Battery wont charge

BORDENSNIPER · July 22nd, 2008, 14:01

recentl bought an Intellect 8.4 3600 mah (NIMH) large battery for my AK,

the intelligent charger does not recognize it (red light wont turn on to show its charging).

I read othe posts but no luck in rying vaious methods.

i have two crap chargers, one is a 8.4 output from the tf16 and the other is the 9.6v outpur from the Kraken, should i use the 9.6v output to "jumpstart this battery"?

i tried another univrsal wall charger with a red blinking light but it doesnt do anything....

what to do?

Crunchmeister · July 22nd, 2008, 14:05

Sounds like there may be bad wiring in the battery pack somewhere. That would be my first guess, at least.

ShelledPants · July 22nd, 2008, 14:07

I had the exact same problem with an intellect battery, I put it on my crap wall charger from an Echo1 Mp5k for an hour and then the intelligent charger could read it just fine.

Polar Nova · July 22nd, 2008, 14:09

Make sure the prongs are properly positioned and are not loose or jammed down there.

BORDENSNIPER · July 22nd, 2008, 14:15

il make anothr atempt then to charg the 8.4 battery with a 9.6 output wall charger and see what that does to it...:banghead:

Knightwarrier · July 22nd, 2008, 14:33

stupid question but is the polarity correct?

six4 · July 22nd, 2008, 18:44

does your charger have the ability to "recondition" batteries? if so attach your battery and try setting the charger on its discharge cycle. the battery may have been sitting in a discharged state for so long that one of the cells may have depolarized,using the chargers recondition cycle may help. good luck.

BORDENSNIPER · July 23rd, 2008, 12:34

no luck, i tried a fast charger, and another 8.4 v charger, it seems liek the current isnt going into the battery for some reason, like it is resisting charging, although if u hokk it up to an aeg the motor make a click (its to weak to pull it but that shows that the pack works) it just wont charge!?

any more suggestions?

pretty annoyed that id get a crap product from airsoftparts.

The Saint · July 23rd, 2008, 12:38

It's not Airsoftpart's fault, it's Intellect's fault. What do you want from Jugglez, to open every single package and to test every single pack? Be reasonable.

Have you tried using the battery for a little bit? I had a 3600mah Intellect pack that refused to charge until we plugged it into a gun and tried to run the gun. Of course, being uncharged, it couldn't do much, but the charger recognized it from there on.

BORDENSNIPER · July 23rd, 2008, 13:27

I never blamed airsoftparts, I buy all my parts from them and an a happy cusotmer, i was just upset that i would get a defective product/they would get a defective product.

its all good Jugglez contacted me, well try to ressurect.

BORDENSNIPER · July 23rd, 2008, 13:27

and yes i tried running it in the gun and still no luck.

Knightwarrier · July 23rd, 2008, 14:25

do you know anybody near you with a charger that you can try? I just bought a new battery pack from the local hobby shop, it was a NiMh 3000 mAh Large type battery and it works great, on the box it does NOT recommend trickle charging. so anything less than 500mAh could be considered trickle charging for large batteries, there was also s note in the box stating if you are using "small" type batteries do not charge over 1 amp charge rates and finally with a NiMh battery do not fully discharge them like Nicad's, you WILL ruin it. I think you need to make a trip to the local hobby shop that sells r/c cars n planes and invest in a good charger. For about $30 you can find a decent ac/dc charger that will work in your house and in a car(really handy if halfway through a milsim and your pack goes dead). The more expensive chargers are usually digital peak chargers and charge packs quite quickly, most of the new charges also auto detect if you are trying to charg NiCad or NiNh batteries. Here's the guide on the back of my battery pack.

BORDENSNIPER · July 28th, 2008, 17:43

problem solved, Jugglez is great!

Danke · July 28th, 2008, 17:59

So how did he fix it? I've got an Intellect that's never performed as well as it should.

It was bought from a place that doesn't offer any type of after sales support other than whining about how tough life is.

