I have a NEBO slyde that has a rechargeable 18650 battery. When I plugged it in to recharge it last night it discharged the battery & now it's dead. Could it be that the battery life span is done & I need to replace it or is it likely a problem with the light?
How do I tell if my battery is dead?
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aginthelaw
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Is the battery installed in the proper direction? Do you have Any other lights that use that battery or a standalone charger you can try it in? Got a battery tester to see if it's completely dead? Does it have a protection circuit?
The battery is the the right direction. It charges in the light & was never out.-no other lights with that batt.
I have a multi meter I could test it with. NEBO says it has over/under charge protection built in.
archimedes
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Li-Ion are "empty" long before getting down anywhere near zero voltage, which suggests perhaps a tripped (or damaged) protection circuit
alpg88
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0.00 mans open circuit, pcb is triped, try charging it in another charger, if it fails, either rip off protection circuit, or toss the cell.
ChrisGarrett
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No, that's incorrect since some quality chargers won't reset the PCB, as a rule.
Nose to nose with a fully charged cell and then short the negatives with a wire.
If that doesn't work, strip the cell down.
Chris
alpg88
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that is wrong since some chargers DO reset pcb.
