Makita battery conversion kit.

You asked;

Can you show me a picture of the charger you use in this conversion. And how would I know if a battery has timed out or not.




My answer;

Hi,

If your Makita charger does not start charging a battery but signals a defect when you insert it then it is timed out. The chip in the battery will allow for three default tries before it shuts down permanately. Therefore the phrase "Timed Out".

It has nothing to do with the internal timer in Makita batteries but a default chip that is programed to say, No More. The rest of the circuit board is usually ok and once the battery is rebuit it will take a charge and go back to work with an alternate charger.

The universal charger that is in my offer would perform the function of analyses but when the fault in the battery comes up it will check out just like the Makita charger. The difference is the Makita charger reads the battery for information and will not respond when the chip in the battery opens.

I would suggest that all of your batteries has some internal problem (usually a bad cell) that has caused the battery to fail. Now if the chip has been tripped three times it can't be reset and your Makita charger will never recognize it again even after the fault has been neutralized.

If you have not tried to charge the batteries after the first fault the batteries could be rebuilt and then again recharged on your Makita charger. If the chip has been tripped then you have to use a universal charger after the battery is repaired or rebuilt.

If you would ship me the batteries I could run the tests to determine the problem with the batteries and if the chip has tripped or not. In either case the batteries can be rebuilt. The only question then is how you are going to charge them. The options are all better than tossing the batteries and replacing them with new.

I am going to send this message now and in a few minutes I will send you the link where you can see the charger.

I have a number of these units out and they are working great. This charger will work on any 18v Lithium Ion battery.

Thank you,