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Battery Charger Problems and Possible Cause
Table 6 lists several problems that could occur with the multi-unit battery charger. Each of the problems
corresponds with a corresponding test procedure described in Table 5.
Table 6. Problems/Possible Causes of Failure
Problem Related
Test
Procedure Possible Cause of Failure
Battery Drain Current 1 D5 shorted
Low Current Accuracy Ibat 2 U2, U3, U4, U5, and other current amp, PWM, and Buck regulator
circuit components missing, cold solder, or component failure
Low Current Accuracy LED On
(Green) 2D4, Q1, R4, R29, U2-17 missing, cold solder, or component
failure
Low Voltage Lower Limit
Detection Ibat 3 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure
Low Voltage Lower Limit
Detection LED Off 3 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder; Q1 or Q9 shorted
Low Voltage Upper Limit and
High Temp Lower Limit
Detection Ibat
4 U2, U4, U5, R3, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q8 shorted
Low Voltage Upper Limit and
High Temp Lower Limit
Detection LED On (Red)
4 D4, Q9, R13, R30, U2-18 missing, cold solder, or component failure
High Temp Upper Limit
Detection Ibat 5 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q8 shorted
High Temp Upper Limit
Detection LED Off 5 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49, Q8 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q1 or Q9 shorted
Low Temp Upper Limit
Detection Ibat 6 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q8 shorted
Low Temp Upper Limit
Detection LED On (Red) 6 D4, Q9, R13, R30, U2-18 missing, cold solder, or component failure
Low Temp Lower Limit
Detection Ibat 7 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q8 shorted
Low Temp Lower Limit
Detection LED Off 7 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q1 or Q9 shorted
High Voltage Lower Limit
Detection Ibat 8 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure
High Voltage Lower Limit
Detection LED On (Red) 8 D4, Q9, R13, R30, U2-18 missing, cold solder, or component failure
High Voltage Upper Limit
Detection Ibat 9 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure
High Voltage Upper Limit
Detection LED Off 9 U2, U4, U5, R20, R21, R26, R46, R47, R48, R49 missing, cold
solder, or component failure; Q1 or Q9 shorted