How It Failed: Schumacher XCS15 6-12V 15A battery charger

[@Waiting_To_Retire]

Loved that bit of percussive maintenance at the very end.

[@dougwollard741]

To this day it still facinates me the people that STILL dont hv a clue how to use the clutch on a cordless drill!

[@RinoaL]

I hate the clutch, especially seen them broken. I prefer drills without them

[@corsegerspwnd]

dude your dad is prob a nice guy ... you should thank him !

[@MoneyMarcMes]

I got mine at Lowes yesterday for only $30.00. It works well for me.

[@caramelfleece]

The fans in these newer Schumachers are notoriously crap. I had 2 SC-1200A chargers, and their fans both failed within a few months. The first one burned up, but I caught the second one in time to fix it. Luckily I have a box of spare fans and I ended up having one the same size to replace the dead one with. xD

[@Renny60MM]

Where did you get the can? I'm having the same issue.

[@zx8401ztv]

What a shame, that main pcb looked very decent, just the pic chip programming on the small pcb thats a bit naff. The idea it should show the capacity of the battery would be usefull, but sometimes a basic raw charger is better, basic transformer and rectifier (good old crudeness lol). Ive had quite a few "smart chargers" to repair over the years, the decent ones do seem to improve battery life, others are just a waste of parts.

[@RinoaL]

i agree, not counting this thing sometimes just doesnt want to charge a battery at all.

[@RonIDidit]

2yrs bought. 1 yr. prob. why not fix then?

[@westgl2006]

I have a older Schuitmaker, charger, it has the same problem that yours had, gotta love "Precision Manufacturing" coming from China.

[@dhansel4835]

I have one similar to that. The buttons that light up on each row are almost impossible to see. if you try to use it in the daytime "FORGET IT". After seeing this I may want to trash my battery charger.

[@ferencharaszti5031]

Mine's been working for 2 years with no issues. Must be lucky.

[@dylanreischling4151]

Kicks it into something “ Thanks for watching” Lol

[@dougstubbs5058]

My XCS15W charger turns on for 3 seconds and then it shuts off for no reason. Any suggestions?

[@whoawhoapop1984]

mine is less than a year old,has just the voltage light on and the meter reads what the battery should be when its full.I used to be able to hold both buttons and get this po1 mode that would charge bit now nothing. time to tear mine apart I guess

[@00POWERSTROKEDIESEL]

And that's why I like my old Schumacher batter charger, 6 or 12 volts turn the dial for the number of hours of charging or press the button or charge or jump start.

[@RinoaL]

wow i never thought of a time feature. does it make a ding like a kitchen appliance when its done? thats awesome.

[@00POWERSTROKEDIESEL]

No it just rotates around till it gets to 0 hours and automatically shuts off.

[@MrOpenGL]

Rinoa Super-Genius You can very easily convert a broken microwave oven to do exactly that. And make a ding :)

[@RinoaL]

MrOpenGL i know, i was thinking that exact thing :D it would be cooler to find a big timer dial from like an industrial oven or something that was really big and cool. would make the clicking sound as the gears wound down.

[@geoeconomics3067]

that is smart

[@DontTellMeMore]

That is why when Schumacher was in a coma they hooked him up on a CTEK

[@quesocat42069]

That fan was a brushless fan, as such it has a motor controller built into it. providing it more voltage won't make it spin faster, it will just fry the motor controller.

[@RinoaL]

but it does make it spin faster.

[@lnwolf41]

Was it always crappy? And how often did you use it? looks like it was made to provide a trickle charge,and to charge a dead battery from lights left on.

[@RinoaL]

i've used it quite a bit, only problem with the trickle charge is you need to check on it every few hours and press the button again to start it and sometimes even unplug it like i had to do in this video to get it going again.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Or it kills your battery by switching to the 12V mode on a 6V battery X'D

[@proarcher13]

The ending made me laugh so hard

[@tigerelectronics5966]

proarcher13 same lol

[@benniedonald]

I could use parts for one of those. Anyone know where to find them at?

[@gcg2366]

I have one. Different model. Had it for 5 years or so... Its been good. But they are temperamental.

