Lumie Zip charging question

Hello,

I got my Zip today. The battery life had 3 bars but I still plugged it in for the initial 2 hour charge.

I used the light for half an hour without the charger. Then I plugged the charger in again to re-charge it after use. It's been charging for about 4 hrs and still only shows 1 bar on the battery life screen.

Is my Zip faulty?

Thanks, I think I will call on Monday as I have another problem with it. The battery ran out, so I tried plugging it in and using it from the mains: I turned it back on, but after less than a minute it dims to off. Quite frustrating!

I get problems charging as well. The bar graph seems to show no charge after 2 30 minute session but the battery still has plenty of charge, enough for another 2 30 minute sessions. If I try and charge it when its only half run down it wont charge, the display doesnt flash anyway. I think you need to run it down before you can charge it again, is that correct?

I have been through this with your careline before. I used to work as an electrinics engineer so have an inkling as to what may be going on. There is a relay inside the unit , I know this because I can hear it switching. This relay has something to do with wether the unit charges or runs from the external psu. Sometimes it wont play ball. I think its a design fault. The charger is assembled correctly as plugging it into the Lumie always causes either the relay to switch or the unit to start charging.