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Motorola NTN4734A Saber Charger.

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I have a NTN4734A charger and have some questions about it. I have recently purchased an aftermarket Ni-CD battery for. I put it in the charger and the charge light goes on and after a little while it turns off without going green.I then take it out and put it back in and then the standby light goes on. Anyone know what the hell is going on? Is it the charger?
 
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Do you have another battery (hopefully a known good one) to test it with, to see if it behaves the same? Could be the charger, it's probably quite old but the battery could be bad too, I suppose. Is the charger new to you?
 
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Charger is not new and all wiring inside seems good. The only other battery I have is a Metal Hydride battery that when it is in the cradle the "Not Chargeable" light flashes.
 
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The standby yellow means its too hot to charge. That charger senses the voltage and temp of the battery. It could be that the green light is burnt out. The best charger I have found is the " Doughnut " style charger like this one. It does all 3 style radios Saber Jedi and XTS and NiCad NIMH .Lithium Ion... I had this before my Impress. I used it on that battery I sold with the radio.

Motorola XTS3000 XTS5000 SABER MTS2000 HT1000 Tri-Chem Charger NTN8831A | eBay
 
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The green lights up the lights cycle so it works... Idk, I'll call my local /\/\ dealer and see if they can take a look at itand also see if the batterys are good. If the charger is fubar, I'll just get another, their cheap enough...
 
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The newer charger he's referring to is the NTN8831A, which will do all three types of battery, so if you eventually get a lithium-ion battery you'll be all set. The 8831 right now costs, used, a few bucks more than the 4734 but in the long run it would probably be worth it. The 8831 can be found on eBay all the time.
 
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Charge is complete

look on the bottom of the charger there should be a decal with all the modes
 
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No... I mean when I plug the charger in the light is green and stays green even when I insert a battery
 
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