When charging, does the red (amber) light ever go off? I've been charging it for a few hours and it hasn't gone off yet.
990901
The light does turn off when charging is complete-- I just tested mine and it went from Amber to off to indicate it's charging state.
990902
Same problem for me, but I just always unplug it after a night and it lasts quite a long time.
990903
Its does. It will turn green. I think mine took like 6 hours to fully charge.
287886
i think is common sense, because once the battery is charging the battery stays orange-red, and when light turn green i think is fully charge. but the light never goes off from the charger. stays always green.
176504
When you start to charge it a small red LED on it starts to blink. When it is fully charged it stops blinking. I haven't had mine long enough to answer your "how many hours" question. If the answer is not in other questions on this page, there is a similar device on Amazon selling for about $11. Somewhere on either that device or this one, someone said how long their's lasted on one charge. The time on the $11 device is probably the same as this one.
1208466
I plugged mine in for the recommended 8 hours, but the light remained red. As the directions were firm not to leave it plugged in longer, I unplugged it. Did anyone else's light change from red to green when charging it? It works great so far!
577663
I have had mine a couple of months now, and the red charge light stays on all the time. Before you send theses back, consider plugging into another outlet in your house. Good Luck:))
509856
Are you turning it off after use? You need to hold the power button down until the little light turns red. I was having to charge it every time I used it until I realized it needed to be turned off. I thought it would just shut off like the ipod does after a bit of time. Now that I turn it off, I can used it for many runs before needing to charge it.
1934944
My red indicator light never has gone off. I am not actually sure of this, but I simply leave the charger plugged in (AC mode) in the evening, then take it out of the charger next morning. I don't see any indication of overcharging or battery memory developing.
2229257
Depends on how long the unit has been used. The LED will flash amber while charging then turn solid green when fully charged. The longest I have had to charge the unit is approx. 3 hours before being fully charged.
740445
It doesn't seem normal. Mine will stay a solid red and then turn off once it is charged.
1316361
Yes it can be on for about 6 hours fully charged, but it wouldn't be a good idea to keep it constantly charging all the time. When it's fully charged, unplug the charger until it's on orange. On orange basically ranges from 50-70% charged. When you're not using it or nobody else is using it, it's best to just turn off. You can still use it while it's charging, just make sure when all lights are green to unplug it until it hits orange. When it's on red, that means it's basically running low. I hope I was able to help you out Mr. Gordon.
1874301
How long did you charge it? Sometimes it has to charge a while, even over night if it has been out a long time. Then it might make a red light first. LET GO and wait a few minutes and it may turn green. if these quirks don't fix, I don't know what else to suggest.
698114
I pretty sure that's how it works. Either that or the red light goes off when it's done charging.
1167429
The first time I charged mine, it took over 3 hours. The light goes out when it's fully charged. The light on mine is reddish-orange when it's charging.
1064152
My experience has been that the red light stays solid while charging and turns to green once fully charged. I normally let mine charge overnight so I do not know how long it takes but it is always done by morning.
1162782
Mine seems to, or at the very least, there is a point where the red LED is no longer illuminated. I've never been in a situation where the battery ran down, so if you charge it regularly, you should be fine anyway.
1823306
No the red light stays on even when charged. see http://images.harborfreight.com/manuals/46000-46999/46442.pdf
1044080
I am sorry it took me so long to respond, but I have been gone for a few weeks and did not remember the answers you seek. I leave the switch in the off position and when charging the red LED is on. Not sure if it goes off when it is done or not or if it changes color but I will find out in the morning.