Foxpro Battery Charger

[Chas]

I have a question for those that are more in tune with electronics than I am.

I have a Foxpro Fusion caller that takes 8 AA batteries which I use rechargeable batteries. What I am looking for is a charger unit that will plug into the front of the caller and charge the batteries. When you look at the reviews on Amazon for the Foxpro charger they are not very good - reports of batteries overheating or exploding because the charger wont shut off when the batteries are fully charged.

| want to avoid removing the batteries out of the caller every time I use it to recharge them. Last year, when the unit was only two months old, the wires going to the connector that attached to the battery box broke. They were too short and didnt offer enough room to maneuver the battery box in and out. When I sent it back for their famous customer service, they wanted to charge me for the repair. When I argued that it was still under warranty they relented and the unit was repaired at no charge other than shipping. I shouldnt have had to argue with them and the wires in the repaired unit were considerably longer than what I sent to them.

I dont have access to any type of electronics store locally so whatever I end up will have to be ordered in. I am looking to see if anyone out there has used a charger (other than Foxpro's) that will not cause the rechargeable batteries to overheat or explode in the caller.

Thanks

 

[Liquid_Snake]

I am not sure this may help you I bagged 11 coyote since late November... So the problem is the cold just eats batteries alive.. I put my caller in a thermal lunch bag and cut the speaker out the front.. I used rubber bands to hold dollar store heat pads above the battery door.. my caller can run for hours in in below temperatures. Maybe that can help I dunno

 

[S1de8urnz]

Have you tried using a timer to turn off your charger to avoid over charging. That is an option i use on my 'charging station' i set up in my garage. Over charging is a common issue and not a lot of chargers prevent over charging.

 

[turbo_bird]

Sounds like you need a peak detection charger like what is used for a lot of hobby applications. I'm not familiar with the caller you've got, what kind of connection does the factory charger use? What kind of rechargeable batteries are you using in it? Something like this should work, you'd just have to build a charge lead to connect it.
https://www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=DTXP4191
Kristian

 

[tbdtp]

Their lithium battery packs are great if you want to charge less. You still have to remove them too charge but I have run my shockwave for 3 days of sets on the same charge and only charged it then cause I was worried it might die on me. I used to use the rechargeable aa and would have issues after -20 with the caller just shutting down, never had that happen with the lithium packs.

 

[titch--]

I dont have any problems running my stuff n the cold (-30) and I dont even use lithium batteries, still use NI-MH.

I use a Tenergy tn160 smart charger so no problems over charging here.

 

[Chas]

Thanks folks - I dont have an issue with the batteries dying in the cold - rather looking for an easier way of charging at the end of the day rather than taking the batteries out of the unit and recharging 4 of them at a time. Just want to plug a charger into the port at the front of the caller and not worry about frying batteries or the caller.

I am using Duracell rechargeable AA batteries in the unit.

 

[holzmeister]

Thanks folks - I dont have an issue with the batteries dying in the cold - rather looking for an easier way of charging at the end of the day rather than taking the batteries out of the unit and recharging 4 of them at a time. Just want to plug a charger into the port at the front of the caller and not worry about frying batteries or the caller.

I am using Duracell rechargeable AA batteries in the unit.

What I have done in the past is use a battery tender. Since you are using 12 VDC you will have no issues at all. Also you can plug the charger into one of those plug in timers and set it for the correct time to charge the batteries.

Battery Tender.....

Plug in timer.....

 

[Chas]

What I have done in the past is use a battery tender. Since you are using 12 VDC you will have no issues at all. Also you can plug the charger into one of those plug in timers and set it for the correct time to charge the batteries.

I use those for my ATV and sled, but it won't plug into the front of a FoxPro Fusion

 

[M12shooter]

Thanks folks - I dont have an issue with the batteries dying in the cold - rather looking for an easier way of charging at the end of the day rather than taking the batteries out of the unit and recharging 4 of them at a time. Just want to plug a charger into the port at the front of the caller and not worry about frying batteries or the caller.

I am using Duracell rechargeable AA batteries in the unit.

What he says... holds 8 AA and maintains them. No worry about over charging and such. I have several Foxpro battery packs and swap them out if one gets cold. No need to fumble around with individual batteries. FoxPro charger is crap.

 

[Cintax]

I wouldn't use the FoxPro charger nor the tender idea. I'd be using a proper eight bank charging stations.

What he says... holds 8 AA and maintains them. No worry about over charging and such. I have several Foxpro battery packs and swap them out if one gets cold. No need to fumble around with individual batteries. FoxPro charger is crap.

Great idea. These 8xAA cradles with 9V terminals can be purchased at a lot of electronics stores locally or online if you don't want to order one from FoxPro at $4 US + shipping each.