Nitecore i4, it's hard to insert battery in 1 handed? Why?

[Phone Guy]

I have 2 of these chargers...both work great imho. One of them I'm easily able to insert a battery into a charging bay 1 handed.. push the battery against the movable spring thingy which slides down until I pop the top of the battery in place and it starts charging.

The other unit requires 2 hands. One to manually pull down said spring thingy then drop the battery into the bay/slot.

Is there a way to make the second units springs move freely with only the force of the back of the battery? Without getting stuck as it seems to do?

 

[beckdg]

probably loose negative sliding terminals binding when pressure is applied to the top of the terminal and the terminal leans back.

if you bought them at different places, i'd get my money back for the one that's binding and order another from the other place if you can.

i have the same problem with my i2, though my i4 slides perfectly. if it hadn't taken me so long to not need it, i'd have returned it. ah, well...

 

[Phone Guy]

Returning not an option for me, I've had them both for a while. Was hoping someone might know of a way to make the slide part slide easily so I can insert batteries one handed

 

[yo han]

1: Remove the 4 little foam plugs at the corners on the bottom of the charger, exposing the screws.
2: Remove the screws.
3: Open up the charger and wiggle the negative spring loaded terminals to get them out of the top part of the charger.
4: Apply a tiny amount of thick grease (not oil!) to the glide paths.
5: Put the unit back together and test if the terminals are moving smoothly before putting the screws back in.

 

[yo han]

You're welcome

 

[anumber1]

1: Remove the 4 little foam plugs at the corners on the bottom of the charger, exposing the screws.
2: Remove the screws.
3: Open up the charger and wiggle the negative spring loaded terminals to get them out of the top part of the charger.
4: Apply a tiny amount of thick grease (not oil!) to the glide paths.
5: Put the unit back together and test if the terminals are moving smoothly before putting the screws back in.

I have used Permatex part number 22058 silicone dielectric tune up grease with great success for jobs like this.

It won't run or drip. It is the perfect consistency/viscosity for this job.

Any autoparts store will have a small tube for cheap.

Just my

 

[Phone Guy]

You're welcome

LOL... I have not done the mod yet, I wasn't ignoring you...... LMAO....