On 18/07/2018 18:44, G r o g wrote:
On 7/15/2018 6:38 PM, 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
Thanks for the info so far.
A couple of new bits of info: The charger type is PABS 18-2SL; the drill
type is JDA-180KA, the batteries just say 1.5Ah nicad 18v.
A friend of mine who lives 14 miles away took the drill and batteries to
see if any of his chargers would work.Â* He forced the batteries into a
"Challenge Extreme" charger and both batteries fully charged, so it
looks like the charger is faulty, not the batteries.Â* Unfortunately 28
mile round trip isn't really on for whenever 1 need a recharge!
TYIA (again)

Lidl are selling a Lithium ion battery plus charger at the moment. Not
much help I know. IIRC some chargers are smart enough to charge both types.