i'm going to let it sit in the 12 volt adapter i picked off the bat (for a no longer in use cable modem) for like a week and see if it clicks. it's actually telling me it's charged. these batteries get stuck when you don't use them, so letting it sit in the charger might wake it up.
but i think the adapters are not powerful enough and i need a stronger adapter. i'll have to decide if i want to pay $30-$50 for an adapter for this. it will be low priority. it's a nice looking device with advanced features and poor reviews, so i dunno. there are a lot of dumb people out there that throw out things that work because they're dirty, etc. that's not a lot for a vacuum if i think it will work.
replacing the fuse on the shop vac is going to require a soldering job, which is easy enough, but it means it won't get done until after the repair shop is set up. i'm going to need to get something else second hand for the initial project and let it break, then fix this one later.
so, i'm going to clean up in here this morning and then get out to vacuum in the garage early, after i've done a good clean up in here. the floors in the main apartment will then need to wait a few days for the shop vac to get in before they can get vacuumed again.