Wouxun Charger.

[W5LZ]

I've noticed that depending on how the HT is positioned in the charger, the 'Charge' and 'Full' lights are not the best indicators of what's happening with the battery. For instance, I've replaced the HT and battery in the charger and the 'Charge' light comes on. Not having used the HT at all, didn't even turn it on, I thought it was sort of odd that the battery would need/accept more charging. So, played around with it a bit, wiggle it, tilt it a little, that sort of thing, and the light would alternate red/green, depending on the wiggle/tilt. Got to looking at the metal 'tabs' that make contact with the battery, the depth of the 'slots' on the sides of the battery that control how 'deep' it sits in the charger, and that stuff. Came to the conclusion that because of how those 'tabs' are constructed, they sometimes don't make the best contact with the battery that they could. {This is when the battery is attached to the HT, not when it's plugged in separately.}
After some more 'playing around', I found that if I taped a stray piece of insulation removed from something (it's grey so figure it had to be an audio or signal cable of some kind), it caused the HT and attached battery to sit 'high' enough so that those metal 'tabs' made good contact with the 'spots' on the battery. Things are working good now.
So, if you happen to find the same thing happening with your HT and charger, you might give this 'cure' a try. Don't ask me the measurements of that piece of insulation, I don't have the slightest idea what it is. I know it's thicker than 1/16 of an inch and less than 1/8 of an inch in diameter, plus the thickness of some scotch-tape.
- 'Doc

And then again, it may just be the particular charger that I have...

 

[N1BHH]

The flashing between red and green indicates it is nearing it's full charge, from my experience. I thought it was something flaky but it's just the nature of the beast. This occurs with both the 1300 and 1700 mAH batteries. I have 3 chargers, use only 2 of them, one is still in it's original box. I put the batteries in alone and not on the radio and they charge normally in about 3 hours from total dead.

 

[W5LZ]

Nearing a full charge and flashing red/green is normal, right, but it shouldn't do that 'on demand' from wiggling/tilting the radio as it was doing. That only happens when the battery is attached to the HT when charging. Those 'slots' on the battery case and the 'ridges' on the charger they fit over to hold the battery in position work fine with the battery alone. With the battery attached to the HT, I think they allow the battery to not make good contact with the metal 'tabs' of the charger.
- 'Doc

 

[jwilkers]

The flashing between red and green indicates it is nearing it's full charge, from my experience. I thought it was something flaky but it's just the nature of the beast. This occurs with both the 1300 and 1700 mAH batteries. I have 3 chargers, use only 2 of them, one is still in it's original box. I put the batteries in alone and not on the radio and they charge normally in about 3 hours from total dead.

That kind of made me go "hmmm" too. I just let it do its thing... About 9 months.. all radios and batteries going strong

 

[parttimehammer]

My charger is flashing a red light when it used to be solid read, does that mean anything like a really dead/unuseable battery?

 

[nobody]

My charger is flashing a red light when it used to be solid read, does that mean anything like a really dead/unuseable battery?

I assume you looked in the manual but I know on other radios I've used in the past if the battery doesn't seat right in the charger the charge light will blink like that. Try reinserting the battery and if that doesn't work then there may indeed be something wrong with the battery.

 

[jwilkers]

My charger is flashing a red light when it used to be solid read, does that mean anything like a really dead/unuseable battery?

If the battery is dead/seriously discharged, the red light will flash for 10-20 mins, indicating a slow charge to prevent damage to the battery. After 10-20 mins, the light should go steady red. If is STAYS flashing, the charger has issues.

 

[parttimehammer]

If the battery is dead/seriously discharged, the red light will flash for 10-20 mins, indicating a slow charge to prevent damage to the battery. After 10-20 mins, the light should go steady red. If is STAYS flashing, the charger has issues.

Went solid red then solid green, operating as normal. Thanks

 

[jwilkers]

Went solid red then solid green, operating as normal. Thanks

Good deal... glad you are good to go