What does flashing red vs solid red mean on a Blendjet?

[Thomas Martinez]

Quick question for anyone who's spent time with Blendjet portables. When I've been looking around at my Blendjet, the red light indicator has come up a few times. Does anyone knows if flashing red and solid red means the same thing?
From what little I've learned about the Blendjets, the red light indicate something about the charge of the device. But the documentation on the product isnt clear about the exact meaning of the red light. Does anyone know for sure what the red light mean in each of these situations?

 

[Misty Mandrill]

flashing red while running = jar isnt seated right or motor are overloaded. Solid red on its own usually just means low battery. Blinking red on the charger = its charging, goes white/green when full.

 

[Scottish Bible Basketb]

Mine flashes red and refuse to spin no matter what I do. Cup is seated, battery is full, still flashing.

 

[Impossib]

flashing red while running = jar isnt seated right or motor are overloaded. Solid red on its own usually just means low battery. Blinking red on the charger = its charging, goes white/green when full.

wait does the flashing change speed at all? like does it blink fast vs slow?

 

[Misty Mandrill]

wait does the flashing change speed at all? like does it blink fast vs slow?

yeah fast blink is overload/jam, slower blink while plugged in is just charging. At least on the v1 and v2. Not sure about the newer ones.

 

[Spectacular Piano in the]

honestly these things are landfill bait. Not worth the brainpower to figuring out what the lights mean lol

 

[Fut]

Solid red = low battery, needs charge. Flashing red while idle = error, usually the lid sensor or an overload trip. Flashing red while plugged in = normal charging behavior. White/green solid = fully charged. That's the whole code.

 

[Impossib]

Solid red = low battery, needs charge. Flashing red while idle = error, usually the lid sensor or an overload trip. Flashing red while plugged in = normal charging behavior. White/green solid = fully charged. That's the whole code.

is the lid sensor a magnetic reed switch or a hall sensor? been wanting to know how it detects the cup

 

[Motionless Mantis]

mine just blinks red forever and nothing works. Tried charging it overnight, using a different charging cable, pressing and holding the button to reset it. Nothing works, battery is cooked imo

 

[Fut]

is the lid sensor a magnetic reed switch or a hall sensor? been wanting to know how it detects the cup

It's a magnet in the base of the cup and a hall sensor in the motor housing. If the magnet fall out or the sensor fails, the blender will flash red constantly while the cup is properly seated.

 

[Impossib]

It's a magnet in the base of the cup and a hall sensor in the motor housing. If the magnet fall out or the sensor fails, the blender will flash red constantly while the cup is properly seated.

oh nice. So if I stuck a strong enough magnet to the base of the cup would it think the cup is on?

 

[Escape from the Scooter J]

the docs arent clear about when the lid sensor fails because blendjet doesnt want you to fix it, they want you to buy a new one.

 

[Fut]

oh nice. So if I stuck a strong enough magnet to the base of the cup would it think the cup is on?

Yeah that works for diagnostics.
I've done it on the bench to test if the motor is actually dead vs just the sensor being flaky. Don't run it that way though obviously.

 

[A Boy and His Jackham]

these things were recalled werent they? something about catching fire

 

[Scottish Bible Basketb]

these things were recalled werent they? something about catching fire

yeah the v2 recall, like 5 million unit. They sent out a replacement base if you submitted a claim

 

[History of the Karate]

Fwiw I had one that flashed red when the USB port got loose. Wiggled the cable while plugged in and it would flicker between charging and not. Resoldered the port and it's been fine for a year.

 

[Spectacular Piano in the]

Fwiw I had one that flashed red when the USB port got loose. Wiggled the cable while plugged in and it would flicker between charging and not. Resoldered the port and it's been fine for a year.

or you could just spend the 15 minutes resoldering on something that actually matters lol

 

[History of the Karate]

or you could just spend the 15 minutes resoldering on something that actually matters lol

its my kids blender he loves the thing what do you want me to do

 

[Bewildered Bat]

solid red = charge me. Flashing red = somethings wrong. Thats really all you need to know unless your trying to repair it

 

[Impossib]

what cell does it use internally? is it a standard 18650 or some weird pouch