Is the battery fully charged prior to shipment?
1516495
I do not remember. But I did charge it and it's been working just fine as my back-up battery.
1516496
Don't know, as I charged it right away. My reference is to the physical size of the battery, not it's performance.
1838894
No, ALL New Rechargeable batteries need to be charged PRIOR to use. Using the battery BEFORE charging it will reduce it's life.
489312
Battery came partially charged.... you should probably charge it completely before using it....
627790
It was charged. Not sure if FULLY charged, but charged enough for me to use it a good amount right out of the box.
632959
No battery is fully charged, unless you buy it at a store, have them charge it overnight and pick it up the next day. This battery is a good one for the money in my opinion and should last a long time, but time will tell as I have only had it five months. And No it was not fully charged and I would say it was so discharged on arrival that waiting to recharge it much longer may have already shortened its life. Buy a CTek 3300 battery charger they are the best and has made some of my batteries I have last 10 years.
2254325
I normally charge my battery the night before we golf, and unplug the battery as I'm leaving for the course. However, I believe the blue light (shows battery is fully charged) appears before the next morning. I did this with the new battery so I didn't take notes on how long it actually took to charge.
1012260
Yes. They come pre-charged. The manufacturer claims that these are better than other rechargeables at keeping their charge on the shelf, but they also suggest that customers who wanted top performance from the batteries might want to charge them fully before first use.
1862942
Sounds faulty to me. It has been a while since I bought my replacement battery and cannot recall if I had to charge it prior to use. All I know is that mine works great. Never have had a problem.
2017247
It arrived partially charged. Recommend fully charging it prior to use or testing.
1344573
Yes it is. It has a bulk charge and a float charge that gives the battery the charge it needs.
1449986
No, it comes with the rechargeable battery installed already. Just charge it over night before the first use. My wife used it til the battery was completely run down for the first few charge cycles. That helps the battery last a lot longer. After that you just keep it in the storage/charge stand and it will always have a full charge.
1047011
Yes it was preloaded, I seem to remember after 30 days you had to connect it to the computer just to register it or something but it works great battery lasts about a month I play twice a week.
1826416
New batteries are shipped with little charge. They should be charged for 4-6 hours before use
560910
When we received the battery it did not need to be charged before using. But you should charge it after each use. Hope this helps!
805194
Yes & an extra battery. Mine has been stored for some months. I pulled it out on Thanksgiving & the spare battery still had a full charge :-)
1764520
When you receive the new battery ,it needs to charge all the way up before use. it comes partically charged.Hope this will help you
1312109
They have an "initial" charge, but should recieve a full charge before actual use.