I made the mistake of buying a Chinese-made battery-operated electric drill,
which worked fine until I tried to charge the batteries. I emailed the
manufacturer but needless to say, I have received no response.
The rechargeable batteries are rated at 18V. The charger consists of a
small receptacle with a few electronic components in it, and a plug-in
transformer 120v. AC, 60 Hz to 22v. DC, 500mA, 11 VA. The transformer does
not get warm no matter how long it is plugged in, and the pilot light on the
charger that should indicate when it has charged the battery, never lights.
I've spent a couple of hours googling for transformers of similar
specification, with no success, and I refuse to spend more for a variable
voltage transformer than I've paid for the entire drill. Any suggestions as
to a commonly available transformer that would get the job done, even if
slowly?
Bob
- posted 16 years ago