Sena SMH5 BT headset Battery

[austin]

If you have a Sena SMH5 (and possibly other sena headsets) it is likely that the first thing to fail on it will be the battery. Mine did, although leaving it overnight in a puddle of water didn't help. Sena don't do replacements and after lots of searches looking for equivalents I found a seller on Ebay Hong Kong selling them as direct replacements. It arrived the other day and is plug and play. It has resolved several issues I was having with my headset

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Linky...132179585839

 

[outrunner]

Thanks for the link Austin, I have had the same headset for a few years so knowing where to buy a new battery if it fails is good news.


Andy.

 

[austin]

It took a few weeks to arrive but no import duties or anything. The little T7 screwdriver is handy too.

 

[Ian Porter]

Same for SMH-10

I couldn't get a plug and play replacement but was able to find one that I could just solder the connector off the old one onto and works a treat

 

[austin]

Same for SMH-10

I couldn't get a plug and play replacement but was able to find one that I could just solder the connector off the old one onto and works a treat

I tried that first but a battery of exactly the right dimensions isn't available. A drone battery was a close fit but just 1 mm too thick meant I couldn't close the cover.

 

[Ian Porter]

this one is a perfect fit for the SMH-10, just needs the connector chopping off the old batery and soldering onto the wires for the new one

3.7V 560 mAh Polymer Li Battery Lipo For Bluetooth headset pen glasses 602248 | eBay

 

[Rubberchicken]

If you have a Sena SMH5 it is likely that the first thing to fail on it will be the battery.

I must have a good 'un then, it's over 5 years old now, been in two big crashes and still fine. Though in one spot it's ground down a bit so not quite sure it's still 100% waterproof. Value for money.

Still. Linky saved for just in case.

 

[austin]

Well my headset died again today. I was swapping it over to my new helmet, dropped it and it skittered across the worktop. It won't switch on now and won't charge either. I took the back off again and all looks good. Its possible the battery, I was eulogising about, is not as good as it seemed or more likely the circuit board isn't good. This all goes back to a night in the Teton Mountains in Wyoming when I left my helmet in the tent porch, it rained, the door wasn't zipped up properly and I awoke to a helmet on its side with the headset under water.

I am going to buy another as I am fed up of all the issues I have had. When Sena units work they are fab - the best of 3 types I have tried. The wife's has been faultless.