Why did this charger burn my traveltek battery?
1544560
may be something to do with the plug - mine broke off after plugging into my tablet -
1848848
It's the wires. Try a different battery. If it continues to say, Connection Break, than it's your connection wires from the charger to the battery.Try a different set of those.They're pretty cheap; order some, and if the problem persists, I don't know what to tell you.But return the cables. you could just tell them they didnt work or something and get your money back so you're not taking a loss on that at least. :/
1915219
Could be a few different reasons this happened. the charger could have just been old. the charger was not secured with a surge protector. the wrong batteries where used in the charger.
1982950
Just be aware of the difference between a completely run down battery attended to immediately, and one that has been totally abused / ignored forever. Attempts to bring zombie batteries back to life are an iffy proposition, and if they don't - don't blame the charger. -grin-
2013891
If you read my recommendations, you would see that cause is cheap unregulated power supply. Worse there are very few available for a reasonable cost.My cheap effective solution is to put a cheap plug in wall timer and set it to charge no more than 6-8hrs between uses. The cause of battery failure was simply overcharge as the wall charger supplies voltage continuously when plugged in.Even in you had asked for a replacement, new one world do same thing.I have an great runtime with these batteries over any others I has tried.Jack
66855
I didn't use a Sanyo Eneloop charger, I used a EBL 800 charger. They were fine when they were done charging. But if you don't have a "smart charger" you should wait until you drain all of the power from the batteries so you won't risk over charging the batteries. I'm guessing that's the reason your batteries were hot.
1975949
You can use a transmitter charger from another mfg , be observant of polarity, I use an old ace charger that is about 25 yrs old, or you can use 1.5 v dry cells ,
510467
No idea-i sent this charger to a buddy in jamaica and he told me it didnt work at all -and it wassnt worth the hassle returning it.
1552922
There could be one of two reasons for this.Usually it means that the battery is defective, or has become ineffective. Some batteries get to this point quicker than others.There is also a slight chance that the charger has gone bad
1448450
Had my charger plugged in for a few days with a battery from a recently purchased yard sale 18-volt drill. The unit was warm to the touch, but not hot. I have charged other batteries and they were warm when removed. The charger changes to a solid light when the battery is charged, and I usually remove it at that time. If it's getting really warm, I'd try a different battery if possible. If same result, then I would contact vendor or B&D as a warranty issue.
978729
Allen: after using this charger a few times I am disappointed in it. One of the charging stations actually heats up the battery and it starts to leak acid. I stopped using it all together. I was standing next to it and heard a pop after not relizing what it was it took a bit to open the charger and find this is what made the noise. This charges very well but that one station kills the battery. I'm sorry to say I am disappointed to say the least. To answer your querstion it has lights above each charging station and they go from red to green when the batteries ar charged.
1223168
Not sure. You might have to see if the manufacturer can do something for you. Mention the fact that you bought a replacement charger and it not working.
1977392
I am not sure about this because I had never had that happen. However, I would make sure that the Battery is fully "Clicked" into the Charger to it is making full electrical contact. Also, make sure that the AC plug that is attached to the Charger is Fully engaged into a Live Socket. If you have a AC socket that your plugging into, make sure that the GFCI breaker is not tripped. Hope this helps. Dave
2212567
I bought the same exact model of Sony charger a few years ago and even though it took more than four hours to charge the included AAs it overheated so badly it blistered the plastic off all the new batteries. SO, I would say this charger could easily DESTROY any brand of batteries.
1927595
Make sure that your charger is a standard 5V charger. The charger that came with my Sennheiser MM 500-X Wireless Bluetooth headphones is a 5V, 500mA charger which works great on these spare batteries. You should be able to use other 5V chargers up to at least 1.8A or even the 2.1A chargers as well but i haven't tested the 2.1A ones myself. If you look on the plug of your current charger and verify that that the voltage and amperage is adequate then I would try with a different charger and cable to rule that out, otherwise your battery may be having issues. Good luck!
1489832
I don't think any harm was done I have done the same thing and not seen any change in the life of my battery. Also the charger takes a bit of time to fire up as you hear it winding up to full speed and I have just pull one off and stick another on nothing much has changed for me so far. Hope this helps guys.
463545
It could be a wire in the charger is broken, and the minimal power you see is what is left in the batteries after they have had time to rest and redistribute their charge.You might ask someone you know to check it with a voltmeter.