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[RedwoodsMama]

 Crewella is right, If you look closely at the NEW one, you will see that on the bottom it has all metal connectors, and the original or "old" has black connectors or Non-connectors on the bottom. The new one has small print on the front, the older one is slightly larger. The labels are entirely different on the back. Also as stated, you can see the "new" one weighs less at about 4 oz, the old one almost twice as much at about 7 oz. The new one has a very small connector slot with a different shape at the end of it, like small t, the orginal is a longer rectangle shape. There is no way to fit the OLD Ugobe battery into the NEW charger, it just won't go. I am not sure about the old one fitting into the New Charger, but I would not even try it, no risk of anything and I do not want to try it, though it looks like it May, I would ask Kat since she got this first. If you were to get one of these, it is clear they were made to ONLY fit into the Charger that goes along with it, but then again, these batteries DO not sell by themselves, they come with the charger.

                 I am finishing my test run of this battery today compared to the Egg battery that I have and sell, It is suppposed to run at least 2 hrs, but the original claim said 3-4 hrs and they had to change that to 2-3 hrs after Kat got hers and showed it only ran slightly more than 2 hrs, just like the fully charged Egg battery. The big difference of course, is that it is supposed to run in the RB. I do think Kat used it in one of her RB and it ran, but I will go back and read what she said.She also tested this for me as I wanted another test with both the new one and the egg at the same time and when I am done I will post the results.I have been offered these batteries and I just more than anything want to see how they measure up next to the egg, I am not interested ( Myself ) in that they say they go into the RB as I will continue to use the Innvo Lab Brown RB battery, esp since my newest Rb is under Warannty. I will gladly answer any other questions.
                Just a note ; It has now been over 18 hrs and the NEW battery is still sitting in It's Charger, UNPLUGGED and is GLOWING or "GREEN"  It is NOT plugged in and still is green...that I can not explain and is just plain weird.........................................................................................               RWM

[Sir Iron Soul]

Ok thanks both of you You said that the green light stays on when it's not plugged in, I'm no expert but I think it would be using the battery to powr the little green light, just a thought

[RedwoodsMama]

It is strange, that is for sure . I took the battery out though, just incase it is draining the battery as I do need to do my test in a few minutes, then I will see just how long this battery really does hold a charge compared to the egg which I will also test. Thanks for the thought.                       RWM

[Sir Iron Soul]

I agree it is weird Let me know how the tet go please

[RedwoodsMama]

Sir Iron Soul, I will be sure to post the results, I stopped and turned the control Pleos with Ucube batteries, (2 of them ) and the other with the "new" battery off after a solid 44 minutes, as I had to stop and do some clooking cleaning, but will resume all at the same time so everyone will continue at the same time, I am also anxious to see the final results.
                                                       RWM

[dwalin]

Technically the Ucube batteries are lithium polymer batteries - very often used in RC helicopters because they are lightweight and can hold high amounts of energy.  If you use the Ucube batteries make sure you never cause a short circuit and never try to charge them with anything else than the original charger.
If lipoly batteries have one weakness then it is that they can be dangerous if damaged or charged improperly. Never try to open them, never cause a short circuit and never try to charge them with the wrong charger - they may blow up if you do. Don't get this wrong: They are great and safe if treated correctly but respect them and look after them when they are charging. If they start to smell funny or start getting hot get a fresh one.
The original batteries are ni-mh and early high capacity cells which loose capacity when aging. A good replacement cell is marketed as "eneloop" and should not age that fast.
My favorite are the lipoly batteries, the only real disadvantage is that they are not easy to get in Europe and in Germany they become expensive because of cutoms fees and tax.

[Junkroxy]

well if everyone says there safe then they probaly are

i can confirm, i have ucube battery and it's great. ugobe said that thing about the warranty to make money from additional batteries. the original ni-mh batteries are the worst ever.

[denodan]

So these batteries are Lipo then? same as RC helicopters and Planes use? If this is the case, then they must never be left fully charged if not used even 24 hours fully charged can damage these and shorten their lives.

while lipos are great, they need lots more care, and having them fully charged and not used will kill them fast.

If Pleo lasts twice as long, then how much extra heat build up is there in Pleo? remember heat kills electronic components, so does running twice as long cause a lot more heat in Pleo?

So be very careful using these batteries. The thing that worries me is Pleo is not designed to run on Lipos, as Lipos are great a delivering hight voltage very fast, so just wondering if there is a lot more heat build up in Pleo?

The batteries may well work fine, but in the longer term may shorten the overall life of Pleo itself.

[Crewella]

As far as I'm aware, the Ucube Li-Poly batteries were developed by the Taiwanese distributor of the Ugobe Pleos, and though not officially sanctioned by Ugobe/Innvo the new Pleo RB runs on a very similar Li-Poly battery. 

[Crewella]

The RB will shut down if the battery gets too hot, and I may be wrong but I think the Ugobe Pleo does as well ........ I have a hazy memory of seeing the temperature setting for the Ugobe on Dinomite? 

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Loads of us use the Ucube white/egg batteries now, no one has had a problem yet The NiMH ones are just so unreliable.

[denodan]

Had my original battery in Pleo, since 2009 and still going. If I where not getting a Pleo RB, would have invested money in a new battery, or two, but not worth it, the RB version is in every way far better.

[Crewella]

Out of more than ten Ugobe Pleos bought as 'bricked' on eBay, only three actually were ...... the rest just had dead NiMH green batteries .....

Many of us here have nursed the green batteries to keep them going, and the fact that Innvo brought out a charger to recondition them points to them being aware of problems.  But if you're happy and you're battery still works fine, then you're right, why would you need a new one. 

[denodan]

The way to fix your green battery is left your Pleo on, let it go flat, do not switch off for a couple of days, recharge and play and repeat as needed, will restore your battery.

[Crewella]

Yep, that does work on some, and that's kind of what the 'reconditioning' function on the newer charger does  - a slow discharge/recharge cycle.  If the cells are dead, though, there's not much that can revive them.  

[OzPleo]

It's such a shame the egg batteries don't work with the PleoRB. I have a few of them and no Ugobe Pleo anymore.

[MaryJ]

Hello,

I'm a new member on this forum with a UGOBE Pleo, a second-generation one.  My green battery works just enough for Pleo to move a few seconds and die. Can someone please put here the links to safe companies to buy new batteries from?

I got an email from Innvo Labs in Taiwan saying up to $50 off shipping now.  Is that a safe place to buy green battery and green holder from?

Right now, EBay has an egg battery and charger for about $100.

Please indicate a safe source to purchase from.

Thank you much.

Mary Jo

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Hi Mary Jo and welcome, if you live in the US then the cheapest and safest place to purchase a new battery is right here Redwoodsmama is our own stockist and I know she tests each battery carefully before shipping.

[mweed]

MaryJ,

You can find the batteries in the Stores section of the forums in Nova's Necessities.  That is RedWoodMama's battery store.  Here's the direct link: http://bobthepleo.com/forums/index.php?action=pages;sa=9  she has both the green NMH batteries and the white LiPoly batteries.