[@AnthonyDiSano]

I think you have a defective unit. I have the same one (30A version, otherwise identical) and I've had no problems aside from the bearings in the fan starting to go bad. (which I assumed was from running it in -20F weather repeatedly) It's actually been the best charger I've ever owned. I wish you had the same luck with it. I'd try contacting the manufacturer, can't hurt. Call that 800# on the top.

[@RinoaL]

the 30S version wouldnt be the same. it would require differant circuitry inside. just because a case might be styled the same dosnt mean they are.

[@AnthonyDiSano]

Rinoa Super-Genius Sorry, I have the 100A (XC103) version. The controls/display are identical and the operation (which I am very familiar with) is exactly the same. I've never had the flakey behavior you've experienced (and I've used it on some pretty sketchy batteries) all of which leads me to believe you might have a defective unit. I did notice they carry a 2 year warranty though, not sure how old yours is.

[@enricopenzo9056]

Hi, i'm servicing the same charger and mine has C2 blown... Do you know the ratings of that capacitor?

[@athhud]

Don’t know if you still have this thing laying around, but I’ll tell you the ratings of C2 if you’ll tell me the value of R11 and the one next to it. I think it is R11... it’s hard to tell because the surface of the board is burnt off. These are two little resistors between MOSFET Q2 and capacitor C9 near the bottom left corner of the large transformer in the middle of the board.

[@tonycombo]

I have had to Schumacher battery chargers very similar to this one burn up on me. I'm going to have a hard time buying another one of their products.

[@StudioGMinistry]

A friend gave me one It works great 😎👍🏼

[@charlesw318]

Hey can you look on your charger that your dad got you from walmart and see what the number is on the transistor on the input side please.

[@RinoaL]

no

[@dabigcheezprod]

Rinoa's Auspicious Travails :o Its only been 6 years tho...

[@markfothebeast]

That looks like a hazard if it were to put out 12v on a 6v battery. My buddy has almost an entire pallet of WalMart returns of this model and similar ones. Gotta be Chinese junk. Find an old metal Schumacher from a garage sale. I have the XC75W model (75 amps), brief output current, and error code after one hour. I have doubts that if it did function that the 6 or 8 gauge wires could handle that 75 amp current for very long. FYI, you could probably pop a small server rack mount fan in there of the same size. If it's worth it.

[@lomgshorts3]

This is called "planned obsolescence". The charger is designed to last a year to eighteen months, then it dies in a spectacular fashion. This causes you to go out and buy another one because the "warranty" (if you can call it that) has long expired - if it had one to begin with. If it came from China, you were lucky to get anything in the box. The Chinese learned this from Japan who learned it from us. All want things to wear out quickly, so you are trapped into spending your money to "consume" more. So excuse me, I have a Ford Taurus to fix - again.

[@HDXFH]

Get a NoCo Genius, I quite like their Charge n Trickle & desulfate mode!!

[@jamesfranklin615]

Bought my sc1281 at Walmart and first charge the the battery indicator was in continuous scroll. I called took pictures and a month later I received a new one . This one refuses to full charge a battery. I was thinking ,at first, the battery was fully charged when it indicated 100% and it cut off. Wrong! It cost me a deep cycle marine battery. In reality it never charged over 50% . I now test my batteries with a multimeter. The only reason I went with Schumacher was my first one was 20 + years old and still going strong til a tractor ran over it.

[@danielhorne6042]

i had one that glowed red on the resistors then alot of smoke came out that was 10 mins new out of the box charging a 12v 12ah sla its a ring 12A charger with led amp/volt meter i paid £50 for it lol fuck that im now using an i max b6 to charge it up n it seems to be doing it well at the moment i got 2 units running off a dell 745 usff power brick 12v 18A wen both i max b6 at max amps 5A charging 2 sla 1 on each it draws about nearly 9A to 11A

[@ElmerCat]

Do you know if it's possible to modify Schumacher battery chargers to operate on 220 volts? (e.g.: do the input transformers have unused taps for 220 volts?) My friends brought a Schumacher SE-5121A and XCS15 to Bolivia, not realizing there would be only 220 volts instead of 110. Is there any possibility someone could modify either of these chargers in the field to work on 220 volts?

