Warren; I am...but only partially. BTW..isn't that Ryobi? -Ed- ***************************************************************** Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx On 23-Sep-04, at 11:22 PM, Warren C. wrote: > Max > Your new drill will not be a Riobi. A Riobi does deserve some attempt > to fix it. > You may have found a great deal there though but for us it's in US$$$$ > I like the challenge of trying to fix things like this. I don't like > it when > companies take the numbers off parts. > Do they think that their attempts help them sell all that many more > products??? > or that I'm going to steal their > circuit?? > I wonder? > Perhaps they just like to fill, land fill sites with lots of equipment > with very > little wrong it. > > Thanks Max I think that Ed is just kidding around. > > WC > > Old TV Man wrote: > >> I just bought a 14.4 drill with charger and several accessories for >> $29.99 and am getting a $10.00 rebate. www.heartlandamerica.com >> >> Max Bonnell >> Bonnell TV >> Robinson, IL >> >> Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx(Tel-Tek=A0Electronics) Date: Thu, Sep 23, 2004, >> 1:08pm (CDT+1) To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: >> Charging Circuit--Riobi 14.4 drill Charger Reply=A0to: >> techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Same thing goes for you...you cheap bugger. With your money...go out >> and >> buy a new one. If he lets you dump your Garbage in his bin....you >> have a >> good starting point. >> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I sort of kid about this stuff, but you are >> all >> starting to realize, it's really not a worthwhile effort, unless your >> own time is written off. >> But an answer to Secondary would be at least 25 to 30 volts. >> >> -Ed- >> Ed Gaidies >> Tel-Tek Electronics >> Ontario-Canada >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:27 AM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Charging Circuit--Riobi 14.4 drill Charger >> >> Speaking of drill chargers, I have one here that I need to replace the >> power transformer in it. The primary is open and no thermo fuse. The >> drill is a Mastercraft (Canadian Tire, ED- your favourite :) ). How >> do I >> know what secondary voltage to use? The drill is a 14.4V. Off hand, I >> would think that around 18V to 20V winding would be about right. The >> filter cap on the circuit board is rated 35V. Any ideas? >> >> Now to satisfy the "pitch it and buy new theory", this drill belongs >> to >> a guy who lets me throw all my scrap electronics into his garbage bin >> in >> return for repairing a few things he brings in. I at least need to put >> in an effort on these items. In this case I do have a number of power >> transformers sitting around doing nothing so parting with one is not a >> big deal and it woulf keep me in good company with the bin. >> >> Gary McCartney >> McCartney Electronics >> Guelph Ontario Canada >> Est. 1984 >> email: gary (at) number63.ca >> >> Edward Gaidies wrote: >> >> Warren; >> Depending on the Charger, I would presume you have 12.2V from white to >> red, and 12.2V from white red. The white is normally fed back to the >> charger to determine when to go into trickle charge mode. The >> question.....why are you pissing around with this, when you can go to >> Canadian Tire, and buy a Drill with 2 Batteries and a Charger for >> $79.95?:-) >> Reason these Solid State Components have no part numbers on them, is >> because they are not meant to be repaired, and even if there was a >> part >> number, you don't expect to find a Parts Department for this >> company....do you???? >> Come on...Get with the program;-) >> I was using a B&D drill for 7 years, Had Internal NI-CAD battery packs >> (2). When I wanted to replace the battery packs, they were $47 each. >> The >> new version of this drill was $49 Retail. You must have a Birthday >> coming up, or an Anniversary...Treat yourself...and if you can't find >> your favourite color.....Paint it. HEHE. Typical Canadian. >> -Ed- >> ********************************************** >> Ed Gaidies >> Tel-Tek Electronics >> Ontario-Canada >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> On 23-Sep-04, at 7:59 AM, Warren C. wrote: >> Are you suggesting that this three legged device in the charger is a >> protector of >> some kind? >> A white wire leads to it. The other two wires are red and black of >> course. >> When you test for vlotage at the battery itself to this third >> connector >> one finds >> that it is almost at >> ground potential. It's so stupid when companys take the numbers off >> parts!! This >> ticks me off!! >> >> Warren C. >> >> Roger G wrote: >> Third connector usually goes to a thermal protector or some kind of >> protector >> >> Roger G. >> Mr. Fix-It >> Harrisburg, PA 17110 =A0 WebSite- http://mrfixit.netfirms.com >> rogerfixit@xxxxxxxx >> FAX 510-740-3641; Tel: 717-763-7098 (shop) 717-652-1703(home) >> At 11:19 PM 9/22/2004, you wrote: >> >> I hope no one minds this question. >> Does anyone have a circuit diagram of this charging unit. The fast >> charge light does not come on , only the other two lights. >> I also would like to know what the third connector on the battery is >> for. When you follow this wire into the charger you come to an output >> devise (transistor??) that has no numbers on it. (figures eah) >> My theory is that this devise may be bad and the drill batteries are >> fine. >> BTW the main (-) and (+) connections to the battery are on the left >> and >> right side and they connect fine. >> When you test for voltage in the charger at these two points you get a >> reading of 24.6 V >> Can you help??? >> TIA >> >> Warren Campbell >> Campbell's TV & Appliances >> Cannington ON >> ---------------------------------------------- >> -------- >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------- >> Lost Password: >> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Email Archives: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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