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I’m having problems with my battery operated power sprayer. This is the 2nd time in 2 years I have had a situation in which my sprayer won’t charge.
The first time (about a year ago) I worked on it extensively and even sent it back to the home office because it would not charge. They sent it back in working order however since then I have replaced both the battery and charger and now we are back to square one … in which
I plug in the charger and nothing happens. The fuse is not blown, the lights on the charger never even flicker from steady green. I don’t want to spend the $450 for a new one because I know that the pump and the stainless steel case are in working order.
The solder on the interior “female” charger receptacle on the case appears to be in good shape. Same with the solder on the male part that plugs into the case. jiggling the wires yields no results … not even a flicker.
Anybody have any ideas about how to get this straightened out? Many thanks for any suggestions.
ANN,
WITH THE CHARGER PLUGGED IN, TRY TESTING FOR VOLTAGE AT THE MALE CONNECTION ON THE CHARGER.YOU CAN DO THIS WITH A METER AVAILABLE AT ANY HARDWARE STORE. (THE CONNECTORS ARE NOT THE GREATEST ON THE CHARGER OR SPRAYER)..REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM THE SPRAYER AND CHECK THE FEMALE SPRAYER CONNECTION FOR CONTINUITY. YOU MAY FIND THE MALE OR FEMALE CONNECTION TO BE BAD. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH DC CONNECTIONS IS THAT MOST ARE SOLDERED AND YOU COULD HAVE A COLD SOLDER JOINT. YOU CAN TRY PULLING GENTLY ON THE WIRE THAT IS SOLDERED TO THESE CONNECTIONS AND SEE IF THE CONDUCTOR HAS PARTED (THE WIRE INSIDE THE INSULATION). I WOULD SAY THE CONNECTIONS (PLUGS) ARE THE MOST LIKELY CULPRIT.. ?’S 805-227-4322 GARYIs it within warranty from HB? It should be under a 1 year warranty or so I think. they are usually great in situations like this.
You cannot work 10 minutes without a sprayer…
If they or you cannot or will not fix the sprayer, you may have to purchase an alternate on the open market to stay in business until the unit can be fixed properly and then use that sprayer as a back-up. Having a $450 sprayer as a back up is rather pricey and maybe ignorant. If the one has flaws, the second may as well and then whee are you…holding 2 huge paperweights.
Suggestion:
Trace all of your wiring, making sure that your positives (red wires) are all connected to positives and negatives (black wires) to negatives and no shorts exist. Bare wires against the cabinet or anything else. One thing I observed when working on the innards of my machine was the lack of protection of wiring from shorting out. That will stop the whole show. The design is pretty Rube Goldbergish if you know what I mean. It is not UL listed at all. It is homemade.
If you have an awesome hardware store near you, you might take it to someone there and they might be able to assist in trouleshooting or refer you to someone who could. I mean a great hardware store that has lots of parts for machinery on the shelves.
Hope this helps…Wish you the best..
Dave
Ann,
If you don’t resolve this quickly, you can buy a pump-up sprayer at Home Depot or Lowes that will work for you on an interim basis. They come in a couple of sizes and are cheap price wise.Good luck!
Mike
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