Charger stopped working

[slowman]

My charger suddenly stopped working -no lights and no dc output when checked with a meter. All fuses are good.Whats likely cause could it be anything to do with battery?

 

[cyclebuddy]

The LED on generic chargers should still light and voltage measured at the DC/output charger plug even when it's not connected to the battery.

Beyond the fuse in the plug, there's often a low value fuse (typically 3A) inside the charger, sometimes soldered to the board. If you can open the charger, I'd check that first and if okay look to see/smell if there's any burn marks/component failure. It depends what type of charger it is, but they're often not worth fixing.

 

[slowman]

Thanks for that cycle buddy I only had the bike a short while and I now notice the battery is 24v 8.8aH and the charger thats blown seems to be 43.8v.Surely this is a bit high?

 

[cyclebuddy]

That either isn't the original charger for your 24v battery, or if it was it's now gone too wrong to bother repairing. You can buy a new charger off ebay for not a lot.