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I was given an electric drill that uses 12V lithium ion batteries
because the charger didn't work and the batteries died and the owner lost interest. I hack sawed the transformer case open and found that the primary winding was open somewhere that I couldn't see, so I didn't try to repair it. Also the charge adapter that the battery slides into has a burnt out resistor on the circuit board. It's a very simple circuit board, there are 4 diodes on the input side which I assume is a full wave bridge rectifier. After the rectifier there is a small series resistor (R1) powering an LED across the dc power lines coming out of the rectifier, and a larger resistor (R2) which got hot enough to char the circuit board near it as it was blowing up. I'm guessing it was over-voltaged, or maybe more likely the outputs were shorted together. The V+ output voltage passes through R2. I don't have a schematic, and would like to repair the ct. board if I can choose a replacement resistor that doesn't unsafely charge the batteries. If I get a transformer with the same V and I ratings (14.5V 200mA) I'm wondering what value Resistor to replace R2 with. I am including a picture. http://tinypic.com/m/k2ck8j/3 I read this, "Most consumer orientated lithium ion batteries charge to a voltage of 4.2 volts per cell and this has a tolerance of around ± 50 mV per cell. Charging beyond this causes stress to the cell and results in oxidation that reduces service life and capacity. It can also cause safety issues as well." https://www.electronics-notes.com/ar...n-charging.php Since the batteries are labeled "12V", if it uses the same LiIon technology the article is referring to, I assume it has 3 cells totaling 12.6V. The transformer was clearly labeled 14.5V 200mA. Also from the web page, "Charging lithium ion batteries can be split into two main stages: Constant current charge: In the first stage of charging a li-ion battery or cell, the charge current is controlled..." It seems like it might be a simple matter of trial and error, power the charge adapter attached to the battery, and find a value of R2 that leaves 12.6V on the output side, when the battery is fully charged. The adapter has no current regulation, other than the series R2. Is that a safe approach? Would a 12V car trickle charger work safely, with a maximum charging current of 2A (based on the web page)? The transformer had a much lower current rating. I'm surprised the charge circuit is so simple after reading this web page! TIA, Mike |
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