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09-25-2014, 11:21 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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iCharger 308 DUO Failure
Hi guys,
I faced a problem. My 6 months old icharger 308 duo broke down. I was charging my Lipos (6s on 2,7 A on both ports) and suddently charger shut down. It had happen to me before couple times, but after reconnecting the power supply everything was back to normal, but not now. When I connect the power supply I hear just buzzzing noise in charger, nothing else happens. I try to google for such problem, but it seems that everyones 308 is working fine, except mines. Please help
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09-26-2014, 03:10 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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First, have you confirmed it's not the power supply which is faulty?
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09-26-2014, 05:29 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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No it's not. I have connected it from battery. Bzzzz noise is the same, display is dark.
I have purchased it from Hobbyking. So should I send it back to them ? But it will take very long time
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09-27-2014, 06:43 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Hey.
Out of interest what power supply were you using and is it still working ok with/without load? If you're using server psu's, there is an issue when using server psu's in that if they shut down during a charge cycle and taking out the DUO chargers. . |
09-27-2014, 08:25 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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I'm sorry to hear yours had an issue. Sadly, you are not alone, Duo failures definitely happen.
There is a massive discussion thread, with occasional participation by the manufacturer, over on RCGroups: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...=1801512&pp=50 But realistically, I'd expect it needs to go back to HobbyKing. If it won't run off a battery, then it is probably dead, and it seems unlikely you'd find something simple inside the case, which could be fixed by the average user. I would also be interested in more info on the power supply, just for curiosity. Coolice designed and sells a circuit to help protect chargers in the case of a single series-wired server power supply shutting down. The Duos don't like big input-voltage changes while charging. And going from 24V to 12V, for instance, is big enough to sometimes damage the charger.
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