Pre-requisetes
- A Makita charger model DC18RA T
- A soldering iron
- Solder
- A desolder pump
- Capacitor 470µF 400V (Max. diameter of 30mm)
- Capacitor 22µF 400V (Max. diameter of 13mm)
- Varistor 14D361K
These are the steps I took
- Open the charger by removing the four screws on the bottom
- Disconnect the wire attachments on the left side of the board
- Remove the board and place it upside down
- Remove and replace the large 1000µF 200V capacitor with the 470µF 400V capacitor
- Remove and replace the small 22µF 200V capacitor with the 22µF 400V capacitor
- Remove and replace the Varistor with the Varistor 14D361K (it is located next to where the electric cable is and is wrapped with shrink wrap)
- put it back together and enjoy the charger with out an adapter brick
I used the guide located here (I just wrote down here what I did and my charger works well)