On 15/07/2018 22:09, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 20:52:04 +0100, newshound
wrote:

On 15/07/2018 18:38, G r o g wrote:
My Parkside drill charger has suddenly come over all poorly.
It worked fine 2 weeks ago when last used but now it won't charge.
I checked the voltage of the charging and it read +- 13.8 volts.Â* It's
an 18 volt charger.
It has 6 security screws holding it together so I wondered if there
would be anything in there that I could fix/replace.
It's been a good drill and I'm reluctant to throw it out so does anyone
know if the charger might be repairable?
I know a replacement would be cheap enough but I don't want to throw
away a perfectly good drill for landfill.
Grateful for any help.
TYIA

If you give a few more details of the exact model (or at the very least,
the battery type and voltage, and how many terminals), someone may be
able to give you some better advice. If your batteries won't fit the
current Parkside charge (ISTR you can now get a battery and charger
separately for the current ALdi/Lidl tools) it *might* be possible to
wire up your dead "socket" to the electronics of a new charger. But it
is VERY IMPORTANT to get this right otherwise you may get exploding
batteries.

The one tenth rated capacity for fourteen hours is applicable to all,
is of no risk although for repeated cycles "dirty DC" is needed.

A "new" unspecified charger is a risky and stupid way to go without
the relatively simple approach of defining where the fault lies first.

AB




Some batteries have two terminals, some have three. Not much good using
your algorithm to the wrong terminals.