Howdy,
On Wed, 14 May 2008, Randall wrote:
>> Anyway, now the battery won't charge. I seem to recall
>> something somewhere saying that if you drain it all the way
>> dead, the charger won't recognize the battery on there and
>> won't try to charge it?
>>
>> Is that right? How do I convince it to try charging anyway?
>
> My Ryobi charger is like that. To work around it, put a little charge
> into the battery some other way. If you can figure out which terminal
> is which, an ordinary 12v automotive trickle charger will probably do.
> I use my adjustable bench supply.
So, I gave this a shot tonight. Checked polarity on a charged batter with
a meter, then hooked up a 12v jumper pack to the dead battery pack and
left it for a while. After a half hour or so, tossed it back onto a
charger and the light came on saying it was charging!
Battery seemed to work after charging, but of course I don't know if
runtime has been affected.
Anyway, thanks!
Mark
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