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  • braxton
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2009
    • 146

    #1

    Ego 56V battery charger dead

    I would like to try to repair an Ego brand standard 56V battery charger. The model number is CH2100.
    There is a brief YouTube video on it here:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2cYAKUuVgUE

    The charger appears to be completely dead. Upon disassembly I found the glass fuse is ok. The only visible damage was a completely blown ceramic capacitor behind the two largest caps.

    I am attaching a few photos with arrows to the location of the blown component.
    I'm hoping for some suggestions as to what might have caused the cap to blow and how to troubleshoot further.
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  • petehall347
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jan 2015
    • 4424
    • United Kingdom

    #2
    Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

    see if its shorted and check whatever its connected across ..might be a fet .

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    • budm
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2010
      • 40746
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

      That is a snubber cap connected in parallel with Sourde and Drain pin of the MOSFET. Can you still read what is printed on the cap?
      You also need to check the Low Ohms resistor connected between the Hot side circuit ground and the Source pin of the MOSFET to make sure it is not blown open circuit when that cap shorted out, if that resistor is blown the SMPS IC that drives the MOSFET can be damaged also.
      Did you check the resistance between Source and Drain pin of the MOSFET after removing the blown cap?
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      • braxton
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 146

        #4
        Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

        The Cap was blown pretty badly so could not read what was on it. I think it might have been a 2.2nf 1KV cap. I replaced it with a 2.2nf 250V cap but still no life from the charger. It does not appear to be shorted across the 2 pins of the cap. The 2 outside contacts of the mosfet seem to have continuity though.

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        • budm
          Badcaps Legend
          • Feb 2010
          • 40746
          • USA

          #5
          Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

          Originally posted by braxton
          The Cap was blown pretty badly so could not read what was on it. I think it might have been a 2.2nf 1KV cap. I replaced it with a 2.2nf 250V cap but still no life from the charger. It does not appear to be shorted across the 2 pins of the cap. The 2 outside contacts of the mosfet seem to have continuity though.
          1) That cap has to be at least 1KV rating, more likely that it is 220pF 1KV but I would use 2KV since this is commonly failed cap.
          2) What is the exact resistance do you get when measure between Source and Drain pin? You do know what each pin of the MOSFET is correct?
          3) Did you check the Source pin resistor as I suggested?
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          • braxton
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2009
            • 146

            #6
            Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

            The mosfet is 18n65. I had to remove it to get the number.
            There is no continuity between the center leg and both outer legs.
            But there is continuity between both outer legs on the fet.

            Resistor R52 (large resistor closest to blown cap) has a reading of 5.7k when removed from the board.
            Last edited by braxton; 07-14-2020, 10:32 PM.

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            • budm
              Badcaps Legend
              • Feb 2010
              • 40746
              • USA

              #7
              Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

              I cannot see R52 on the top side of the board due to the picture is not clear enough to read the designators as printed on the board.
              Show us good clear pictures of R52 and where it is located on the board. Source resistor should be < 1 Ohm.

              "But there is continuity between both outer legs on the fet." What is the resistance reading using Ohm mode?
              Last edited by budm; 07-14-2020, 10:41 PM.
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              Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

              Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

              Inverter testing using old CFL:
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

              Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
              http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

              TV Factory reset codes listing:
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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              • budm
                Badcaps Legend
                • Feb 2010
                • 40746
                • USA

                #8
                Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...5&d=1594741646
                What is the P/N of the SMPS IC U9?
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                Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
                http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

                Inverter testing using old CFL:
                http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

                Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
                http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

                TV Factory reset codes listing:
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                • braxton
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 146

                  #9
                  Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                  I’ve attached a few more pics of the resistor I tested. Shown with yellow arrow from the top of board and purple x’s from the bottom. Yellow x’s and red arrow on bottom of board are the location of the blown cap.

                  It’s not possible to read anything on the top of u9 unfortunately.
                  Attached Files
                  Last edited by braxton; 07-14-2020, 11:40 PM.

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                  • braxton
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2009
                    • 146

                    #10
                    Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                    Resistance reading on two outer pins of the fet is 1.4 ohms- same reading when I touch two leads of multimeter together.

