GAP
G Scale Model Trains, 1:1 Sugar Cane Trains
I recently purchased a "blue battery" and it arrived faulty, after getting no help/replies from the seller I wrote it off.
I dismantled it the other day and to my surprise I found that both the charging and output plugs were wired in parallel i.e. both were switched.
When I was researching these batteries most of the posts I read said that the charging socket was permanently 'live'.
In my case this was so.
I am posting this a precautionary warning to others to check their batteries on arrival because, like I did, plugging in the charger may not charge the battery unless the switch is in the ON position.
Mine was definitely faulty measuring only 8.4V at the terminals regardless of charging time with the switch in both positions.
I'll consider another one in the future because, after reading posts and talking to others, I believe they are great but I will look for another seller.
I dismantled it the other day and to my surprise I found that both the charging and output plugs were wired in parallel i.e. both were switched.
When I was researching these batteries most of the posts I read said that the charging socket was permanently 'live'.
In my case this was so.
I am posting this a precautionary warning to others to check their batteries on arrival because, like I did, plugging in the charger may not charge the battery unless the switch is in the ON position.
Mine was definitely faulty measuring only 8.4V at the terminals regardless of charging time with the switch in both positions.
I'll consider another one in the future because, after reading posts and talking to others, I believe they are great but I will look for another seller.
