Cordless drill battery charger

[Mr.C]

Might be the wrong forum but here goes. I`ve 2 Parkside drill/drivers 10.8v not had a lot of use but come in handy because they are quite small and do the job. Problem is I`ve lost one of the chargers and the remaining one has given up. I`ve inserted a pic of the circuit board, no sign of any overheating or visible damage any chance someone might have an idea of which component has died or where to start testing, a longshot I know...……..

 

[Mr.C]

Where the power cable enters on the board is a note saying that for continued fire protection the fuse must be replaced with the same type, a T2AL 250vac. Is that not a glass type fuse, if so I can`t find one……………………..or have I got it wrong ?

 

[DPG]

I would expect a fuse somewhere, although it may rely on the fuse in the plug top. Maybe they have changed (cost- reduced!) the design at some point but forgotten to amend the text.

Confirm you have 350VDC approx at the large reservoir capacitor. Do this carefully.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

As Lucien mentioned check for dry joints also check the fuse in the plug top then see if you are getting power to the unit, I'd do this first.

Plug tops don't have fuses. Plugs do.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

As Lucien mentioned check for dry joints also check the fuse in the plug top then see if you are getting power to the unit, I'd do this first.

Plug tops don't have fuses. Plugs do.

 

[DPG]

Thanks for your ever useful input George. You are a credit to the forum. I have a question about MR16 bulbs as well.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

Thanks for your ever useful input George. You are a credit to the forum. I have a question about MR16 bulbs as well.

I suggest you start a new thread as that is off topic for this one.

 

[DPG]

Ah you do have a sense of humour then. Cool.

 

[Squid]

Plug tops don't have fuses. Plugs do.

Are you a sparks?

 

[GeorgeCooke]

Are you a sparks?

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Toolstation are idiots then.

 

[DPG]

George can we keep the thread on track. Nobody cares about your views on the definition of the phrase 'plug-top' , no matter how many times you bang on about it.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

I'm sure some people like to learn.
But anyway if the fuse has blown, that is a sign something else is seriously wrong rather than being the fault itself.

 

[Squid]

I'm sure some people like to learn.
But anyway if the fuse has blown, that is a sign something else is seriously wrong rather than being the fault itself.

Could be an "iffy" fuse I learnt that at Uxbridge Tech back in 1982 or a temporary or intermittent "glitch" that took the "iffy" fuse out in the plug top.

 

[DPG]

As SWD says, faulty fuses do happen. Rarely admittedly.

 

[Squid]

As SWD says, faulty fuses do happen. Rarely admittedly.

What did they call them in the past "tired" all these youngers are just use to MCB's where you flip a switch.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

T2AL
T= Traege = slow blow
2A = obvious
L = Low breaking capacity i.e. does not need to be sand filled.

Obviously you can fit a ceramic bodied / sand filled T1AH instead.