When I place a battery in this charger I have to unplug it and plug it again for the red light to come on. Is that normal?
1847092
Well, don't know if it is normal, but I do the same thing too. :) just to make sure. Hope it helps.
1847093
Yes. I have 4 chargers (32 batteries) plugged into a switched power strip. I use the switch on power strip to reset the chargers.
1847094
I really don't know. I don't plug the unit in, unless I have a handful of batteries to recharge. Then the light goes on, and I figure the batteries are all recharged when the light goes off. (Trial and error?)
1847095
Did you buy batteries that were pre charged and try to stick them in right out of the package?
1847096
This is "normal" but not necessarily "good." When you plug it in it charges for 10 hours and then shuts off. Period. If you put in fully charged batteries it will still charge them for 10 hours. If you plug it in and then add a battery 8 hours later, that battery will only charge for 2 hours before it shuts off. And as you have experienced, if you add a battery to it after 10 hours it will not do anything because it is already "done" charging, even if you plugged it in when there were no batteries in it at all.
902276
When I have put two batteries into the charger that need charging, both light red. If I put one in that needs charging only that light comes up red. When they are finished charging the lights turn green. I've never had them flash.
1726197
Mine has been charging for over six hours with no change in the solid red light. Is that normal??
70077
There is a charging light that stays on while the battery is charging; the 'maximum charging' light does not stay on the entire time on mine, and mine works fine. So - maybe you should have yours checked out or return it..
150716
Make sure the "on" switch is OFF when you plug it in to charge it, the red light will come ON if its charging. It wont charge if the switch is still "on", like I've done a couple times when I let it run out of power while I was watching it. I forgot to turn it "Off" and it didnt charge when I plugged it in to charge. If that doesnt work, then maybe your battery is defective and you could send it back if its under warrenty still.
1934944
My red indicator light never has gone off. I am not actually sure of this, but I simply leave the charger plugged in (AC mode) in the evening, then take it out of the charger next morning. I don't see any indication of overcharging or battery memory developing.
648120
In fact, at the time it starts to charge (with battery inside), it must be in red mode (the charger light), but when it is full charged, the same light changes to green. If it begins in green you have to check if the battery is in right position, I mean, the connectors have to contact ones to each others (charger - Battery). If not, please adjust them until they contact together. it can occurs frecuently. good luck.
224260
Don't use the middle contact of the battery. Just the left and right. The charger will automatically find the polarity, so it doesnt matter how you insert it. Once the red light come on, you're good.
1301384
I don't think it is. I charged my battery using the charger that comes with it and the green light stayed on even after 5 hours. I then plugged that battery in to my other charger and it showed that it was fully charged. The drawing on the charger does look like the light should go out but it appears it doesn't.
1591260
I've had this happen occasionally with mine, particularly as the battery has gotten older. It seems to happen only after it has been plugged in for a long time. Unplugging it and letting it sit seems to clear it. If I don't leave it plugged into the charger for more than a day, I don't see the problem. If your's always does it, I think the battery may be getting sick, or the charging circuit is defective.
2109730
I have not had my charger go bad. The green light still comes on when I install a fresh battery for charging and then goes out when the battery has completed a re-charge.
216483
Yes, that is normal. This charger gives a deep slow charge that just takes time. It will bring a dead battery back to life if the battery does not have a dead cell. I recommend it as a good deep cycle charger.
1237397
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.
2164927
Mine is red when charging and turns green after it's full. I never saw a flash of red and green. When unplugged and I placed my battery in the charger green light comes on turns red when I plug it.
1958414
There is a red light on the charger that is lit while it is plugged in. The light does not turn off when charged.
2247526
Yes it is. My charger did the exact same thing after leaving it plugged in overnight for the first charge. After I unplugged it and then reconnected it the amber light immediately went out and the green one illuminated...
229953
Red light is always "on" when black charger (input=110-240VAC) is plugged into the wall socket. When you plug yellow cord with USB adapter into the black charger that is plugged into wall socket, the USB adapter plug will glow "red" only when the helicopter's battery is fully charged; if battery is fully discharged, it will take approx. 6-8 mins to recharge and the USB adapter plug will then glow "red". I received a 110VAC black charger as advertised and have been using it since May 2013 with no problems. I hope this feedback helped you. MG-Southern California