Does it work right away or do I have to charge it for an extended period of isomer before it comes on?
1056334
I worked after dew minutes of charging and I am using for Radio Shack phone
1056335
I do not know how much of a charge was on it, but it worked as soon as it was inserted.
1056336
I have bought three of these. They all had a partial charge, enough to operate the phone when received, but they needed to be fully charged. Based on my experience,you would be able to have an active phone as soon as you install the battery.
2153876
I put on a full charge initially, and I believe that is what the instructions say to do. When you place one in the charger, the LED on the charging will be red until the battery is fully charged, then it will turn green. Make sure battery is placed on charger correctly, or a dead battery will generate a green light immediately, even though it is dead. If that happens, just unplug, replace the battery correctly on charger, and plug it in again. Works perfectly for me. My batteries were both red and needed charging when I received them, even though they had enough charge to power camera up right out of the package. Good luck I put on a full charge initially, and I believe that is what the instructions say to do. When you place one in the charger, the LED on the charging will be red until the battery is fully charged, then it will turn green. Make sure battery is placed on charger correctly, or a dead battery will generate a green light immediately, even though it is dead. If that happens, just unplug, replace the battery correctly on charger, and plug it in again. Works perfectly for me. My batteries were both red and needed charging when I received them, even though they had enough charge to power camera up... » Read More I put on a full charge initially, and I believe that is what the instructions say to do. When you place one in the charger, the LED on the charging will be red until the battery is fully charged, then it will turn green. Make sure battery is placed on charger correctly, or a dead battery will generate a green light immediately, even though it is dead. If that happens, just unplug, replace the battery correctly on charger, and plug it in again. Works perfectly for me. My batteries were both red and needed charging when I received them, even though they had enough charge to power camera up right out of the package. Good luck « Show Less
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Sounds faulty to me. It has been a while since I bought my replacement battery and cannot recall if I had to charge it prior to use. All I know is that mine works great. Never have had a problem.
2178011
I charged it overnight. Don't know how long it takes for it to start working.
1106477
I re-charge until the green light goes off. This is only when I know I'm going to need it soon. Obviously if it will be weeks or months before needing it, I don't re-charge.
2026238
Yes you have to charge it for about an hour or until battery shows fully charged.
2246075
If the battery is seated properly it should provide at least 3 hours of charge upon arrival. This is a replacement part so it may need some manipulation to seat it otherwise the problem may be in the other portion of charging assembly as suggested above.
1343288
You can't charge it before you install it. What you need to do is take out out battery, then when you insert new battery, merely leave the computer closed and leave it for 12 hours plugged in. That will charge the battery. Be sure you are not temped to open up the computer and try to do something on it while it is charging.
1009592
it comes with a very small charge. You need to charge first before you can use it correctly.
1223666
It came with a charger. It did work immediately but recommendation information suggested to full charge before using.
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.
1383214
I charged mine for 12 hours the first time and mine worked perfectly. You might want to make sure the battery connection is good.
1890501
Yes, youll have to charge it up before use. The light goes from red to green ehen charging.
1169233
Yes. It works right away with zero charge as long as it is plugged in. This actually happened for me yesterday, so I can say without question that yes, it will.
13081
It works right away but then we charge it overnight after using during the day for conference calls.
1995547
From the instruction page:"Please charge completely before first use. The Red Led will blink while charging and the Blue Led will turn on when charging is completed. Please note that the prongs on the charger may fit the outlet in both ways, but charging may only work in one orientation. If the red light does not come on within 10 seconds (I suggest 30 secs) please turn the charger and plug in.
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Initial charge was overnight. I left it on to completey discharge it and it took about 8 hrs or so.