On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Chuck Gadd wrote:
> Aerofoam wrote:
> > The Astros won't charge if the cells are completely flat though, you
> > sometimes need to use a wall wart to get a few mah. in to the pack so it can
> > be recognized as a battery.
>
> I'm cc'ing this to Doug over at Astro,
>
> I think the 110 (and 112?) have a special maintenance mode that you can use
> to force it to charge, even if it can't detect the battery...
The 110D and 112D both will start if the voltage is about about 0.75 volt
so unless the pack has been shorted to drain the cells it should start.
You can put the charger into test mode by pressing and holding the start
button when you power up the charger. This mode is not generally useful
for charging batteries because it does not peak detect. Test mode has 3
phases. The first test the unit is a voltmeter. It does not charge. The
second mode is slow charge rate. The third mode is fast charge mode. No
peak detect and no timeout. You will cook batteries if you leave them on
charge in this mode. Press start again and it reverts to normal mode.
Doug Ingraham NT is not the solution.
Rapid City, SD NT is the problem.
USA
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