Is the red light on the unit suppose to stay on while it is charging? Thanks all for answering!! I contacted Foodsaver they are sending the correct power supply It shipped with the wrong one which is curious, doesn't plug in far enough to charge the...
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From my experience, as long as the unit is attached to the charger and AC is active, the light stays on. I usually plug it in only when the unit seems low and leave it plugged in overnight.
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I checked the manual and it states battery can only recharge when power off state and continuos power supply, the red light will be on and the light will turn yellow when fully charged I turn it off when using power cord. also when not in use do not have power cord pluged in this helps to keep battery healthy, if need more info I will be glad to answer. it is a great unit I am 69 and I use it in bed and very portablity
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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.
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You are not seating it in the charge properly and the unit has to be turned off when put in the charge. It will start off red and turn green when charged.
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I am looking at the operator's manual for this light. It states "charge the unit before first use using the 120V AC charger for 2 hours or until the battery status LED lights green." "The battery status LED lights red when the unit needs charging." It further states "When using the 12 VOLT DC charger,DO NOT CHARGE FOR LONGER THAN 2 HOURS." So it appears you could leave it on the charger when using the AC charger, but not when using the DC charger. If you buy this light, I am confident you will like it. They have a similar model now that is supposed to be waterproof, but I would stick with the SL5 as the new waterproof model appears to have a problem with the switch. Good luck! I am looking at the operator's manual for this light. It states "charge the unit before first use using the 120V AC charger for 2 hours or until the battery status LED lights green." "The battery status LED lights red when the unit needs charging." It further states "When using the 12 VOLT DC charger,DO NOT CHARGE FOR LONGER THAN 2 HOURS." So it appears you could leave it on the charger when using the AC charger, but not when using the DC charger. If you buy this light, I am confident you will like it. They have a similar model now that is supposed to be... » Read More I am looking at the operator's manual for this light. It states "charge the unit before first use using the 120V AC charger for 2 hours or until the battery status LED lights green." "The battery status LED lights red when the unit needs charging." It further states "When using the 12 VOLT DC charger,DO NOT CHARGE FOR LONGER THAN 2 HOURS." So it appears you could leave it on the charger when using the AC charger, but not when using the DC charger. If you buy this light, I am confident you will like it. They have a similar model now that is supposed to be waterproof, but I would stick with the SL5 as the new waterproof model appears to have a problem with the switch. Good luck! « Show Less
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Mine does the same thing. It is charged when I unplug it later. I wish the LED indicator would stay on.
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Hi. I started charging mine as soon as I unboxed it. It had some charge to it but not 100%. So far mine is ok but I hope both of us didn't get a refurbished product. Maybe someone else will reply too.
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on off on to me sounds like its done charging and since it sounds like there is no off switch, it goes in standby mode using little power so thats the possible reason for showing the red led again. Just got this for myself for my iPodT5G and my PS4.
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I have not had any issues. I had an extra outlet plugin to USB that I use to charge it every night. As I work from home, I use this all day everyday. Yes I will get a red battery level light at the end of the day, but it is fully charged by the next morning.
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On my unit the light is red, and it starts flashing red when I place a drained battery into it for charging. Once the battery is charged it turns green and stays green until I remove the battery to use it.
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Id have to dig out the unit. I thought there was a green light on top. Otherwise leave charging for like 12 hours with everything off. Hippie this helps.
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When I try to charge from some computers mine does the same and doesn't charge up but when I use the charger that came with my Nook it stays on and does charge up. My daughter says it deprnds on how you have you 'power saving' features set to turn off what's not in use on the computer because 'power savimg' will turn off the power to the USB port under some circumstances wheb it shouldn't. I haven't checked into that, though, and just rely on the charging adapter. If you're using the adapter and the light goes out I don't know what to tell you.
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Left mine playing its games until it was "Dead" flat.Rapid charged it via usb until it said it was full and then reset the time and date.Its behaved perfectly since!!!Odd but it seems to have worked!Good luck to all :0)
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It does appear that when the light turns from red to blue it is done charging. I didn't see the directions, but I will take a look. The directions are wrong if that's what it says.
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From what I have seen of mine, the red charging LED dims and then brightens with the intensity of the light on it (even from a lamp!). I've never seen it stop except when fully charged.
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Actually, it's a light indicator on it. When it's connected to a USB charger, the light turn into red. " which means it's charging". This red light should automatically turned off when the power bank is fully charged, but this never happened! It's never get charged!
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With mine, all the green lights are on when it's fully charged, but now always. I have no idea what the red light means. It may be just for show. I wouldn't buy another one of these, though. It works 95% of the time. Sometimes I pull the battery off after a few hours, and it hasn't charged. It didn't come with any type of documentation.