BRICK lights flashing red

[Boota Singh Pahal]

On one of my bricks lights, the lights on the side kept flashing red. The charger wouldn't recognize the battery. So i took it to red, they sent it in and told me that I have to pay for a full replacement. The funny thing is, the battery has only received two full charges and was barely used. I don't know how a new brick could just stop working. Has anyone had this problem?

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Is it a brand new battery? Purchased from RED? What kind of charger have you been using? How old is it that it has only been charged twice?

 

[Boota Singh Pahal]

Im using the red brick charger, everything purchased from RED. I've had the battery for over a year, but used only twice and charged twice. I have other bricks and no problem. Now I have to pretty much buy a new one cause RED is saying they can't do anything. I should just leave it at RED and go buy another one.

 

[Serge Tsipis]

Probably it's a deep discharge that lithium batteries cannot withstand. If not used, it should be stored completely charged. Though charge will leak with the time. Check them at least once a couple month. Better will be to cycle discharge/charge as soon as charge loss shows up during storage. If you leave it discharged for some time it could render cells useless and unrecoverable. Also, never draw all the power from it. Better to recharge when at least 10% left. Just let it cool down if it's hot. If you discharge it completely (eg with a d-tap light) there is a chance to kill it instantly. No matter of cells age.

 

[Boota Singh Pahal]

Probably it's a deep discharge that lithium batteries cannot withstand. If not used, it should be stored completely charged. Though charge will leak with the time. Check them at least once a couple month. Better will be to cycle discharge/charge as soon as charge loss shows up during storage. If you leave it discharged for some time it could render cells useless and unrecoverable. Also, never draw all the power from it. Better to recharge when at least 10% left. Just let it cool down if it's hot. If you discharge it completely (eg with a d-tap light) there is a chance to kill it instantly. No matter of cells age.

Thats good advice. Thanks Serge