Vamo batteries not charging

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txjim

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When you have problems with charging fairly new (and sometimes older) Li-ion batteries sometimes it's the charger itself. Try this. Put the batteries in the charger with it unplugged. Now, position the plug just at the AC outlet. Rapidly insert and pull out the plug several times and then leave it plugged in the last time. Your charger should start charging if the battery is still good. Sometimes you just gotta outsmart those "smart" chargers.
 

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No its a plug in lithium ion charger.
So, it's NOT a charger you plug into an AC outlet? Hmm, don't know if my method will work with a USB charger, but you could try.............BUT!!! I just had a thought. Sometimes even a USB connector doesn't get "full" connection. Sometimes you can just pull it out ever so slightly, tightening the connection. If it's like some of those Ego screw on connectors, just unscrew it half a turn or so. Watch the light and see if I goes changes color while moving the connection. With electricity, it's usually the connections that fail, not the components.
 

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okay now we are getting somewhere :)

I think you mentioned that the charger has the + and - marked correct?

are you aware that the Vamo can tell you how much charge is in your batteries? by pushing the buttons in the proper sequence it will tell you voltage, ohms of the resistance of the coil, and the voltage/wattage you have the unit set for.

are the batteries marked + and -?? if not, the flat smooth end is the neg side, the smaller side is + and chargers are set up with the neg side being the adjustable slider part. some chargers lites stay on but change colors from red to green, others have multiple lites that start off at 1 and as the battery charges up more lites become lit ( Nitecores). and others flash while charging and then go out when done
 
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