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                    • budm
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 40746
                      • USA

                      #11
                      Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                      Originally posted by braxton
                      Resistance reading on two outer pins of the fet is 1.4 ohms- same reading when I touch two leads of multimeter together.
                      Well that means you have shorts between Gate and Source, remove the that MOSFET and retest it off the board.
                      More than likely that U9 is damaged too.
                      What is the color bands of the R52?
                      BTW, you have have to try cleaning the top of IC with Alcohol to see if you can read the prints on top of it.
                      Last edited by budm; 07-15-2020, 12:04 AM.
                      Never stop learning
                      Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
                      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

                      Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
                      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

                      Inverter testing using old CFL:
                      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

                      Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
                      http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

                      TV Factory reset codes listing:
                      http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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                      • braxton
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2009
                        • 146

                        #12
                        Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                        I tried gently scraping the coating off and using alcohol on the U9 chip but still could not read anything. At one point I thought I could read the number 28 but not sure.
                        Here is a picture of the resistor. The color bands appear to be brown-grey-silver-gold
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                        Last edited by braxton; 07-15-2020, 07:29 AM.

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                        • braxton
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2009
                          • 146

                          #13
                          Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                          Also, the mosfet was tested after removal from the board, and was shorted on the outer pins.

                          In the you tube video I posted in the first link, in the comments section, someone indicated they had a defective C30 (same blown cap) as well as a blown Q16 and D22 (close proximity to U9), but the latter two components don’t look blown on my board.
                          Last edited by braxton; 07-15-2020, 07:38 AM.

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                          • braxton
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 146

                            #14
                            Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                            Its possible the U9 chip might have the following written on it:

                            28600D
                            96M
                            A6N2

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                            • braxton
                              Senior Member
                              • Nov 2009
                              • 146

                              #15
                              Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                              would this be a suitable resistor replacement?

                              https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/d...mSeq=332340179

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                              • braxton
                                Senior Member
                                • Nov 2009
                                • 146

                                #16
                                Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                                I salvaged a 0.22 ohm resistor, 417pF 2KV cap and a 12N60 fet from some scrap boards, and got the charger to come to life with the lights lighting up and no bangs or poofs of smoke.
                                Probably will not test further until I order the proper parts from digikey.
                                Last edited by braxton; 07-15-2020, 02:32 PM.

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                                • budm
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Feb 2010
                                  • 40746
                                  • USA

                                  #17
                                  Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                                  Originally posted by braxton
                                  I tried gently scraping the coating off and using alcohol on the U9 chip but still could not read anything. At one point I thought I could read the number 28 but not sure.
                                  Here is a picture of the resistor. The color bands appear to be brown-grey-silver-gold
                                  0.18 Ohm (Brown/Grey/Silver)
                                  Never stop learning
                                  Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
                                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

                                  Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
                                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

                                  Inverter testing using old CFL:
                                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

                                  Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
                                  http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

                                  TV Factory reset codes listing:
                                  http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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                                  • braxton
                                    Senior Member
                                    • Nov 2009
                                    • 146

                                    #18
                                    Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                                    Originally posted by braxton
                                    I salvaged a 0.22 ohm resistor, 417pF 2KV cap and a 12N60 fet from some scrap boards, and got the charger to come to life with the lights lighting up and no bangs or poofs of smoke.
                                    Probably will not test further until I order the proper parts from digikey.
                                    Well it's working fine and charging with my franken-parts installed.
                                    I am debating whether I should even order replacements. I suspect the cap and resistor will be fine; less sure about the fet since its rated for 12A and 600V vs the original 18A 650V.

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                                    • braxton
                                      Senior Member
                                      • Nov 2009
                                      • 146

                                      #19
                                      Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                                      Thanks budm for helping me identify the parts that needed replacing.

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                                      • !sense
                                        Member
                                        • Dec 2016
                                        • 14
                                        • United States

                                        #20
                                        Re: Ego 56V battery charger dead

                                        I have the same issue and have noted similar damage to the same components.
                                        I'd also like to pursue fixing it - should I continue on this thread to create a better repository of information on the Ego charger or would a new thread be better?

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