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FM-07: FM-07 CHARGING STARTS OR STOPS WHEN THE BATTERY IS MOVED OR HELD

Charging starts or stops intermittently when the battery is moved or held in certain positions due to unstable contact or arcing.

Diagnostic overview

Charging starts or stops intermittently when the battery is moved or held in certain positions due to unstable contact or arcing.

Likely Root Causes

  • The insertion stem, guide surfaces, or seating stops are worn, dirty, or distorted
  • Battery contacts are recessed, contaminated, loose, or damaged
  • The charger contact carrier or slot is damaged
  • The release tabs or seating geometry do not hold the electrical interface
  • An internal battery terminal link is movement-sensitive

Quick Checks

  1. Charging remains stable without hand pressure or movement, or the unstable interface is isolated to the pack or charger.

Repair Preview

  1. Stop wiggling the battery, unplug the charger, and remove the pack so arcing or repeated contact interruption cannot continue.
  2. 1.

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Related symptoms

  • Charging starts or stops when the battery is moved or held

    shifted, lifted, or held in one position. FM-07

  • The charger indication or charge cycle changes when the seated battery is touched, shifted, lifted, or held in one position.

    The charger indication or charge cycle changes when the seated battery is touched, 1. Stop wiggling the battery, unplug the charger, and remove the pack so arcing or

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