The instructions to begin charging the battery tells you to plug in the AC charger and the backlight should come on and unit should peep. This new charger does neither. When I spoke with your representative he said I must turn the unit on first. Please confirm, if so change the instructions. The instructions to begin charging the battery tells you to plug in the AC charger and the backlight should come on and unit should peep. This new charger does neither. When I spoke with your... » Read More The instructions to begin charging the battery tells you to plug in the AC charger and the backlight should come on and unit should peep. This new charger does neither. When I spoke with your representative he said I must turn the unit on first. Please confirm, if so change the instructions. « Show Less
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Plug it up to charge. You will see the back lit light comes on and the graph that shows it is charging, and it does beep. This unit will stop charging once the charge is complete. Mine took about 26 hrs. to fully charge. Try letting it charge for a few hours, could be that your unit came without any charge.
147075
You need to charge it first. By the way, it is a trickle charger. It will take a while to get up enough charge to start the car. It does not fully charge.
1318275
Don't remember how long it took. But-I can tell you- the red light at the base of the plugged in charger must be on , when the radio is sitting in it. If the red light is not on, the base unit is not charging. I sometimes (not often) had to make sure the radio is leaning against the charging contacts in the charging unit until the red light went on. If it is not sitting in there properly, and the light will not go on, and it will not charge. One more thing--that red light is ALWAYS on when the radio is in the charging unit. Which is where the radio should always be unless you have it in the car with you or on a walk, etc. You might also want to wipe the contacts on the back of the radio and on the unit to be sure nothing is on there to prevent good contact between the radio and the charging unit.
248244
Smart chargers need to sense voltage to start charging. Get a battery that is fully charged and hold a small wire to each end of it with your fingers. Now put the "dead" battery in the charger and touch the ends of the wire to it from the good battery. The unit will sense power and start charging the battery you thought was dead. This happens if you let them sit dead too long but the batteries are usually still good.
1677620
If the battery had a charge when it arrived, he base won't light up. Once its drained and placed on the charger it should light up, and then turn off again when its fully charged.
1633330
Buying a battery might be a cheap fix. Make sure the charging unit is plugged in and it lights up when the unit is placed in the charger. If the unit is new, send it back.
2105483
When you charge it, it will go by percentage rate of charge and when it hits 100 percent it will show it. It will look like a battery when fully charged with the percentage signs in there. You might have to play with the prongs to get it start charging. When you slide the battery in make sure one is on the plus and minus areas on the battery contact points.
412342
I have a problem, that might be related and I wanted to ask people as well. When I put the battery in the charger (I have two), most of the time, even though the battery is empty, the charger shows green light and does not charge. I have to put the battery in slightly elevated angle and push on it and then it will start charging. So maybe your batteries were not charged at first place. Also happens to me, that the batteries discharge if not in use for 2-3 days, so before use I always recharge.
415316
You have to fully charge it via the USB cable before you use it. Once it's charged the indicator light will come on. If it doesn't. There may be something wrong with the charger
2127270
When you plug it in with a dead battery, the light should be red., When it is done charging, the light will be green. If your charger does not do this, you have a bad charger. I had bought a lower priced model, and it did not work. So be sure to get a quality charger.
1961458
Without knowing the state of your battery it would be hard to say. Try the recondition button to see if you can get the battery to work, press the large button until recond light is lit. It takes a while to recondition the battery. Modern battery chargers will not charge bad batteries. If you started with a dead battery, then recondition may help. If the battery was okay then you have a bad unit. I would try it on a good battery before sending it back
798922
There is a small switch on the side. You need to get a charger with the correct end. Look closely at the shape. You will also need to pair it with blue tooth. I suggest you download the instructions so will have the info. You will love it after you get it up and running.
1568617
The charger is kinda tricky, just let the charger find it's spot. It will slide onto the front, directly below the white charging light. It will make a few beeps and then buzz. You'll know if you're on the right place or not, and try to always let it charge overnight. You'll be good to go!
2016680
The best response should come from the manufacturer. Call them at 877-571-2391. FWIW, if the AC charge port thinks it is plugged in, it will flash red and will do this even if you do not plug it in to an AC circuit and the battery charge is low. As the battery gets more charge, it will not flash red unless it is plugged in to an AC source. From the manual, it states "the spotlight will not operate when charging using the AC charger". This is probably why your unit does not work; however, some of the units will operate with the plug in (mine included), but will probably damage the charging circuitry if used this way.
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1st -- I suggest that you attach the battery terminals first (make sure of the color coding: red to red, black to black) 2nd -- select the setting you wish (low amps for slow overnight charge; higher amps for 1-2 hour charge; start for highest amps). 3rd -- plug in the charger to your power source. The meter and the lights will tell you when you have a full charge.
1701040
Fortunately I have not had this problem. I would suggest attaching it to the charger one more time to see if you can get it to charge. Otherwise I would return it for an exchange. I bought an extra battery and have had no problems with the charging of either one.
1050640
Make sure you put the battery in with the flat side of the battery facing out towards you, It wont make contact the other way. And of course make sure the contacts of the battery are facing the metal pins of the charger. It seems kinda ass backwards. I hope you get it to work. My experiance with the batteries has been good. Good luck