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XTS2500 & MTS2000
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:19 am
by samwise
Will a MTS2000 charger charge a XTS2500 battery?
The battery fits in the charger and the light comes on, but is this acceptable?
Thanks in advance for taking the time.
Sam
Re: XTS2500 & MTS2000
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:24 am
by alex
samwise wrote:Will a MTS2000 charger charge a XTS2500 battery?
The battery fits in the charger and the light comes on, but is this acceptable?
Thanks in advance for taking the time.
Sam
Depends on the charger - and the battery. Just because the battery fits in the charger and the charger appears to work - doesn't mean that it's charging the battery correctly.
A lot of the 2500 batteries I've seen floating around seem to be NiMh or Lithium Ion (LION) batteries.
If the MTS charger is older - it may do irreparable damage to the battery, since it may be designed to only handle NiCad batteries.
What are the part/model numbers on the charger and battery - and we can go from there.
-Alex
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:21 pm
by samwise
XTS2500 batery - NTN9857C (7.5vdc nickel metal hydride)
MTS200 charger - NTN7209A
Talked with my salesman and he says yes, he seemed almost put off that I would ask the question.
Also, there are different model #'s MTS chargers in the field already, not sure exactly which one the customer has, the model # above is in my office.
Is there a reference that I can get my hands on to search for compatability?
Sam
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:36 pm
by alex
According to:
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?p=283054
That charger will charge both NiMh and NiCad batteries, so as long as your doing that - you should be OK.
I'll try and dig around and find the users manual for the charger, but I would make sure you check all documentation to support the proper charging of NiMH batteries are supported by the charger.
-Alex
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:15 pm
by samwise
Thanks Alex, it worked just fine!
Sam