BORDENSNIPER · July 29th, 2008, 16:54

he placed a magic wand, poof! it was done.!

go Jugglez!!!!

being serious...he used the expensive intelligent chargers with that lcd screen, charged the battery and i still need to get ti from the postal office (he sent it to me).

cheerssssssss

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July 22nd, 2008, 14:01	#1
BORDENSNIPER Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005	Battery wont charge recentl bought an Intellect 8.4 3600 mah (NIMH) large battery for my AK, the intelligent charger does not recognize it (red light wont turn on to show its charging). I read othe posts but no luck in rying vaious methods. i have two crap chargers, one is a 8.4 output from the tf16 and the other is the 9.6v outpur from the Kraken, should i use the 9.6v output to "jumpstart this battery"? i tried another univrsal wall charger with a red blinking light but it doesnt do anything.... what to do?

July 22nd, 2008, 14:05	#2
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	Sounds like there may be bad wiring in the battery pack somewhere. That would be my first guess, at least. __________________

July 22nd, 2008, 14:09	#4
Polar Nova Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008	Make sure the prongs are properly positioned and are not loose or jammed down there. __________________ <>Polar Nova<>

July 22nd, 2008, 14:07	#3
ShelledPants Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, On	I had the exact same problem with an intellect battery, I put it on my crap wall charger from an Echo1 Mp5k for an hour and then the intelligent charger could read it just fine.

July 22nd, 2008, 14:15	#5
BORDENSNIPER Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005	il make anothr atempt then to charg the 8.4 battery with a 9.6 output wall charger and see what that does to it...:banghead:

July 22nd, 2008, 14:33	#6
Knightwarrier Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Alberta	stupid question but is the polarity correct? __________________

July 22nd, 2008, 18:44	#7
six4 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mission b.c.	does your charger have the ability to "recondition" batteries? if so attach your battery and try setting the charger on its discharge cycle. the battery may have been sitting in a discharged state for so long that one of the cells may have depolarized,using the chargers recondition cycle may help. good luck.

July 23rd, 2008, 12:34	#8
BORDENSNIPER Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005	no luck, i tried a fast charger, and another 8.4 v charger, it seems liek the current isnt going into the battery for some reason, like it is resisting charging, although if u hokk it up to an aeg the motor make a click (its to weak to pull it but that shows that the pack works) it just wont charge!? any more suggestions? pretty annoyed that id get a crap product from airsoftparts.

July 23rd, 2008, 12:38	#9
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	It's not Airsoftpart's fault, it's Intellect's fault. What do you want from Jugglez, to open every single package and to test every single pack? Be reasonable. Have you tried using the battery for a little bit? I had a 3600mah Intellect pack that refused to charge until we plugged it into a gun and tried to run the gun. Of course, being uncharged, it couldn't do much, but the charger recognized it from there on. __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

July 23rd, 2008, 13:27	#10
BORDENSNIPER Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005	I never blamed airsoftparts, I buy all my parts from them and an a happy cusotmer, i was just upset that i would get a defective product/they would get a defective product. its all good Jugglez contacted me, well try to ressurect.

July 23rd, 2008, 14:25	#12
Knightwarrier Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Alberta	do you know anybody near you with a charger that you can try? I just bought a new battery pack from the local hobby shop, it was a NiMh 3000 mAh Large type battery and it works great, on the box it does NOT recommend trickle charging. so anything less than 500mAh could be considered trickle charging for large batteries, there was also s note in the box stating if you are using "small" type batteries do not charge over 1 amp charge rates and finally with a NiMh battery do not fully discharge them like Nicad's, you WILL ruin it. I think you need to make a trip to the local hobby shop that sells r/c cars n planes and invest in a good charger. For about $30 you can find a decent ac/dc charger that will work in your house and in a car(really handy if halfway through a milsim and your pack goes dead). The more expensive chargers are usually digital peak chargers and charge packs quite quickly, most of the new charges also auto detect if you are trying to charg NiCad or NiNh batteries. Here's the guide on the back of my battery pack. __________________ Last edited by Knightwarrier; July 23rd, 2008 at 14:34..

July 28th, 2008, 17:43	#13
BORDENSNIPER Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005	problem solved, Jugglez is great!

July 28th, 2008, 17:59	#14
Danke Prancercise Guru Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Danger Zone	So how did he fix it? I've got an Intellect that's never performed as well as it should. It was bought from a place that doesn't offer any type of after sales support other than whining about how tough life is.

July 29th, 2008, 16:54	#15
BORDENSNIPER Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005	he placed a magic wand, poof! it was done.! go Jugglez!!!! being serious...he used the expensive intelligent chargers with that lcd screen, charged the battery and i still need to get ti from the postal office (he sent it to me). cheerssssssss

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