It's been plugged in for 24 hours nearly and only has one green light, and 2 red lights. How long does this take to charge? Is mine defective?
1164906
There is just the 2 red LEDs and 1 green one for the "charge level" indicators, correct? If so then seeing both red and the green LED come on when you push the test button does hint it is fully charged. If this is the first time you've charged it (where it can take 24 hours to charge), then I'd double check that it's full by pulling the plug on the charger and then push the test button again after 30 seconds. You should still get the 2 red LEDs, but probably not the green. If you have a volt-meter you can also check the battery voltage on the jumper cables, full is ~14V with the charger plugged in and without it plugged in it should drop to ~13V and hold there. If you suspect the battery being bad, then the way to test it is with a known load and see how low the voltage goes. For example, I plugged in a spot-light that pulls ~4 amps and a good battery had the voltage drop to 12.4V instantly and very slowly dropped the longer I had it on (like after a minute only dropped to 12.3V). A bad battery instantly dropped to 11.2V and within 30 seconds went down to 10.5V. That's how you can tell if it's really bad.
1164907
Did you make sure everything was plugged in well. Sometimes putting the cord onto the power source is a little hard and if it was on all the way then I would say something is wrong because within the 24 hours mine was fully charged.
831564
I also charged mine for 24 hours, actually longer cause I charged it in the guest bathroom. Anyway, I pressed the button and while holding it you slide it up and it turns on. Maybe charge it longer and if that doesn't work it might be a defected one. Hope you can figure it out, otherwise you'll have to send it back and wait to get another one. I love mine, so it would be worth the wait if you had to return it.
1319269
On mine, a red light comes on when you plug it into computer and goes off when charged. Don't know how long for charging.
1699617
I suggest that either the charger or the hurricane is mafunctioning .After I use mine , and I plug in the charger , it recharges in , no longer than 1 hour and the light goes green and there is enough power for =/- an hour or more .
1184391
The red light won't stay on. I've plugged it both in the wall and on my computer and I have no indication that the charge is holding. Is this happening to anyone else or should I return it? I only got it today.
832059
turn on red light shows it is on. green light blinking charging, steady green charged
666879
It takes about 12- 16 hours to charge. You know it's charged when the red light turns green.
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!
1556312
The light is red when charging. But if it doesn't hold the charge perhaps it would be best to email the seller with this question.
1152915
I have seen with some electronics and computer batteries, that the charge sometimes does not happen immediately. I would recommend leaving it connected to charge it, even though the battery light is blinking. If in 24 hours, the battery is not charged, then you indeed have a defective battery. But give it a chance, sometimes you may expect the charge to happen immediately, but I have seen for some reason the charge takes awhile to reach a certain level before it's working.
1015434
The LED light on my unit remains red until the battery is charged, at which time, it then turns green. I don't know how a new battery would solve the problem. Is the unit actually charging the battery? It may be the LED light on the charger that is the problem.
2050419
Hello Friend, when it is charging, a red light comes on. When it is already fully charged, the red light disappear. It takes about 3-4 hours or even more. Good luck! Anita.
2220337
when u plug it there is a red light, once is charged it is green. I leave it charging overnight.
2211254
OK Susie P., so you've used the battery until it is completely exhausted and now it won't recharge, correct? If you have checked to make sure there is power to the charger, the charger light should glow red when no battery is inserted, red while the battery is charging (a couple hours) then green when the battery is fully charged. If the charger glows red and you never get to a green light, then the battery is defective and should be returned for an exchange/refund.
1127515
I would send it back bacause mine is green all the time unless my battery is plugged in. When it's dead and I plug it in it turns red until fully charged and then it will be green again. If the battery is not charging you could either have a dead battery and will need a new one of those or you have a bad port and you should send that in and have it replaced.
583870
It has been charging 23 hours, still the lights are blinking.... Probably it is going to be over soon. I am now fully charging for the first timeUpdate! - it has just finished charging. SO, it took almost 24 hours to be fully charged for the first time.
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i was having this issue as well...but i read that there is a RED light that turns on when the battery is charging...so i played with the USB that is plugged into the unit, and found that the red light turns on when its plugged about HALFWAY in. i checked, and it IS in fact charging. try adjusting the B side of the USB (mini part thats in the actual unit) before you return it.