So the charger smoked

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

some weed.

No, but seriously, i plugged in my li-ion battery into the charger ( the wrong way ) and the charger "smoked" a little bit. I took it out cause it mighta exploded or something o.O

i was trying to charge teh RC coptor so yeah, is the charger safe to use? can i use it again? it smelled funny, so i guess something happened inside it. not the real genius here on some electronics, and i dont want to burn the house down or anything.

I took the charger out where its cold to let it cool down before i even try using it again. ( the light broke on it so i still dont know if it would work ._.)

[SD]Master_Wong · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:34 am

no dont use again not safe simply put means there are exposed wires inside maybe if you open it up change the damage wire might work but no garentee also change the fuse

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

so its not safe to ever use again?

I already sent a email to customer service where my brother bought it asking for a new one, cause they sent us a defective one lol ( really wasnt, but shh )

Brago · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:45 am

Oh, thought you were talking about l4d2 charger

Burningwolf · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 2583 **Location:** :|

i was thinking bout the car lol

Goseki · **Joined:** Apr 2008 **Posts:** 3452 **Location:**

Brago wrote:

Oh, thought you were talking about l4d2 charger

+1. Thought he invented a charger + smoker hybrid baby.

Depends where the smoke was coming from. If from the battery, than get new batteries, but if from the charger itself, something prob busted or is exposed now.

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

from the charger

I got advice that the result that it was bad, or could still work

so i charged it in ( the right way ) and it seems fine other than the smell that was there earlier.. charged it for about an hour, so the charger itself is a lil hot, so is it still possible to use it without any harm?

Goseki · **Joined:** Apr 2008 **Posts:** 3452 **Location:**

Chargers will usually get hot when charging. How hot. If it's ouch this thing is HOT!, than that means it's broken and is pulling wayy too much power.

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

Yeah, i knew that>.> so i guess its fine to keep using it?

peex · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 771 **Location:**

vietxboy911 wrote:

so i guess its fine to keep using it?

NO! Do not use it. If a smoke comes out of some electrical devise it's not ok to use it.

There could be melted wires which can cause shortcuts. Ur gonna burn your house down.

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

i got the complete opposite input. lol, it was like;

if its fine, you can keep using it, and no, itll never burn your house down because its only a charger, all that it can do is damage itself.

:o?

CeLL · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:16 pm

vietxboy911 wrote:

i got the complete opposite input. lol, it was like;

if its fine, you can keep using it, and no, itll never burn your house down because its only a charger, all that it can do is damage itself.

:o?

ok if you shit blood do you just keep on your merry way? no. something inside you is likely broken.

your electrical device is broken. i dont care if it still works. stop using it.

wootpops · **Posted:** Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:17 am

i make power tools smoke all the time we keep using them though. Just don't leave it plugged in over night or while someone isn't home or while sleeping.

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

ok. so im charging it right now ( been 3.5 hours ) and its ok, cept the battery might be a little warmer than it regularly is, but maybe its just me being paranoid lol

Goseki · **Joined:** Apr 2008 **Posts:** 3452 **Location:**

Visual smoke is a sign of 2 things:
1) Wire got too hot, burned through the rubber covering or plastic casing.
2) Fuse or some connectors got loose and burning plastic.

Either way, if it's freaking smoking, it's a sign one of those have already happened. All it will take will be a power surge for sparks to fly. The chances are small the sparks will get out or catch fire inside a tiny charger. For stuff like powertools where you're nearby when you have them plugged in it's fine, but for stuff where you leave around the house for hours on end, I would just fork over the cash and get a new one. Better pay for a new charger than a new house imo.

Like I said, smoke = something melted. If you're lucky, whatever was melted will cover the exposed point and it'll be fine.

omier · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 5985 **Location:** ...

At first i thought the topic was about a Dodge Charger.

Maybe your charger is steam powered? :shock:

vietxboy911 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3236 **Location:**

Goseki wrote:

Visual smoke is a sign of 2 things:
1) Wire got too hot, burned through the rubber covering or plastic casing.
2) Fuse or some connectors got loose and burning plastic.

Either way, if it's freaking smoking, it's a sign one of those have already happened. All it will take will be a power surge for sparks to fly. The chances are small the sparks will get out or catch fire inside a tiny charger. For stuff like powertools where you're nearby when you have them plugged in it's fine, but for stuff where you leave around the house for hours on end, I would just fork over the cash and get a new one. Better pay for a new charger than a new house imo.

Like I said, smoke = something melted. If you're lucky, whatever was melted will cover the exposed point and it'll be fine.

welll so chances are it covered the exposed point and is fine? the charger doesnt smoke or anything anymore, i've been using it and checking everything every once in awhile and it looks fine

M3K0S · **Joined:** Aug 2008 **Posts:** 1580 **Location:**

Goseki wrote:

Chargers will usually get hot when charging. How hot. If it's ouch this thing is HOT!, than that means it's broken and is pulling wayy too much power.

im quoting this in my sig but it a whole different meaning

Goseki · **Joined:** Apr 2008 **Posts:** 3452 **Location:**

M3K0S wrote:

Goseki wrote:

Chargers will usually get hot when charging. How hot. If it's ouch this thing is HOT!, than that means it's broken and is pulling wayy too much power.

im quoting this in my sig but it a whole different meaning

lol

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