trustfire charger?

[okwithit]

bought a trustfire charger model tr-001 a while ago. ( not sure of the date ) yesterday when i put some batteries on it too charge it was putting off a buzzing noise. hmmm,. is it time to order a new one or is this normal operation when they get older? i don't want it to go kaboom, if you know what i mean.

thanks


i will add, i put the batteries on another charger i have and they charge nicely. it is just a single battery charger where the trustfire is a double charger.

 

[Killjoy1]

It's fairly common with those chargers. I've had two of them that made that noise right from new, but they still functioned fine and the noise diminishes as the batteries' charge level comes up. IIRC it has something to do with a transistor that's mounted loosely, allowing it to vibrate

I've since moved on to other chargers and keep one of the TR-001s just as a backup. I now use one of these and it's awesome, the next best thing to a Pila at less than half the price, just buy a couple extra spacers if you plan on charging multiple short batteries at once (18350, etc)

 

[MrWarspite]

that charger makes that noise when not charging. ive had 2 that do it right out of the box.

 

[okwithit]

as long as it is safe to use, and not go kaboom i will keep using it. and work at getting a new one like you suggested .


thanks again

 

[Killjoy1]

It's a good idea to meter your batteries when they come off the charger, more so if you have any doubts about the charger. Good safe practices and all that

 

[gtbb]

Please don't become a statistic. A charger that chatters or hummms doesn't know all the words. Be careful using it!

 

[okwithit]

i always meter my batteries coming off the charger, and if it knew the words it would be boom-chaka-laka-boom. y'all are great. thanks

 

[okwithit]

opp's wrong place