My 4 batteries were losing charge so I put them in the charger. The lights are green. Do they have to be completely dead for them to recharge?
1887226
If your batteries are a few years old (or have been over-charged routinely), they may have developed high internal resistance. When used in a photoflash unit, for example, they will give very slow refresh time since the terminal voltage is lower under load. But when you put them in a charger, the terminal voltage becomes higher due to charging current. So the EBL charger (which is not very smart) considers those batteries as fully charged, even through they are not.You should get some better quality rechargeable batteries (such as Panasonic eneloop) to use in your photoflash unit.
1887227
If your batteries are a few years old (or have been over-charged routinely), they may have developed high internal resistance. When used in a photoflash unit, for example, they will give very slow refresh time since the terminal voltage is lower under load. But when you put them in a charger, the terminal voltage becomes higher due to charging current. So the EBL charger (which is not very smart) considers those batteries as fully charged, even through they are not. You should get some better quality rechargeable batteries (such as Panasonic eneloop) to use in your photoflash unit.
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.
778574
Hi, When the light is green its not charging any more, Battery is at 100%. its supposed to start discharging.
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.
254290
Yes when the battery is fully charge the light will turn green. Well at least on my charger it does.
2133949
About 2 months ago I purchased 18 of these units. When charging them all, I initially found that only 4 of the 18 green lights on the chargers came on and the rest remained off. However, I verified that although the green light was not on, the battery was still being charged as expected (the charger was working fine, but the Green LED just wasn't working). As time went on more green lights would come on, somewhat sporadically it seemed - but all the chargers were still charging. It's certainly inconvenient. As a result, I measure the voltage on each battery after charging to verify that it reached capacity. About 2 months ago I purchased 18 of these units. When charging them all, I initially found that only 4 of the 18 green lights on the chargers came on and the rest remained off. However, I verified that although the green light was not on, the battery was still being charged as expected (the charger was working fine, but the Green LED just wasn't working). As time went on more green lights would come on, somewhat sporadically it seemed - but all the chargers were still charging. It's certainly inconvenient. As a result, I measure the voltage on each battery after charging to verify that it... » Read More About 2 months ago I purchased 18 of these units. When charging them all, I initially found that only 4 of the 18 green lights on the chargers came on and the rest remained off. However, I verified that although the green light was not on, the battery was still being charged as expected (the charger was working fine, but the Green LED just wasn't working). As time went on more green lights would come on, somewhat sporadically it seemed - but all the chargers were still charging. It's certainly inconvenient. As a result, I measure the voltage on each battery after charging to verify that it reached capacity. « Show Less
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The only truly to know that the batteries are fully charged is when the LED on the charger is green. It takes about 3 hrs. to fully recharge.
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When you install the batteries or battery in the charger the light will turn green. This is kind of a gauge that signifies they are connected properly. When you plug the charger in it will turn red and this means it is charging. It will turn green again while plugged in and this means it is finished charging. Best to unplug and remove batteries because if you leave them in the charger while it is unplugged it will drain them slowly.
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Just insert the batteries into the charger OBSERVING PROPER POLARITY (battery + to charger +) and wait until the charger LED goes from red to yellow to green. When the charger LED is green, the battery is fully charged.
1955075
According to the manual, "If the green indicator light is 'ON', the charger is plugged in but the battery pack is not inserted, or the battery pack is fully charged and is being trickle charged." Since these are Lithium-ion batteries, my experience is that they hold a charge very well so keeping one in the charger isn't necessary. Ni-Cad batteries do not hold a charge as long.
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The lights on my charger go out when the batteries are fully charged no matter what size battery. If you don't have one already, buy a battery tester (available from Amazon.com for $2.89) to be sure that the batteries can still hold a charge. If they cannot hold a full charge, this may be a reason why the lights stay on. Otherwise, I would return the unit. Hope this helps.
971285
You are correct, when plugged in and the batteries are installed the light will turn red when it is charging. Once it is finished it will turn green.
393033
The charger will flash red when the battery is mostly dead. As it's almost full it will flash green, however when the battery is fully charged the light will stay a solid green. Hope this helps.
126076
Eventually after the battery is fully charged the light goes to a steady green. If the battery is defective, a red light will indicate that. This charger is a little more critical of the overall health of the battery. Some people have commented that the charger says to replace the battery were other chargers say it is fine. I have only had this happen to me one time and I believe the battery probably should have been replaced.
2205819
Well you have to put at least two batteries in at a time and there is a light above each spot for the two battries, so there are two lights. When you put only two battries in the lights will alternate back and forth to "find" the battries then one will stay on, green, above the battries you put in to tell you they are charging good. The empty spot will have no light. Then when the charging is complete the light will just turn off. I can't remember but I think the instructions said something about blinking and other colors like maybe orange or red to indicate "not charging" or "bad/used up" battery. But the short answer is yes green while chargeing then off for done and they can't be over charged.
1276558
I put the batteries in the charger that has indicator lights. So when the light is green, the battery is fully charged. If you do not have a charger with indicator lights, you might want to invest in this: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=battery+tester I have a very inexpensive one of these that I use to test the loads of batteries I have in the house.
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Yes, the charger indicator will turn green after the batteries have been fully charged,