Answered: Power Supply for AAA Charger

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#1

Is it safe to use the AC power brick from the old two-slot charger (the blue one that shipped starting back in 2004) to power the new AAA charger? If that is a bad idea, is there a good replacement available? Is it possible to buy a new power brick from VEX?

I am asking on behalf of a school that has lots of old chargers, but has misplaced the power supply for some of their AAA chargers.

Thank you!

#2

Rick,

The AC adapter for the AAA Battery Charger is rated at 12V, while the adapter for the Fast Charger is rated at 16V.

Even if you are able to power-up the charger with with the 16V adapter, I would not recommend you to use it along with the AAA charger.
It will reduce the life of the charger and may become a fire hazard.

-Eli

#3