[@steve64464]

hahah boots it across floor :-D , You could try that imaxb6 charger im not sure what its max ampridge is

[@RinoaL]

imax b6 burned up a few days ago, it will be the next How It Failed probably. it's max power is just 5a and it would need a 5a power supply, so i might as well just use that 5a power supply.

[@steve64464]

It would be interesting to see how it died so ill be looking forward to that so maybe i can learn/avoid it ,I did not know they burnt out that easy

[@DiMeNsloNs1]

Directions say it is because of a bad battery.

[@electronik4464]

That's why i'm using a simpliest on the world transformer charger. There is no microchips so nothing is able to break or fail.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Actually, transformers can and do fail. But it's very rare. XD

[@jeffreyMagnum460]

I have the cx85ca it's a POS PITA. to charge anything with it.

[@stephenagaertner]

I bought an automatic / fancy kind of Schumacher Battery Charger kind of like this one too! Same story at the end. It barely worked a few years. They are pieces of S^&t... In the future, I'm always going to buy a battery charger that I use my own brain to operate it (with some "Manually Operated Switches") . Automatic chargers = Automatic fail too!

[@LifeSavingDefense]

I know it’s been 6 yrs since you made this but I’ve had mine seems like forever.... The battery number doesn’t sit on 12 or 6. It should show the voltage of your battery 12.1 12.3 11.2 etc. I think you just got a bad one. My pet peave with this is the snowflake turtle and rabbit. It should show amperage levels of 2 8 and 12 i think. At least that’s what i wrote on mine many years ago.

[@dallaspilotcar9293]

I like your cat. My Schumacker just crapped out

[@michaelwalker1383]

but i did it now not work wtf how imgo

[@SimmanGodz]

Fuck this garbage. Build your own :D

[@billcampbell8031]

I have one just like it and have had it about 5 years or more and works fine. If you put your setting down on the turtle setting which is a slow charge it will charge much more efficiently . I use mine all the time I have about 10 batteries that I keep charged . I did take it apart one time and oiled the fan , but in all fairness that was after a lot of use . good luck.

[@ryanplato4925]

I have ordered 2 different models of chargers from the same company they have both failed within 6 months It is just not a good brand

[@VANDWELLINGPRO]

damage like that doesn't happen all by itself

[@RinoaL]

yes, yes it does. comes from bad manufacturing and they crack off during use.

[@cristianmtz2626]

Cuanto el cargador

[@AMDFX8150]

Calling anyone here with this same model. After 12 faithful years of service mine has finally let the smoke out, and I was not easy on that fucker either. I've kept my stock fan alive by peeling the sticker off and filling the bearings with oil maybe three times across this time period. Anyways I need a clean picture of the power board because my AP3843CP-E1 (Current controller) and AOT10N60 Fet failed. Got them both ordered but the resistor between the two is wasted and unidentifiable.

[@jp040759]

You never did show how it failed. What was wrong with it???? I thought you said you fixed it. Looks like it was beat to shit and abused and spiders moved in.

[@mharding1258]

The dent in the bench after he hit the fan with the hammer made me chuckle.

[@photonic_induction2633]

1:45 like an amd cooler :) they are laud :)

[@carolmartin7042]

Thanks. That helped.

[@videoric]

Would have been nice if you had gone over the features first before you trashed ever single one. Some people search for operating instructions, not bad hair day videos. You DID use it for 2 years!

[@crossroads5771]

i got to get some chicken

[@Dajuro]

Walmart?? You're blaming Walmart? You know they sell this in places other than just Walmart right? Shumacher is sold all over.

[@james30k]

I would of put the hammer on that charger what a peace of crap

[@mairacristian54]

@5:18 LOL

[@im-that-guy-pal]

Mine just quit working the other day. Its barely a uear old and already useless.I only cargered my lawn mower 2 times and my car battery once. This think is a piece of crap.

[@larrysmith2027]

fans are 3 dollars

[@firedambi6446]

kkk I Cant Stop Loughing