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  • Diegoboy
    Administrator
    • Mar 2007
    • 7247
    #1

    Dead charger

    I was charging my ep4200's (2x 6-cells) at 5 amps. first one completed. Started the second one, walked away for a few minutes, (okay an hour) when I got back the charger was dead. The AC input is 120VAC the output of the transformer is under 2VAC. The problem is the transformer. the thing is only about a month old, but I did mod it a bit. What to do?

    It's a Vision Peak Ultra.
    "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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    • Diegoboy
      Administrator
      • Mar 2007
      • 7247
      #2
      Mods are...
      Cut the AC input, Installed sockets in order to remove the cord when not in use.
      Installed one of these...

      "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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        • dirtysouth31
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2007
          • 514
          #3
          stop the presses!!!!!!!he was charging his batteries people..charger wasnt used to having a battery connected to it.lol...anyways it has a warranty so i hope you saved the box and receipt..call me and ill let you borrow a charger or charge them for ya..

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            • Diegoboy
              Administrator
              • Mar 2007
              • 7247
              #4
              It's just a BAD day for me.
              Couldn't run the Bud, because work sent me out till after sunset.
              Lipo discharged beyond min voltage, now it's trash.
              Now my charger is dead.

              "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
              . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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                • Diegoboy
                  Administrator
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 7247
                  #5
                  Originally posted by dirtysouth31 View Post
                  it has a warranty so i hope you saved the box and receipt.
                  Box, No.
                  Receipt, I think so.
                  Do you think they'll honor the warranty after the modding I did to it? You've seen it Dirty, What do you think?
                  "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
                  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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                    • dirtysouth31
                      Senior Member
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 514
                      #6
                      well i got my flex shaft and rod so i can fix the rudder,so ill be ready...dont cry over broken chargers

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                        • dirtysouth31
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 514
                          #7
                          well i still have my box so you do have a box

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                            • part time
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 154
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Diegoboy View Post
                              Box, No.
                              Receipt, I think so.
                              Do you think they'll honor the warranty after the modding I did to it? You've seen it Dirty, What do you think?
                              no, did u try using the dc side?

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                                • Diegoboy
                                  Administrator
                                  • Mar 2007
                                  • 7247
                                  #9
                                  No, I'll go try that right now...
                                  "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
                                  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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                                    • Mich. Maniac
                                      Banned
                                      • Apr 2007
                                      • 1384
                                      #10
                                      Did you check the water, choke it? LOL!

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                                        • Piranha2
                                          Senior Member
                                          • Apr 2007
                                          • 320
                                          #11
                                          sounds like some of the secondary winding insulation has been compromised.....(shorting) this can be caused and relieved by temperature....the primary and secondary are wound together, tranformation takes place when the magnetic field induces flux on the ferrite core...........ah, forget it...you need a new one!

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                                            • Diegoboy
                                              Administrator
                                              • Mar 2007
                                              • 7247
                                              #12
                                              Wow. It works on DC input.

                                              Odd
                                              "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
                                              . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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                                                • Piranha2
                                                  Senior Member
                                                  • Apr 2007
                                                  • 320
                                                  #13
                                                  not the transformer, the regulator works on DC.

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                                                    • saleens7
                                                      Fast Electric Addict!
                                                      • Apr 2007
                                                      • 1108
                                                      #14
                                                      cool..it works...sorry bout those lipos....the sad face thing keeps cracking me up...
                                                      saleens7, the wookie of rc boating

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                                                        • Diegoboy
                                                          Administrator
                                                          • Mar 2007
                                                          • 7247
                                                          #15
                                                          Ya. I liked that one better than this...


                                                          I'm not quite to this point yet
                                                          "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
                                                          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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