SW4048 giving me grief [RE-wrenches]

[Michael Welch, Home Power]

Joe Schwartz, Home Power wrote at 12:40 PM 7/6/2000 -0700:
   
>Donna,
>
>I'd double check the output of the generator (voltage and frequency). If the generator's running, it's powering the appliances directly and the inverter is simply acting as a battery charger. Generator over or under voltage could be frying the cordless chargers. Are they DeWalt chargers?

Good point, Joe. Also, I keep flashing back on the blown FET problems that Tom Elliot posted here a bit back. If the genny ran out of fuel, and fets were blown then isn't it possible that the resulting poor waveform could be blowing the drill battery chargers?
   
Michael Welch
   
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