This Lenmar MSCAA battery charger has a capacity of up to 4 AA or AAA NiMH batteries. Recently, the red charging l.e.d. over one of the cells began blinking shortly after the charge cycle began. I measure the voltage for that cell while being charged and it was not higher than the cell itself. I tried different batteries all with the same result. There was also some burning type smell. I disassembled the unit and the pc board felt warm under that cell. I used my IR temperature gun and the smd IC that is adjacent to the positive charging terminal was about 30 degrees Fahrenheit warmer (130 degrees and rising) than the other three smd chips for their respective charging slots. I turned the power off so as not to cause more damage to the components. I was wondering what this smd component was. I have not been able to id the number: 4800 on the top line, then BD4P15 on the bottom line. I figure it's worth a shot to replace it.
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