Salvo li-ion smart charger TOAST

[Spoon]

i decided to give my battery a full charge yesterday,i mentioned that i was going to do this for the weekend. this was effectively the second time i would have charged the light. i charged it using the usual outlet w/ voltage regulator in my house. i had previously charged my cellphone, nimh rechargable batts. now i plug in the salvo charger and after 5 mins i hear a loud POP. to my horror its the charger. the charger felt super hot to the touch and smelt burnt. i removed it and tried it again but its toast. its weird bec my oulet is 240v and the charger says its rated 100-240v. now i cant charge or use my light. help!!!

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Oh,man!

 

[Spoon]

Oh,man!

just curious will a nimh work with a li-ion battery?

 

[Rick Inman]

Was the switch on the charger set to the right voltage?

 

[GreenDiverDown]

The charger that comes with the Salvo lights "look" pretty"generic". Maybe you ought to order a better one... like this Maha...
http://www.thomas-distributing.com/mh-c777plus.htm

I also have a Nexcel ... which is a killer charger... but I have to find out if it will do Li ions. It's FAST! Comes with its own fan, too!

 

[Spoon]

Was the switch on the charger set to the right voltage?

it came fixed there are two settings but mine seems set on one setting. i cant change it. i dont think thats the problem since i charged my batts the first time i got it.

 

[GreenDiverDown]

just curious will a nimh work with a li-ion battery?

The Maha charger is a universal charger and will do both NiMH and Li ion.
I would think that any NiMH charger would work as long as it has a cutoff. It's nice to have a thermistor, too... but you would have to add one to the Salvo pack or use a charger... like the Maha... that has a clip on external thermistor.
I don't know for sure... I'm not a battery expert and I don't have Li ion batteries.

 

[Spoon]

The Maha charger is a universal charger and will do both NiMH and Li ion.
I would think that any NiMH charger would work as long as it has a cutoff. It's nice to have a thermistor, too... but you would have to add one to the Salvo pack or use a charger... like the Maha... that has a clip on external thermistor.
I don't know for sure... I'm not a battery expert and I don't have Li ion batteries.

thanks. was just wondering if it was possible coz my friend has a salvo too but nimh. im not going to risk frying my batts. am off to find a charger. i reckon i may have a shot in one of those shops that cell radio control cars and gadgets. i might even attempt to have the charger fixed

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Yah... I wouldn't risk it either. Maybe Tobin will come along and give us a good answer.

I checked on the Nexcell and it says that it will only do NiMH.

You had to go and get the Li ion light...didn't ya?
Probably, just to be "different"!

 

[Kim]

Have you contacted Salvo? From what I have heard their customer service is very good so who knows - they might just send you a new one, or have some other ideas/help they can offer.