Hi I have a Gibson Robot Explorer and have unfortunately lost the charge in the battery. I have tried the Emergency Charge Mode as per the manual but the LED on the charger flashes red and then yellow for a minute or two but then goes back to red. I have tried disconnecting and then reconnecting the battery and trying it again but the same thing happens. Please help!
Music - Gibson - Robot SG Special LTD Ebony
Answers & Comments
This is a problem with many batteries if allowed to fully discharge. One of the cells goes flat before the others THEN gets reversed charged as the device is continued to be used. The cell then shorts and the batteery will no longer be capable of charging. Replacing the battery is the solution. There are dangerous things one can do with driving a high chrging current for a few seconds to try and blow the shorted cell open... I would NOT recommend this due to explosion danger.