Hey everyone, (warning: wall of text)
I recently bought an Inspire 1 with three TB47s. The seller had them stored away for 4 months or so.
One was swollen up a bit (it felt slightly soft on the sides), so I didn't try using that one at all.
The other two turn on just fine (Showing very low charge), but if you connect them to a charger (even for multiple hours), they stay at 1 blinking light forever (the one furthest away from the power button, indicating charge below 20%). However, this light stays blinking even after disconnecting the charger!
So far I've tried disconnecting the balancer wire inside for 30min and then turning it back on. After that it seemed to be working normally, but still didn't charge above 1 blinking light. After unplugging it after a while, the same problem as before appeared again - the light stayed blinking infinitely and didn't respond to any button commands. The only way to turn it off was to disconnect the balancer wire again.
Are these batteries beyond saving? They're not under warranty anymore, so replacing them would suck...
Thanks a lot in advance for any help!
Closus
I recently bought an Inspire 1 with three TB47s. The seller had them stored away for 4 months or so.
One was swollen up a bit (it felt slightly soft on the sides), so I didn't try using that one at all.
The other two turn on just fine (Showing very low charge), but if you connect them to a charger (even for multiple hours), they stay at 1 blinking light forever (the one furthest away from the power button, indicating charge below 20%). However, this light stays blinking even after disconnecting the charger!
So far I've tried disconnecting the balancer wire inside for 30min and then turning it back on. After that it seemed to be working normally, but still didn't charge above 1 blinking light. After unplugging it after a while, the same problem as before appeared again - the light stayed blinking infinitely and didn't respond to any button commands. The only way to turn it off was to disconnect the balancer wire again.
Are these batteries beyond saving? They're not under warranty anymore, so replacing them would suck...
Thanks a lot in advance for any help!
Closus