Recharging Time: Is this normal?
1993630
That sounds about right. Mine takes about 6-8 hours to go from one light on the charge indicator to three. Actually on page 7 of the 900 series FlexCare instruction manual, it says: "To keep the battery fully charged at all times, you may keep your Sonicare on the charger when not in use. It takes at least 24 hours to fully charge the battery." It's not clear whether that 24 hours is to INITIALLY charge the battery when new, or in on-going usage. Generally it is better for most batteries to charge them, let them discharge nearly fully, and then re-charge them.
1860387
I'm new as well but have not experienced this. Mine has recharges within 2-3 hours and light turns green. It may be the unit?
955559
Hard to tell since I'm always recharging. But an hour seems pretty short but honestly, I'm confident my full charge doesn't last much over 90 minutes, especially when watching videos.
60114
That's way too long. It seems to take longer than usual with some cheap batteries and with rechargeables. Even then, not 20 minutes. I'd double check that it's not the batteries if convenient and/or contact the seller/mfgr to see if they'll swap it for another one.
428774
No, it's not normal, you should send it back, mine has always charged to 100% in the 3 months that I been using it.
216483
Yes, that is normal. This charger gives a deep slow charge that just takes time. It will bring a dead battery back to life if the battery does not have a dead cell. I recommend it as a good deep cycle charger.
1252353
It didn't take that long to charge my new battery. I would think a few hours would be good. Maybe you got a new battery that was bad?? Hope this helps...
1414346
I generally come home in the evening @7:00, plug in my charger, and my vehicle is topped up when I leave @5:45 the next morning. I try not to charge until I am 4 bars or less -- so have never started at zero. 3 1/2 hours isn't sufficient to top up the car, even if I start with 4 bars. Allegedly I am supposed to be able to do a full charge from zero in 4 1/2 hours. I'd guess it's more like 6. Stu
1668883
4 hours is on the long side. But I would not be concerned, especially on a first charge. If it takes more than six hours I would ask for a return and replacement.
197486
I think I had the same issue. We used all the charge (drained) then let it fully charge. I believe the first time took approximately 12-16 hours. It does not charge quickly.
1361345
I'm not typical...I use my laptop only occasionally and it stays plugged in most of the time. However, I did test the battery when it arrived and I got about 4 hours out it with light usage.
489126
I charged mine up about 6wks.ago used the cleaning brush today for about 15 minutes when I got thru it showed no signs of needing recharging that's pretty good in my opinion.
753000
I used it for a hard 30 minutes and then set it to recharge and it was fully charged in less than 30 minutes. I'm not sure if it took 15 minutes, or the full 30 minutes that I was gone. Here say says that the drawbacks are the battery life and the charger quality.Very pleased with the one I purchased, so far.
927768
I haven't used mine in quite a while, but I remember it taking a few hours at least to charge.
1474056
I haven't "timed" my batteries for actual charge time, however, if the OEM battery is still charging after being on the charger overnight, it may have been run down flat - that it was drained down so far, that it needed that much charge to come back to life. Of course, if the battery has been declining in capacity, it's entirely possible that it is "done"...they do die. I try to keep some charge in all my batteries all the time, and never let them go flat (zero charge).
162238
Mine has worked fine. Haven't timed it, but the time seems comparable to other rechargeables.
520276
I haven't timed the battery life but I use rechargeable batteries and have gone through multiple 2-hour practices on one charge.