Does the charger shut off when battery is fully charged or does it continuously charge like the standard charger for the 18v NiCd battery?
249209
Charger does not shut off - green light remains on until you remove the battery. They provide two batteries - one to use and one to charge.
249210
As I understand from the instructions, you can leave the battery in the charger. It will not overcharge.
896853
No, it is a trickle charger (compared to a "smart" charger that automatically turns off) and will overcharge. Please read the instructions, which clearly state not to leave it charging for more than 8 hours. Only charge until the light turns green, then stop. They also state to recharge immediately after use, and every 30 days if not used, to keep it topped up. Apparently they don't want you to leave it in a discharged state. The battery seems to be the weak link in these rather crappy quality lights. I would do everything I can to follow the instructions and not do anything that might damage the battery or shorten its life...
1290564
Every charger for NiCd/NiMH batteries will charge each and every NiCd/NiMH battery as long as it will physically fit there or/and voltage is right (1.2V). Rapid chargers however reduce batteries lifetime. AA batteries should be charged with 200mA. It takes 12 or even more hours but batteries will last for years.
1975950
I use a lipo battery instead of the usual NiCad. Its 11.1v made for transmiterts and lasts a lot longer. I use the same charger for all my lipos, just a standard lipo charger.
2103598
I assume that you mean "does it stop charging once the battery is fully powered?" My understanding is that this one does that, and seems to keep the battery charged if it stays inserted. The small chargers that came with my tools did not do that.
267276
No there is no shut off when battery is full charged. But there is a diode built in to prevent discharge during the night. This is used to maintain the batteries charge.
84875
No, it just stays red to indicate the charger is connected and working properly. I just charged mine for 24 hours initially and overnight since then to recharge. They recommend you never let the battery fully discharge.
762199
The greater the battery is discharged, the longer the charger will take to restore it to full charge. The unit will automatically do this and maintain a trickle charge until disconnected.
1856592
The Intelliport Charger works well on with the NiCd batteries. My old charger would not charge the NiCd batteries but they work well with this charger. I haven't use the Lithium battery yet since the NiCads work so well. I never would have thought the charger would have made a difference but the pulse charging works.
704650
Yes, you can leave it connected all of the time. It'll automatically stop charging when the battery is full. But why would you want to? The charger is always converting 110v AC house current to 12v DC battery charging current. That produces heat and wastes electricity (aka $$$). I unplug mine when the light goes green meaning the battery is charged.
731522
No, that charger only charges NiCD batteries. These are NiMH batteries so you will need to get the B&D model #BDFC240 which will do both types NiCD and NiMH.
1616858
I use the charger for standard 18 volt NiCad, 18 volt XRP NiCad, and 18 Volt Lithium Ion and it works with all these. I hope this proves useful to you in making your decision.
1353182
have not. But, I do have this same charger and it says right on it that it will charge 7.2 to 18V NiCad, NiMH and Li-Ion. What are your circumstances that you would pose such a question?
700384
I don't know of any battery charger that shuts off automatically. I usually leave my charger unplugged until the night when I want to use it. I found out from others here that leaving it plugged in all the time shortens the battery life. That's exactly what I was doing. Since you asked this question, I plugged in my charger with the battery and found out that when the battery is fully charged the red light on the front changes from bright red to a more dimmed red. Hope this helps!
1547445
That model UC18YG charger is for nicd type battery charging. You would need the UC18YGL model charger that can handle both nicd and li-ion type batteries. Hope this answers your question.
702781
I will never purchase this charger ever again, if you read the 1 stars in reviews theirs just like mine and had basically the same problems. I ended up buying a B6AC 80watt 6amp charger for about the same price and have used it constantly for 2 years now with out a problem. But the answer to your question they both will charge NiMh,NiCd,LiPo,LiOn batteries.
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.