Riva Batt/Charger problems

[jlinko]

Mistakenly posted this in the accessories forum....but I don't know how to move it here...

Wanted to see if anyone could help...I have a Riva kit from Liberty Flights purchased around Thanksgiving, and one of the batts started doing a weird blink pattern and would not charge. The LED on the charger itself stopped working as well. It APPEARS to still be charging the other batt, though it doesn't seem to be as strong when I take it off. Upon contacting LF about returning said batt, I ordered another kit so I would have a backup set (down to 1 analog/day and don't want to go back!!) and the set arrived fine. Now, after less than a week the LED on the NEW charger has stopped working as well, and it feels somewhat warm even without a batt attached. The other batt from the first set also apparently died last night (30 blinks now no fire after charge). Are these just really bad chargers? I have looked on other sites for 510 Riva chargers, and all look exactly like the ones I have, save for the LF logo screened on them. Any help/suggestions??

Thanks!

 

[base234]

Wow, sounds like a case for Ty or ABE at Liberty Flights. All batteries are going to die sooner or later but the Riva chargers are usually bulletproof. Wish I could help.

 

[jlinko]

Thanks...I didn't expect them to last forever, but to have both die after 6 weeks...The chargers seem to still be charging, but I found it very odd that the LEDs stopped on both of them.

 

[Silversmyth]

Let them know--sure they will make it right .

Good people

Have a EGO i bought from them--both batts and charger still going after 1 year!!

 

[Vchick]

I'm still on some old kits too, so I'm not much help, call Ty & they'll take care of you

 

[swedishfish]

I posted about the USB charger issue once but no one else seemed to have the same problem so I thought it was me. I only charge with the wall charger, and try to keep the charger clean but I've gone through a lot of LED chargers too.

 

[base234]

Since you have the second kit, try using ONLY the batts and the charger from the second kit. See if that makes a difference. And as sf said use the wall charger only.

 

[jlinko]

Neither set came with the wall charger, USB only. I'll see what they say...

 

[madjack]

I have Rivas from LF as well...I had 2 batts and 3 charger go titsup in a week...they exhibited similar problems to those the OP expressed, I don't know if the the batts took out the chargers, vice/versa or a combination...I got 3 replacement chargers from hoosier...2 worked fine, one, I just don't trust...since these things are cheaply mass produced, overseas, with questionable QC, I just don't worry much about it and accept it as the price of doing bidnez with these overseas countries..........
madjack

 

[base234]

Yeah, definitely talk to Ty or Abe. PM me your address and I'll send you a wall wort to plug the USB into.

 

[base234]

I don't know if the the batts took out the chargers, vice/versa or a combination.........
madjack

Ain't that the damn truth!

 

[madjack]

Ain't that the damn truth!

...no doubt...I had all of them marked just so I could track such things but, this all happened in a couple R three daze and was a done deal before I knew it...which was when I smelled burning plastic and found a charger about melted...the batt it was connected to never worked again either...the chicken or the egg...who knows(beside the shadow).........
madjack

 

[jlinko]

Yeah, definitely talk to Ty or Abe. PM me your address and I'll send you a wall wort to plug the USB into.

Will a standard one work (ie ipod wall plug)? Or do they need to be special mah rated? I've got one of those if that's all I need...

 

[madjack]

Will a standard one work (ie ipod wall plug)? Or do they need to be special mah rated? I've got one of those if that's all I need...

...it should work just fine as long as it is a wall outlet to USB adapter...the USB port is a standard standard..........
madjack

 

[jlinko]

Thanks, I'll give it a go.