But I was wondering what it means
if you get a flashing red light when a battery is inserted.
Does it mean that the battery is useless?
I get it occasionally even with new batteries.
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Don't know - but they are excellent chargers at a good price.
> But I was wondering what it means
> if you get a flashing red light when a battery is inserted.
> Does it mean that the battery is useless?
Yes.
> I get it occasionally even with new batteries.
Same here. Lidl ones. ;-)
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>But I was wondering what it means
>if you get a flashing red light when a battery is inserted.
>Does it mean that the battery is useless?
>I get it occasionally even with new batteries.
It means that it thinks the battery is dead. Mine does the same from
time to time, I have to put them in an old Uniross charger which
brings them back to life as far as the Lidl charger is concerned.
> But I was wondering what it mean if you get a flashing red light when a > battery is inserted. Does it mean that the battery is useless?
It means the charger isn't happy about that battery. Had it this
morning on one from a set of three AAA's. Took it out, counted to
ten, put it back in and it was happy.
Consistent flashing red would indicate a battery that really is "past
its best". Before rejecting a battery as truly dead I'd use a normal,
simple, constant current, charger for an hour or so then try the
clever one again.
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Cheers
Dave.
If a battery has been left in something switched on, it's terminal
voltage goes below a certain value that the charger would regard as
dead. In fact it's partially right as rechargeables do not like being
discharged that low, but I find that if I stick them momentarily onto
a 'simple' charger it brings them up above the trip voltage and they
recharge OK.
Interestingly I've another intelligent charger that does a battery
refresh over several days showing in the end what the capacity of the
cell is, and even these apparantly abused cells come back to near
enough their stated mA-hrs.
Rob
>I have a Tronic KH980 charger, from Lidl,
>which seems reasonably good.
>Is there any point in paying more
>for a so-called intelligent charger?
>
>But I was wondering what it means
>if you get a flashing red light when a battery is inserted.
>Does it mean that the battery is useless?
>I get it occasionally even with new batteries.
From the "manual":-
1. The LED blinks alternatively red and green : the batteries are
being disharged for max. 10 minutes (Refresh-Function)
2. The LED blinks green : the charge of the batteries is being
checked and afterwards being charged with a battery-sparing impulse
loading for ca. 3 minutes at a reduced charging current.
3. The LED glows continuously red : the batteries are being charged.
4. The LED continuously glows gree : Batteries are fully charged.
5. The LED blinks red : the inserted batteries are not positioned
correctly in the charging slot or are defective.
Note : should type C or D batteries be charged in the outer charging
slots, the operating condition is displayed by the inner LEDs.
> From the "manual":-
>
> 1. The LED blinks alternatively red and green : the batteries are
> being disharged for max. 10 minutes (Refresh-Function)
>
> 2. The LED blinks green : the charge of the batteries is being
> checked and afterwards being charged with a battery-sparing impulse
> loading for ca. 3 minutes at a reduced charging current.
>
> 3. The LED glows continuously red : the batteries are being charged.
>
> 4. The LED continuously glows gree : Batteries are fully charged.
>
> 5. The LED blinks red : the inserted batteries are not positioned
> correctly in the charging slot or are defective.
Thanks.
I have of course long ago mislaid the manual.
I did try googling for it, but didn't have any luck.
... and yet my (3 year old) Uniross charger has decided, starting
about a month back, that every one of my Uniross/Duracell/Sony
rechargeable AA and AAAs is suddenly past its best, based on the
flashing red light criterion.
I have just ordered a new (Sony) charger to put that to the test.
Dennis