I have this PD 600, I've had it for a year and only used it once. I am currently recharging it...it has been recharging for about 20 hours and has minimal juice. Help what am I doing wrong? Thanks. I have this PD 600, I've had it for a year and only used it once. I am currently recharging it...it has been recharging for about 20 hours and has minimal juice. Help what am I doing... » Read More I have this PD 600, I've had it for a year and only used it once. I am currently recharging it...it has been recharging for about 20 hours and has minimal juice. Help what am I doing wrong? Thanks. « Show Less
463543
Your battery is bad so replace the battery or better yet just buy a new one because the battery is expensive. And keep it charged at all times.
463544
are you just now realizing that black and decker products are crap???? if it says b&d;, i haven't bought them for years. batteries fail, bits break, drills fail, etc.
463545
It could be a wire in the charger is broken, and the minimal power you see is what is left in the batteries after they have had time to rest and redistribute their charge.You might ask someone you know to check it with a voltmeter.
913865
It should work for many hours, but if you don't use it for a couple of weeks, the batteries are depleted. It must be drawing juice even when it is in the off postion.
1162598
Mine is over a year old and still going strong. I charge it for a half day or so and use it off and on until it starts to loose power ...then back on the chager for abiut another day. Most rechargble tools should not be pluged up all the time and it is best to let the batteries drain to low before recharging.
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If you can last as long as this battery can, you will have gotten a lot of trimming done! I have worked with it for over two and a half hours. Then I will go inside to cool off. When I rest, I plug it into the charger. It picks up a good continuing charge in an hour. I have run the battery completely, twice in the one year that I have used it. It never slowly looses power. When the battery charge is gone, the trimmer stops immediately. On some models, there is a little indicator light that will warn you when you are getting low on battery. Direct answer to recharging completely: probably overnight. Recharging to use again that same day: probably an hour. If you can last as long as this battery can, you will have gotten a lot of trimming done! I have worked with it for over two and a half hours. Then I will go inside to cool off. When I rest, I plug it into the charger. It picks up a good continuing charge in an hour. I have run the battery completely, twice in the one year that I have used it. It never slowly looses power. When the battery charge is gone, the trimmer stops immediately. On some models, there is a little indicator light that will warn you when you are getting low on battery. Direct answer to recharging completely: probably... » Read More If you can last as long as this battery can, you will have gotten a lot of trimming done! I have worked with it for over two and a half hours. Then I will go inside to cool off. When I rest, I plug it into the charger. It picks up a good continuing charge in an hour. I have run the battery completely, twice in the one year that I have used it. It never slowly looses power. When the battery charge is gone, the trimmer stops immediately. On some models, there is a little indicator light that will warn you when you are getting low on battery. Direct answer to recharging completely: probably overnight. Recharging to use again that same day: probably an hour. « Show Less
2195011
Is it possible the battery is not charged? The instructions suggest it is necessaryto discharge fully then recharge. It may be it came discharged, and must be on charge to be recognized, I bought an inexpensive battery and it lasted aboutthree days, then began indicating it should be replaced. The only other possibilitywould be an incorrect battery?Best regards,Sammy
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David, my suggestion is return it and ask for a refund. Mine worked for half a glass of juice and then there was more juice on my walls and ceilings than my glass. So please return it, ask for your money back and buy another brand.
482213
I guess you need to let it fully recharged, I use it once a week and had no problem.
882805
When I got this newer Tria, I didn't think my charger was working either, but it was. When you first plug it in, the top will light up of a minute or so, then go out. It takes the Tria about 2 hours to charge. Once it charges, the light turns on again for a few seconds to let you know it is done charging, but then goes out again. After two hours, just unplug and use. Keeping it plugged in longer doesn't hurt the Tria either. I have been almost hair-free for almost 5+ years because I used the Tria. I recently bought this newer model in order to get the stragglers that I left behind with my first Tria. It didn't have enough pulses to completely finish the job. Tria is awesome!! Take care. When I got this newer Tria, I didn't think my charger was working either, but it was. When you first plug it in, the top will light up of a minute or so, then go out. It takes the Tria about 2 hours to charge. Once it charges, the light turns on again for a few seconds to let you know it is done charging, but then goes out again. After two hours, just unplug and use. Keeping it plugged in longer doesn't hurt the Tria either. I have been almost hair-free for almost 5+ years because I used the Tria. I recently bought this newer model in order to get the stragglers that I left behind with my... » Read More When I got this newer Tria, I didn't think my charger was working either, but it was. When you first plug it in, the top will light up of a minute or so, then go out. It takes the Tria about 2 hours to charge. Once it charges, the light turns on again for a few seconds to let you know it is done charging, but then goes out again. After two hours, just unplug and use. Keeping it plugged in longer doesn't hurt the Tria either. I have been almost hair-free for almost 5+ years because I used the Tria. I recently bought this newer model in order to get the stragglers that I left behind with my first Tria. It didn't have enough pulses to completely finish the job. Tria is awesome!! Take care. « Show Less
1801690
I had the same thing happen. Unplug and use system to deplete power and then recharge. May take a couple uses but mine bounced right back and recharges fine now. Also holds a longer charge now. The more you use it, the better it seems to perform.
