Problem with 510 Pcc

[closetrockstar]

Hi everybody,
I am having a problem with my 510 Pcc. I put a batt in yesterday and the little red light never turned green. When I went to use the batt, it was still dead and the light on the Pcc was still on and still red and there was no batt in it! I haven't had the Pcc very long at all and only had to charge it up 3 times. Has anybody else had this problem?
Thanks and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

[j0ker]

I think there's a little plunger pin that's spring loaded that makes connection to the center post(+) of the battery. Once it's pushed down it makes contact to power to recharge battery. The plunger may be stuck. Try tapping the PCC lightly against your hand. If that doesn't dislodge it, I'm not sure what to suggest. You might could take something non-conductive and stick down inside and carefully try to unstick it. Of course this is assuming the plunger is stuck.

 

[Scottbee]

I think there's a little plunger pin that's spring loaded that makes connection to the center post(+) of the battery. Once it's pushed down it makes contact to power to recharge battery. The plunger may be stuck. Try tapping the PCC lightly against your hand. If that doesn't dislodge it, I'm not sure what to suggest. You might could take something non-conductive and stick down inside and carefully try to unstick it. Of course this is assuming the plunger is stuck.

The "plunger" is just a "pogo pin", there is no switch associated with it.

 

[closetrockstar]

I think there's a little plunger pin that's spring loaded that makes connection to the center post(+) of the battery. Once it's pushed down it makes contact to power to recharge battery. The plunger may be stuck. Try tapping the PCC lightly against your hand. If that doesn't dislodge it, I'm not sure what to suggest. You might could take something non-conductive and stick down inside and carefully try to unstick it. Of course this is assuming the plunger is stuck.

Thanks Joker, I will definitley try that.
-closet

 

[Scottbee]

I think there's a little plunger pin that's spring loaded that makes connection to the center post(+) of the battery. Once it's pushed down it makes contact to power to recharge battery. The plunger may be stuck. Try tapping the PCC lightly against your hand. If that doesn't dislodge it, I'm not sure what to suggest. You might could take something non-conductive and stick down inside and carefully try to unstick it. Of course this is assuming the plunger is stuck.

I reread your post..... I may have been mistaken in thinking that you were implying that there was a "switch" associated with the pogo pin. As you stated.. it's just a contact, and it may be stuck in the down position... and therefore not contacting the battery correctly. Good advice!

(But that usually won't cause the charging light to stay on when the battery is removed)

 

[Can_supplier]

As you stated.. it's just a contact, and it may be stuck in the down position... and therefore not contacting the battery correctly. Good advice!

wouldn't you be able to tell because the battery "drops" into the hole rather than springs up untill pressed by the lid?

 

[Scottbee]

Both the outer ring and the center pogo-pin are spring loaded. So one could be working right and the other could be stuck down.. I reckon....

 

[Kelemvor]

from my experience, the contacts inside the pcc work weird if they got juice on them over time, there is always some on the contacts on every battery you insert, on auto batteries there may even be some inside.

so cleaning it from time to time with a bit of alcohol on a paper towel work wonders.