Jedi multi-unit charger question

[Primesite]

Just noticed that on one of my 6 unit Jedi chargers, every red LED is blinking. If I take the radios out of this charger and put them in another, they act normal. If I take radios out of the normal charger - LED color red or green - and put them in the suspect charger, I get the same blinking red LED.

Any thoughts?
Im hoping this is a known problem and an easy fix via a soldering iron and a trip to Radio Shack ...

[motor59]

What model is the charger?

[Primesite]

NTN1177C is the model number.

I can't believe that nobody on the board can tell me what this means, yet alone how to fix it. MOL say's it'll be somewhere between $200-300 to repair, depending on what's wrong. There's got to be a cheaper way...

[wavetar]

Well, there's 6 completely seperate charging circuits in those units. The only thing really in common with them all is the microprocessor & associated circuitry, and the power supply. 9 times out of 10, the Depot replaces either the entire board, or the power supply...or both.

The flat-rate end-user repair charge for those units is $256.00 up here in Canada...ordering the power supply alone is over $300.00...the flat rate is definitely the more attractive option. The price should be lower in the U.S...check with a dealer to see what the flat-rate is.

There is one common voltage regulator, located pretty much front center of the board. It looks like the other 6 seperate transistors for each pocket, but it sits perpendicular to them. Perhaps that has a problem.

Todd

[raymond345]

When we lost the unit with flashing
red lites it was always the power supply
for us.

have you tried trading the power supply out?
It is very simple to do.!0 mins and you know.