Do I have a bad charger? The lights never turn off, never blink... just stay the same red when a battery is in the slop, be it half hour, five hours..
1179985
No, I had problems with my unit but on the power adapter. Once I installed the batteries the unit would recharge and lights would turn off.
1179986
The red light should go off when fully charged. If it doesn't you could have a defective battery that never reaches full charge. Try another battery before you conclude that it is a charger problem.
1179987
If all your batteries act the same the charger is bad. The lights on mine work okay
1179988
The LED for each port should be illuminated when charging at its full rate. As it approaches the battery's full charge, the LED should blink. The rate of blinking will diminish; when the battery is fully charged, blinking will stop - or blink only very occasionally.If your charger doesn't operate this way, it isn't operating as it should. It may be over-charging your batteries, or it may be charging correctly, but with no way for you to know when the charge is complete.You should contact the manufacturer and explain the problem. They'll likely replace it, if it's within warranty period. The LED for each port should be illuminated when charging at its full rate. As it approaches the battery's full charge, the LED should blink. The rate of blinking will diminish; when the battery is fully charged, blinking will stop - or blink only very occasionally.If your charger doesn't operate this way, it isn't operating as it should. It may be over-charging your batteries, or it may be charging correctly, but with no way for you to know when the charge is complete.You should contact the manufacturer and explain the problem. They'll likely replace it, if it's... » Read More The LED for each port should be illuminated when charging at its full rate. As it approaches the battery's full charge, the LED should blink. The rate of blinking will diminish; when the battery is fully charged, blinking will stop - or blink only very occasionally.If your charger doesn't operate this way, it isn't operating as it should. It may be over-charging your batteries, or it may be charging correctly, but with no way for you to know when the charge is complete.You should contact the manufacturer and explain the problem. They'll likely replace it, if it's within warranty period. « Show Less
1179989
I would conclude that the charger is defective. I used mine yesterday and the lights worked correctly.
1179990
sounds like the batteries are nearing the end of life. mine does this now too, but they still charge. new batteries work as the manual says and the lights blink and slow to a stop. i have been milking these "old" batteries for a while and the charger not stopping is the only issue along with reduced fly time of course.
1179991
If you have any other charger that will correctly charge the battery in question then the charger most likely is bad if the battery won't charge in a different charger then the battery is bad. If you don't have access to a known good charger it would be more likely that the battery is bad but it is not for certain.
49613
I think you should return the charger. Mine works for 20 to 30 min after charge. I don't remember the light thing as I haven't used it since late summer.
49612
I have this charger (2nd one), the red light only appears when the battery is at its lowest charge and will begin flashing green as it charges up. When the green light stays on, you battery is fully charged.
49617
My charger's light blinks until the battery is at full charge then it turns steady. Hope this helps you.
882966
That doesn't sound right. Do you have a way to check the battery charge? Are you sure it is at full charge when you take them out? I think one of my friend's had this issue too, each time they charged their batteries, it would charge way fast, but the batteries were never fully charged.
742897
The answer is no you did not get a defective unit. The lights blink while charging, once charging is complete the blinking light stops. Once you have used the battery you will see that all of the lights blink as the battery recharges. Only having one light blink indicated that the battery was 3/4ths charged on the way to full charge. I hope that answered your question. Mark
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After you turn unit on and all the lights go out after 1 or 2 seconds. Put battery in and if light starts blinking, the battery is charging. If light is constant, the battery is charged. Sometimes the light will start blinking for charging, and then the light goes out. I just reposition the battery, by jiggling it about and it will resume blinking and charging. It is an excellent unit.
150716
Make sure the "on" switch is OFF when you plug it in to charge it, the red light will come ON if its charging. It wont charge if the switch is still "on", like I've done a couple times when I let it run out of power while I was watching it. I forgot to turn it "Off" and it didnt charge when I plugged it in to charge. If that doesnt work, then maybe your battery is defective and you could send it back if its under warrenty still.
2157731
I have 2 Chargers. Each one will have a red light when charging. Perhaps you could find another person with a similar charger and try it. If your battery is a few years old, it's probably ready for retirement. Good luck.
936884
You're way beyond the rated charging time of 150 minutes, so my bet is you've fallen afoul of the confusing dual-size charger and are in fact NOT charging the battery AT ALL! Look closely at the fit of the battery when you insert it into charger. You have two choices -- but only one will be truly SNUG. Once you inset charger into an outlet plug, you'll see the light and be on your way.
1112911
Mine was fully charged but would not charge. Not sure if it was the battery or charger. Sent everything back for a refund. These knockoff lights are really hit or miss.
70077
There is a charging light that stays on while the battery is charging; the 'maximum charging' light does not stay on the entire time on mine, and mine works fine. So - maybe you should have yours checked out or return it..
1301386
First is the battery new or relative new? If the battery is older it could not be taking a charge, the green light will stay on until the battery is charged. Second, if the battery is relative new and the charger has been on it for 12-24 hours and still green then the charger most likely is defective. You will have a better idea than I because of the age of both the charger and the battery. Note: The chargers do go bad after just a few years and you will get the results you explained. Will be glad to help more if you wish to give more information due to age of each item. Of course it would be an opinion but an educated one, I am a certified electrician. Maybe this will help..... either one is bad news because you can purchase the whole unit as inexpensive as you can purchase a Charger or Battery!
445291
On my charger (VP130 Duo-charger), the LEDs always goes solid red whenever a battery (regular or Gold) is plugged in. I have to remember to remove the battery(s) after one hour for a refresh or three hours for a maximum charge so that they don't get over-charged. I am not familiar with your charger.
988787
Tony,I have not had this issue, after the 23 hours of charging, when you check the battery indicator lights, are all 3 lit. if they are, there is no issue. the battery is at full power. Otherwise run the battery until fully depleted then recharge. usually they take a few times to come up to full power. Hope this helps!
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.
535766
If you are charging the battery from empty, when you plug it in only 1 light will be blinking. After some time charging, it will be 2 (1 on, 1 blinking), then 3 (2 on, 1 blinking), then 4 (3 on, 1 blinking). After some time all of the lights will go off. That is when it is done charging. As this is a high capacity battery and usb is a low input source, it takes a long time to charge (as would any other backup battery that's charged via usb). Just give it time.