vexilar issue?

[bgreen82]

so i hadnt charged my vex battery since about july i'd say, then i left it out in the garage(when i usually just keep it stored inside). and now i charged it for about 2 hours, the battery indicator says almost out of battery, the thing is turning cuz i can hear it, but nothing on the screen. when i plug it in the red charging light doesnt even come on. did i screw it up, does it need a really long charge or do i need a new battery or something?

[Northlander]

Charge it over night and if that dont do it get another battery. If that doesnt do it you have charger issues. If that still dont do it you have other issues. Im betting its a dead battery though.

[bgreen82]

i already have other issues...

[Ed Carlson]

Leave it on the charger for several days, it should recover. If it will not charge fully after 4 - 5 days, it is likely time for a new battery.

I do not suspect anything else, just very low voltage, and a very low battery.

While the battery is being fully charged, you can easily hook the Vex to another 12 V source, and confirm the unit is working ok.

[jwmiller33]

throw it on the charger over the weekend and if you don't get a charge by then, i'd say its time for a new battery

extra batteries are pretty cheap and it is not a bad idea to pick up a extra one. you never know when you or someone in your fishing party is going to run into a dead battery and it is always really nice to have a backup. if you do find you can salvage the battery you have, maybe it can serve as your backup

[slipperybob]

check your battery voltage

[TravP]

Buy a marcum! J/k. I'm going with everybody else here, battery issues.

[JigginIsLife]

My battery Indicator has gone a little nuts, it happend about 2 yrs ago (my vex would be about 6 yrs old then fl-8) and right after i take it off the charger the batt indicator goes to 50-90 or whatever the second light is, and its a brand new battery. So it might just be a little screwey. give it a try out on the ice, but like everyone else said an extra battery is really nice.

[CrappieNut]

my fl-20 was doing this this year and i kept messing with it, i think i realized that the charger was pluged into an extention cord, maybe not your problem. but then i pluged in the charger to an outlet first then hooked up the cables then turned it on and it seemed to work after that. since then i've been trying to kill the battery again so i can charge it back up. my wife gets a little anoyed when i'm runnung it while we're trying to watch tv, lol

[bobbers_down]

I had a the same problem a couple of weeks ago, I tried charging the battery three or four different times (the charger indicated the battery was full). I hooked up an older battery I had laying around and it worked like a charm. Took the dead battery into the dirty C word and exchanged it for a brand new one (my new back up battery).

[bgreen82]

so i charged it overnight, then 12 hours while at work today. indicator showed very bottom "on" light, but the vex turned on and screen flashed. turned it off and 2 minutes later i turned it on and it spun but not flasher lights. ill keep it charged through the weekend and likely but a 2nd battery anyways as it will be nice to have 2, plus then ill know if thats the issue.