Petzl atex duo led5

[Stevekennedy]

Having some charging issues with a lamp I?ve bought.  It doesn?t seem to be charging with the one that come with it. I tried it with another one I have and I works fine but gets hot when charging. It?s not a Petzl charger but has the same peramiters on the plug. Anyone had any similar issues?
The Petzl charger just flashes orange. Does this mean it?s chargjng.

 

[Ian Ball]

If it only has red lights (like mine), then constant light is charging, flashing is charged.
If it has green and orange lights, then I've  a note (attached) saying its

Constant Green = Charged
flashing Orange = Charging
Fast flash orange = Error (remove battery switch off charger then try again).


This looks like the one I have though with a UK plug adaptor

https://www.batteries4pro.com/en/LIGHTING/battery-charger/3,2512-petzl-duo-and-duo-atex-battery-charger-3342540064034.html

 

[Stevekennedy]

it?s now flashing green quickly

 

[Ian Ball]

This is from the instructions for the Atex 5

Main charger: E65200 2
A green light is lit when the battery is charging.
Time for complete recharge:2h20,
The green light flashes when charging is complete.


One consideration is that a 2700mAh cell such as the Accu, when charged from flat to full, the charger outputing 850mAh suggests a 3.5 hour charge time as the manual suggests.  If your cell is not taking 3.5 hours to charge then I would expect capacity to be reduced, 50% charge time from flat (under 2 hours) 50% capacity on a rough scale so your run time will follow suit.

A flat battery charged at that power will probably get hot, the power supply and the cell.

 

[PaulW]

buy a AA holder and use standard natteries or rwchargeables