Ayip12 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 any leads would be great! it can charge one L7s but cant charge more than that. the unit looses power and craps out.... help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I hate to mention the obvious, but have you contacted IDX to see how much they'd charge? Please let us know what you find out as I'd like to send one of my KL-4s to them for service. (I haven't been in a big hurry since I have three other IDX Lithium chargers <g> (Are we sound mixers... or equipment collectors? Yes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Nault Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Harry Quan @ Quan Technology in Toronto has serviced my JL-2 charger here in Canada. And... somehow I have 2 now! We're collectors of gear for sure. Cheers, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayip12 Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I had Wilcox Sound in burbank do some calls for me to IDX.. They said they don't make some of the parts anymore for the KL-4. Hoping to see if anyone out there can fix with extra parts. Canada might be too far for me to ship. Might be costly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Your post got me comparing my two IDX KL-4 units and they are different. They are both clearly the same model number, but one of them has more pins in each of the charge bays (8 compared to 5), and the chasis and labeling are a bit different. On the serial number stickers (which are a different size and placement), one says "MADE IN JAPAN," and the other says, "MADE IN I-D-X " (no, I'm not kidding). The physical sizes are a tad different and the ventilation is different. The version with the 8 pins in each charge bay also has a slide switch on the back for selecting between either simultaneous or sequential charging. You'd think such variations would merit at least a minor model number change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Here's the U.S. service office: IDX System Technology, Inc. 19001 Harborgate Way, Suite 105 Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 328-2850 http://www.idxtek.co...rvice-resources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominiquegreffard Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 any leads would be great! it can charge one L7s but cant charge more than that. the unit looses power and craps out.... help! Mine does that too, i sometimes have to cool ( read: put it in the fridge for 5 min... ) the charger to be able to charge two batteries in a row...gotta fix that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 " I hate to mention the obvious, " Why?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Certain electronic components, when exposed to too much heat (no ventilation, sitting in the sun, etc) will become more sensitive to overheating. Hopefully your issues are as simple as replacing a few capacitors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 " I hate to mention the obvious, " Why?? Because people who do can be incredibly annoying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Orusa Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 broken IDX KL-4, know of anyone that fixes them? IDX fixes them. Definitely HAT here. I sent one in that was doing the same thing as yours. replaced aged psu and pcb boards - $240.13 labor - $100 shipping - $7.00 Total: $347.13 It works now, but takes forever to charge when all four bays are full of L7S. Like, more than 10 hours. I actually didn't wait to find out and threw them on the JL-2plus. Mark O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Nault Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 " I hate to mention the obvious, " Why?? Guess he didn't want to cut someone else's grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yep, I got a JL-2plus where the right-side slot stopped working a couple of weeks ago. Off it goes to Wilcox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yep, I got a JL-2plus where the right-side slot stopped working a couple of weeks ago. Off it goes to Wilcox... Mark, I am asking for a friend. Did you get your JL-2plus right slot? My friend has the same problem but with the left slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yep, right before I made the trip to Wilcox, I screwed around with the JL-2+, plugged and unplugged, power-cycled it... and now both slots charge just fine. They've always charged sequentially -- whichever battery is inserted first gets charged first. I suspect it just got "confused." I was happy to discover that it also charged non-IDX NiMh batteries with no problem. I had an old Sony NiCad charger that could do those as well. These new battery chemistries definitely present a challenge. I expect to have to change over again, once the LiFe batteries get more widespread (and more affordable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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