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Blinking ICOM charger light
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jp
May 10, 2021, 7:43:19 PM5/10/21
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The light on my ICOM A14 charger was blinking orange/green and the charger was not charging the battery.
I took the battery off the radio, used a pencil eraser to clean the electrical contacts on the battery - they looked fine to me by the way - and now the charger light no longer blinks and it charges the battery.
By the way, I had looked in the A14 manual for info on this blinking light and found no reference to it.
I took the battery off the radio, used a pencil eraser to clean the electrical contacts on the battery - they looked fine to me by the way - and now the charger light no longer blinks and it charges the battery.
By the way, I had looked in the A14 manual for info on this blinking light and found no reference to it.
Tim Newport-Peace
May 11, 2021, 4:55:10 AM5/11/21
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Assuming you are using BC-179 charger, there is a reference to blinking
orange/green in chapter 7 of the manual, "Orange or green (blink):The
battery pack or the charger has a problem". Maybe you have a different
manual? PM me if you need a copy of my manual.
Incidentally, using a pencil eraser to clean contacts is depreciated. It
often leaves residue which insulates.
Tim.
jp
May 11, 2021, 10:39:30 AM5/11/21
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It is the BC-179 charger. It came in the box with the A14 radio. I don't think a manual for the
charger was included in the box. All seems to working now, fortunately.
I have a spray cleaner for electrical contacts but it seemed like overkill for the contacts
on the battery. After using the eraser on the contacts I did check that no eraser bits remained.
I hope that was ok. The battery is now charged up and the radio is working fine.
Thank you for your help.
Jim
Tim Newport-Peace
May 11, 2021, 11:05:51 AM5/11/21
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• Charging indicator color information
Orange: While charging
Green: When charging is completed
Orange or green (blink): The battery pack or the charger has a problem.
it also says:
Be sure to turn OFF the transceiver power, when charging
the battery pack along with the transceiver.
P.S. Not only does IPA Cleaner clean contacts, but it kill SARS-CoV2.
jp
May 11, 2021, 2:21:42 PM5/11/21
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I'm going to shoot IPA up my nose! Maybe not.
I see the notice you point out in the A14 manual. I missed it the first time around.
The "...has a problem..." notice may have helped but I probably would have had
to guess at cleaning the contacts as a hopeful first step. My guesses usually
don't work out well. I was lucky this time!
Jim
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