DSE901, major battery issue

[expat]

Yesterday I had one that would not charge. The last remaining battery from the startup kit was all my husband had, and earlier today it need recharging.

I put it on the charger for him, and when it was finished charging, and the light was green, I took it off.

I reassembled it for him half an hour ago, all seemed ok. 15 minutes ago, when I went past the counter where it was, I noticed the blue LED was lit. Like an idiot I picked it up.

I've got burns on my fingers and thumb, and across my palm. Icing them as we speak.

What on earth? Even after I managed to get a wet cloth on it and screw it apart the LED stays lit.

 

[permafrying]

is it an auto? if it is you might have gotten juice into it threw the hole in the end the carto gets into and messed it up i did that to one of my kr8 auto batteries, at first it would turn on everytime i put it onto the carto then it started charging weird then just died. there's a thread on here somewhere on how to try and fix this. put some dessicant (damp rid) into a carto condom and put it onto the carto end of the battery and let it sit str8 up and down overnight if your lucky it will suck the moisture out.

 

[expat]

I'm more concerned that the battery won't shut off. LED is still going strong. Glad I was in the house and it wasn't lying on anything flammable.

It is an auto, that's what came with the kit. The first battery died, but this one ..well I wish it WOULD die.

 

[cyberwolf]

Yep, that sounds like liquid in the switch. You should probably take it outside if you haven't already.

 

[jbblack]

I was the one that posted about the dessicant. It's a long-shot; I only have a 50/50 track record with it; the switches are really finicky.

 

[expat]

It's gone...not only is it outside, it is sitting in a quart jar of salt water. Man I have blisters from that :/

 

[dormouse]

Auto batteries? Ditch the auto batteries and try KR808D-1 manual ones. Or maybe you can find DSE901 manuals. Downside - if you have a DSE901 PCC with round tubes then they usually don't allow for buttons and may not have the brains to work with manuals.

Also make extra sure the ends of your batteries are dry and clean before screwing in any charger. Juice can mess up charging.

Sorry about your burns. Yeah I would have grabbed it too.

 

[expat]

I ordered KR808D-1 manuals after first one died. They arrived today. No PCC.

All I could think of at the time was getting it apart, before...lol..it got any hotter.

 

[dormouse]

I hope you got a KR808D-1 charger. I would not really trust your charger - either piece of it.

 

[expat]

I hope you got a KR808D-1 charger. I would not really trust your charger - either piece of it.

I did. Thought it would be good to have one spare. Would the KR808D-1 batteries not charge on the 901 charger?