Cordless drill battery charger

[Mr.C]

Might be the wrong forum but here goes. I`ve 2 Parkside drill/drivers 10.8v not had a lot of use but come in handy because they are quite small and do the job. Problem is I`ve lost one of the chargers and the remaining one has given up. I`ve inserted a pic of the circuit board, no sign of any overheating or visible damage any chance someone might have an idea of which component has died or where to start testing, a longshot I know...……..

 

[GeorgeCooke]

Thanks for your ever useful input George. You are a credit to the forum. I have a question about MR16 bulbs as well.

I suggest you start a new thread as that is off topic for this one.

 

[DPG]

Ah you do have a sense of humour then. Cool.

 

[Squid]

Plug tops don't have fuses. Plugs do.

Are you a sparks?

 

[GeorgeCooke]

Are you a sparks?

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Toolstation are idiots then.

 

[DPG]

George can we keep the thread on track. Nobody cares about your views on the definition of the phrase 'plug-top' , no matter how many times you bang on about it.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

I'm sure some people like to learn.
But anyway if the fuse has blown, that is a sign something else is seriously wrong rather than being the fault itself.

 

[Squid]

I'm sure some people like to learn.
But anyway if the fuse has blown, that is a sign something else is seriously wrong rather than being the fault itself.

Could be an "iffy" fuse I learnt that at Uxbridge Tech back in 1982 or a temporary or intermittent "glitch" that took the "iffy" fuse out in the plug top.

 

[DPG]

As SWD says, faulty fuses do happen. Rarely admittedly.

 

[Squid]

As SWD says, faulty fuses do happen. Rarely admittedly.

What did they call them in the past "tired" all these youngers are just use to MCB's where you flip a switch.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

T2AL
T= Traege = slow blow
2A = obvious
L = Low breaking capacity i.e. does not need to be sand filled.

Obviously you can fit a ceramic bodied / sand filled T1AH instead.

 

[telectrix]

Are you a sparks?

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if that's a plug top, is this a socket plug bottom?

 

[freddo]

if that's a plug top, is this a socket plug bottom?

Yes, you put plugs into the bottoms.

 

[Mr.C]

Is that what you call a "butt plug" ………. anyway just one final post about this charger, I`ve taken a couple of close up pics both sides of the board showing the note and the reverse side ……

 

[DPG]

F1 is the fuse. It's a wire ended PCBmount type. Check it for continuity.

 

[Mr.C]

Just checked, def. has continuity.

 

[DPG]

Was worth a try. Have you tried any of the other things previously mentioned

 

[freddo]

As above it will likely be either the small electrolytic capacitor by the heatsink or the device on the heatsink.

 

[Mr.C]

Guess I`ll have to start trying to eliminate the suspects myself, my friend ain`t available to do it. Beginning to wish I`d binned it but it`s got to me now...……………..
DPG- in answer to your ? no your suggestion was the first, thanks.
FREDDO- I`ll try that next, thanks.
And thanks to all the other posters, can`t give up now.

 

[DPG]

So you've measured the DC voltage across the reservoir cap and tried changing the small electrolytic next to the heat sink?

 

[Squid]

if that's a plug top, is this a socket plug bottom?

No, thats a cheap piece of poo poo......