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I highly recommend that you do not buy this unit, if you already have it try and take it back or sell it. I had mine for about a year and it went kaput. It never jumped a battery, only thing it was good for was pumping up tires, and it don't even do that anymore. Definitely don't ever let it go more than a few weeks without juicing it up again. If that unit goes dead it wont recharge. I have been very unhappy with my purchase. I wont ever be buying another B&D; ever again. Hope I didn't discourage you, just trying to give you heads up on this thingy.
332623
I love mine, in fact purchased two of them. I would assume there is something wrong with the charger. I leave my battery in the charger all the time and only pull it out when I use the scrubber. I use it quite often. I would suggest that you contact the seller and get a different one. I'm certain you will enjoy it.
172967
I have only had it a short time but if it gets a full 7 hour initial charge then run it down, which takes about 15 to 20 minutes, then re charge mine runs at least 30 minutes now and should go longer as the recharge process is repeated. I hope this was helpful
999419
You have to recharge it time after time. I haven't reached its max life yet, but of the 6 I have purchased, all have been used at least three times with no degradation (and one I have charged a couple dozen times), other than the one that charged but didn't work at all when I plugged in the phone. I get about 85% of a charge on my iPhone 5 with one charge from this device. Hope this helps. Is that what you were asking?
317968
How do I find out what is wrong with this battery? I did not know that you aren't supposed to use the regular battery tenders on these kind of batteries and I left it charging for a couple of days and now it is beyond dead. So if the tender didn't kill it, apparently (also read just now in the questions section) if it drops below 8% charge it is no longer anything but a paperweight? So tell me now if I should just go out and buy a new battery after wasting my money on the 1 ride I got out of this battery.
1986356
I don' know. I believe letting/not letting them discharge is NOT an issue with this type (they don't have the ghost charge problems other models do) . I recharge mine when they still have life left and haven't noticed a shortened lifespan, but haven't done a formal experiment.
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I'm having the same problem. Just bought my first Vitality and got one use out of it and it never recharged. I exchanged it for another one thinking it was a dud, but the replacement is doing the same thing!
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I've had mine since September 2013 and have experienced no battery issues. There have been complaints of the "Minutes Left" readout gradually dropping with each successive charge. However, I have addressed that problem by simply allowing the battery to run down completely after the readout shows "00". The shaver will continue to run about 7-8 minutes after it reaches "00", at which time you should begin recharging it. Mine has recharged to as high as 66 minutes, but in no case less than 60. As for durability, no complaints. The nickel plating seems to hold its shine better than chrome. I've had mine since September 2013 and have experienced no battery issues. There have been complaints of the "Minutes Left" readout gradually dropping with each successive charge. However, I have addressed that problem by simply allowing the battery to run down completely after the readout shows "00". The shaver will continue to run about 7-8 minutes after it reaches "00", at which time you should begin recharging it. Mine has recharged to as high as 66 minutes, but in no case less than 60. As for durability, no complaints. The nickel plating seems to hold its... » Read More I've had mine since September 2013 and have experienced no battery issues. There have been complaints of the "Minutes Left" readout gradually dropping with each successive charge. However, I have addressed that problem by simply allowing the battery to run down completely after the readout shows "00". The shaver will continue to run about 7-8 minutes after it reaches "00", at which time you should begin recharging it. Mine has recharged to as high as 66 minutes, but in no case less than 60. As for durability, no complaints. The nickel plating seems to hold its shine better than chrome. « Show Less