Battery problem

[Inspiration]

Just taken delivery of a Bladerunner II for my son's birthday (10). The aircraft came with some charge and flys OK but when I charged it nothing happened.

I have made sure that the handset and the belly switch are both turned off during charge but when the red light stops blinking (after about 90 mins) I go and switch the heli on and nothing happens ie no green led under the heli and no front light.

Can anyone help?

J.

[Steve Shepard]

Inspiration : Strange handle, but nice ~

Some BR chargers have an annoying habit of shutting off long before the battery is fully charged. It is a pulse-type charger - A burst of juice is supplied for 3 seconds, and the charger looks to see how much has been absorbed - it continues this cycle until it sees the voltage level it is looking for, then it shuts off. You then unplug the power cord at the tx, wait a couple of minutes, and plug it back in, and let it cycle. You do this as many times as it takes to get only one or two flashes every time you plug it in. This procedure is a true pain in the a$$, but it has solved many problems such as yours. If all else fails, send it back to ITC for replacement. By the way, removing the body WILL NOT void the warranty. You will have to divy up the shipping back to ITC, but what the hey, it's only money! Besides, anyone who can afford to invest $50 - $100 in a throw-away toy, shouldn't be hurt too badly by the shipping charges.

Hope this info does you some good,
Aloha, Steve

Edit : The BR forums have something like 7000 posts by now, and I have read every last one of them. Coupled with the experience of owning 9 BRs, I have a good understanding of the inner workings of the beast. If more people could read at least 1 % of the posts, they would be a BR expert, too, and they could be of help to the virgin BR flyers. Just an idea ~ ~ ~