it, ‘get professional’; ¥130; sister delivers

   No label looks unprofessional, let’s get professional, 20V label on and it looks the part; 130; sister takes the battery to the 23rd floor; square impact socket set to one side.

   00:47 – 01:10
4. 
   4. E-scooter dies; take my Guazi used car (placement)

   Dies one block out, pushed back; call a courier? how much does this order make; take my car, electric, no petrol, bought on Guazi for 99k, official inspection, warranty on the three electric systems, 100-day battery-degradation guarantee; remember to charge the scooter; scatterbrained.

   01:10 – 01:44
5. 
   5. Another one ‘no good now’, put back as was, ¥80; done, ¥50

   This one’s no good now; put it back as it was; 80; nothing forgotten this time; done; 50; sister’s back, the car’s in nice shape.

   01:44 – 02:35
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   6. STIHL 381 chainsaw: chain on backwards, won’t start so swap, too much oil and not turning so check brushes and rotor; ¥10 / ¥5 / ¥10

   Imported saw 381, an old sawyer fitted the chain backwards; won’t start, swap one; too much oil, not turning so look at the brushes, rotor isn’t great; 10 yuan; screws all gone makes it easy, pull the battery first; 5 yuan; the all-rounder, 10 yuan, take it slow.

   02:40 – 03:57

Bill of materials

Creator’s tips

• A label on the finished pack looks more ‘professional’ (customer perception) 00:48
• Chainsaw not turning — check the brushes and rotor first 03:14

Pitfalls

• The 20Ah label doesn’t match the actual 2000mAh (pointed out in comments)
• An old sawyer fitted the chain backwards 02:33
• The delivery e-scooter ran out of charge 00:56

Li-ion safety

• Pull the battery first when repairing a power tool 03:36

Quotes

Cost & time