Ninja Blast charging issue, anyone swapped the 18650 pack?

May 5, 2026
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Finally found some information on the Ninja Blast blender that seems to fail often while charging. The internal battery is two 18650 cells in series for a 7V output. Nothing fancy; just like other small appliance with 18650 cells. When the Ninja Blast stops charging, it’s either due to low battery in the cells or the USB charging port not having voltage. Using a multimeter to check the charging port while the blender is plugged into USB should read around 5V. If there is no 5V on the input, the issue is the charging port, not the cells. If the charging port is fine but the battery is low, then the only fix is to replace the cells. Given that soldering to 18650 cells can damage them, using a spot welder or buying pre-tabbed 18650 cells is advise.
What exactly holds the cells in the Ninja Blast blender pack and where is the BMS locate? How exactly are the cells attached to the pack? Is the BMS on the same board as the charging port or is it a separate component that can be removed to replace the cells? Does the BMS protect the cells from overcharge or will it cause them to fail if you use higher capacity cells?


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cracked one open last summer for my niece. Cells is held in a plastic cradle with double sided tape and the BMS is on the same board as the usb port. Have to desolder the pack tabs to get the cells out.
 
Cell matching matter more than people think. If one of the 18650 cells is much newer than the other the BMS will charge the one with less capacity until it reaches the cutoff voltage which will kill the new battery quick. They should be replaced as a matched pair of similar quality cells from the same batch.
 
Cell matching matter more than people think. If one of the 18650 cells is much newer than the other the BMS will charge the one with less capacity until it reaches the cutoff voltage which will kill the new battery quick. They should be replaced as a matched pair of similar quali…

yeah this. Used two fresh sony vtc6s from the same pack of 4. No issues since.
 
does the bms actually do active balancing between the two cells or is it just protection from overcharge, overdischarge, and short circuit? on something as cheap as the ninja blast i’d think it’s only does protection.
 
does the bms actually do active balancing between the two cells or is it just protection from overcharge, overdischarge, and short circuit? on something as cheap as the ninja blast i’d think it’s only does protection.

its just protection. No balance circuit at all on the one i opened up. So cell matching on build is more important than anything.
 
cracked one open last summer for my niece. Cells is held in a plastic cradle with double sided tape and the BMS is on the same board as the usb port. Have to desolder the pack tabs to get the cells out.

what cells does the ninja blast ship with originally? if you opened one up what markings would you find on them?