Electrical make do and mend in East Dulwich?

[knittable]

Hi fellow locals

Is there an electrical goods mending clinic in ED?  I have a hammer drill battery that won't charge, have tried doing a quick battery to battery charge to get it going for a longer proper charge - to no avail - but youtube tells me it may be a popped safety cap on one of the batteries inside.  Easy to fix, but not for someone unversed in things electrical.  I hate to junk a good drill for the sake of a tiny fix.  I think I've seen an electrical mending event mentioned on the forum before?  Any info please?

Thanks.

 

[pecksniff]

There is a Repair Cafe based at  The Green, Nunhead, SE15 3QQ on the last Saturday of each month from 10am- 1pm. 

Volunteer fixers share their specialist skills and tools to help you restore items brought from home. 

A voluntary donation welcome. 

 

 

 

 

[alpinist]

I think its great that there is a repair place- but you need to be careful with batteries/chargers as there are fire risks with lithium batteries.

The larger ones used in scooters have caused a LFB campaign.

https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/safety/lithium-batteries/the-dangers-of-electric-scooter-and-electric-bicycle-batteries/

[knittable]

Thanks for this advice!