do the battery leads stay in place or do they move easily? Using a similar charger, the leads slip and move very easily, hard to keep lined up
902318
they do tend to shift a bit, but it is not problem to realign them. Since my wife and I use two different batteries, we are always shifting things a bit anyways. for our batteries, we just insure that the two contacts are touching the two outer contacts on the battery. When correct, the led glows red until the battery is charged.
443067
In my experience, if you put them away fully charged, I came back over a month later and they still had a full charge. I always leave the charging battery in the charger for a few extra hours after the charged LED turns green. Seems to work well for me...
1487936
My charger makes a similar clicking sound in the float mode, which appears to be its normal cycling process. It's holding my batteries at 13.3 volts which is near ideal and is apparently not over-charging.
929895
Yes it does. You can buy longer leads if needed too. The included ones reached from the battery to the grill. This makes it great for moving the car around the garage without having to take off the cover. Just to let you know the charger works great on newer / fresh batteries. I have had a problem charging a 5 year old battery that probably should be replaced. After cycling through, the charger says it can not be charged.
774419
Yes, They will be VERY slow if the battery is discharged, that if what you need a standard charger for, these are just to keep the battery(s) fully charged, which they do very well.
1022180
The batteries are round on one side. Look closely at the charger, and you will see that by rotating the batteries you can make the corners and the round part line up with the charger.
1336393
Yes, just make sure you know which is positive and negative on the battery. The charging leads are adjustable. The only issue I have with the charger is that it is frail. I've bought 2 so far.
413183
Don't understand "stay in place". Do you mean tracking? If so the 4SE may not be able to handle it.
787805
They don't exactly lock into place. There is grooves they set in to keep them in place. I have not had problems with them moving so it seems to work for me.
1567078
We leave them on a little while longer without noticing any harm - and nothing in the packaging of any charger I've had suggests you have to get the batteries off immediately. I wouldn't store my batteries there :) But all that happens is the light for the charged battery goes solid and the others continue charging if needed.
1098395
I think it depend on how "smart" the charger is. As I understand it, lead-acid batteries require a three step charging process, first the actual charging, second, a top charge, and then a float or trickle charge to maintain the charge over time. Maybe the rechargeable lanterns have this sort of smart charging. I hope so, and so far have found no definitive answer. My own testing confirms the lantern charger handles the first two steps well, so probably it does the maintenance charge as well. Too bad, isn't it, that rechargeables lose power over time, whether used or not.
60086
I havent had any issues with the charger draining the batteries Ive left it unpluged for 6 weeks and didn't lose a volt on my guage. You might want to check to see if anything else might be draining you batteries its uncommon for a charger to do that.
1027029
Yes, just be very careful that you put them in correctly. Otherwise, any remaining charge in the battery will melt the charger.
1127516
I would suggest bending one of the outside prongs of the charger in VERY slightly to get a better fit. I've had instances where my battery wouldn't charge. I don't know if this makes a difference or not, but plug the charger into the wall outlet first, then plug the charger into the battery second. Not the best design for a charger, in my opinion.
1489833
Lordy no. I plug in the charger with battery in , out , half in. Pull them out early. Short charge etc. overload and over discharge, it handles it fine. My battery life is shorter than some but it's a tool.
1404797
I found that i have to secure the battery in place with a few rubberbands as it won't sit tight enough into the slot but it has worked well for me for over a year.....my charging port broke also and this was my solution. I have two and 4 extra batteries that keep me well charge
348590
the charger contact points move in or out to fit the battery , I just slide mine in or out until the light turns green . Hope this helps !