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Baofeng uv5r charging light
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I think it's just the way some of the ChiComm chargers are made.
FWIW my TYT MD-380 DMR radio's charger green LED remains on whenever the power is plugged in. It's just the way it's made. The charger operates normally (red LED comes on when a battery is inserted, and switches to green when charging cycle is complete).
OTOH, the charger for my CSI-700's red LED flashes when no battery is inserted.
In both cases, that is what they are supposed to do.
What does your user manual say?
FWIW my TYT MD-380 DMR radio's charger green LED remains on whenever the power is plugged in. It's just the way it's made. The charger operates normally (red LED comes on when a battery is inserted, and switches to green when charging cycle is complete).
OTOH, the charger for my CSI-700's red LED flashes when no battery is inserted.
In both cases, that is what they are supposed to do.
What does your user manual say?
No worries...
I've been through four UV-5R radios, and I've seen different behaviors from the chargers LED indicator, but they all did what they were supposed to do. The one that's sitting on my desk right now is green when nothing is inserted, it turns red when a depleted battery is inserted, and it turns green again when charging is complete.
MTS is right, I think - the ChiComm chargers vary.
As long as it's doing it's job, I wouldn't worry too much.
I've been through four UV-5R radios, and I've seen different behaviors from the chargers LED indicator, but they all did what they were supposed to do. The one that's sitting on my desk right now is green when nothing is inserted, it turns red when a depleted battery is inserted, and it turns green again when charging is complete.
MTS is right, I think - the ChiComm chargers vary.
As long as it's doing it's job, I wouldn't worry too much.
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If you look closely, you'll probably see that the light is flickering very rapidly red/green when the radio isn't in the base, and the green seems brighter so due to persistence of vision it looks like solid green at first glance. This is one of the annoyances with these radios, because if you don't get it properly seated in the base and weren't paying attention (to see the LED turn red). you'll come back later, see that the light is "green," think it's charged, and discover when you go to use the radio that it didn't charge at all.
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