I think I cooked my battery!

Drache · August 28th, 2008, 22:34

Well I just got the SAM-R back today and I wanted to charge the battery so I could test the gun with the new mags. I plugged the battery into my smart charger (which Ive NEVER had a problem with, if fact I charged the battery 3 days before sending the gun off to be fixed) and left it. When the battery is charged the light turns green and the charger stops charging.

It usually takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour to charge. I kept checking on and and checking on it and finally at the hour and a half mark the light was STILL red and my battery was HOT! Usually my battery gets a little on the warm side but never this hot!

Im still waiting for it to cool down at the moment.

Dusti69 · August 28th, 2008, 22:38

aah.... i forgot to unplug one of my batteries the other night. its was pretty hot.
i usually take them off the charger as soon as they start to get warm.
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Drache · August 28th, 2008, 22:39

this is hot to the point that you dont dare pick it up... I had to get an oven mitt just to move it outside incase it explodes....

Dusti69 · August 28th, 2008, 22:41

ever have one start melting in your hand when you plugged it in your gun? thats hot

Skladfin · August 28th, 2008, 22:44

battery works better when its hot.

i only used about 200 rounds with that battery, so I think you over charged it LOL.

because you charged it when it was still pretty much full.

the best time to plug off the battery is when it starts warming up, doesnt matter what ur charger says, if it starts warming up, its starting to overcharge.

Styrak · August 28th, 2008, 22:47

Maybe your charger isn't good enough to peak detect your battery?

Drache · August 28th, 2008, 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Styrak

Maybe your charger isn't good enough to peak detect your battery?

Its never had a problem before. Oh well gun works, my new mags dont....

Shirley · August 28th, 2008, 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drache

Its never had a problem before. Oh well gun works, my new mags dont....

What hop up and mags are you using?

Drache · August 28th, 2008, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

What hop up and mags are you using?

Its not a hopup problem it's a mag/body issue! They are Dboys VN mags which sadly worked perfectly with my stock TM but they wont work with my G&P unless I push them hard up into the gun.

Shirley · August 28th, 2008, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drache

Its not a hopup problem it's a mag/body issue! They are Dboys VN mags which sadly worked perfectly with my stock TM but they wont work with my G&P unless I push them hard up into the gun.

Weird, it's your G&P magwell than. If it works with your TM, than it's the magwell of the G&P.
Hm, try silicone oil and slide it in and out, lube it up. If not, you'd need to sand down in your magwell.

Styrak · August 28th, 2008, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Weird, it's your G&P magwell than. If it works with your TM, than it's the magwell of the G&P.
Hm, try silicone oil and slide it in and out, lube it up. If not, you'd need to sand down in your magwell.

Don't sand down the magwell just yet. I have King Arms 68 round metal mags, and they didn't feed properly in my G&P metal body. You had to push them up just like your situation Drache.

I had to file down the BB retainer in the mags, as the hopup was not pushing it out of the way far enough.

So yes, it is a hopup issue as far as I could say.

Drache · August 28th, 2008, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Weird, it's your G&P magwell than. If it works with your TM, than it's the magwell of the G&P.
Hm, try silicone oil and slide it in and out, lube it up. If not, you'd need to sand down in your magwell.

I already said it was the gun itself....

Lubing isnt going to sit the mags higher in the gun and neither will sanding. It means the hole in the side of the mags sit to high. Meaning sell the mags and buy TM mags which work without problems.

Drache · August 28th, 2008, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Styrak

Don't sand down the magwell just yet. I have King Arms 68 round metal mags, and they didn't feed properly in my G&P metal body. You had to push them up just like your situation Drache.

I had to file down the BB retainer in the mags, as the hopup was not pushing it out of the way far enough.

So yes, it is a hopup issue as far as I could say.

Im just going to dump these dboy mags as well as the G&P mag and just pick up TM mags since they work without problems.

Dusti69 · August 28th, 2008, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Hm, try silicone oil and slide it in and out, lube it up..

oh baby

demco11 · August 28th, 2008, 23:22

Always check on your battery while its charging, I do every 20 - 30 minutes.
Also you want to stop once its "warm to the touch" thats when your battery is done charging.

What kind of "smart charger" is it?
I use a TLP 4000 and it beeps every few seconds when the battery is just warm to the touch and done.

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August 28th, 2008, 22:34	#1
Drache BALLET, TYPE: SELF LOATHING, ANALBURST Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005	I think I cooked my battery! Well I just got the SAM-R back today and I wanted to charge the battery so I could test the gun with the new mags. I plugged the battery into my smart charger (which Ive NEVER had a problem with, if fact I charged the battery 3 days before sending the gun off to be fixed) and left it. When the battery is charged the light turns green and the charger stops charging. It usually takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour to charge. I kept checking on and and checking on it and finally at the hour and a half mark the light was STILL red and my battery was HOT! Usually my battery gets a little on the warm side but never this hot! Im still waiting for it to cool down at the moment.

August 28th, 2008, 22:47	#6
Styrak Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Maybe your charger isn't good enough to peak detect your battery? __________________ Airsoft Sales and Repair/Upgrade Services

August 28th, 2008, 23:22	#15
demco11 Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC	Always check on your battery while its charging, I do every 20 - 30 minutes. Also you want to stop once its "warm to the touch" thats when your battery is done charging. What kind of "smart charger" is it? I use a TLP 4000 and it beeps every few seconds when the battery is just warm to the touch and done. __________________ "I feel no emotion, just recoil."

August 28th, 2008, 22:39	#3
Drache BALLET, TYPE: SELF LOATHING, ANALBURST Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005	this is hot to the point that you dont dare pick it up... I had to get an oven mitt just to move it outside incase it explodes....

August 28th, 2008, 22:44	#5
Skladfin Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia	battery works better when its hot. i only used about 200 rounds with that battery, so I think you over charged it LOL. because you charged it when it was still pretty much full. the best time to plug off the battery is when it starts warming up, doesnt matter what ur charger says, if it starts warming up, its starting to overcharge.

I think I cooked my battery!

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