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I have Dewalt XR 18 Volt 1.5AH 2 batteries and 4AH barttery and 5 AH battery. I have DCB 105 and DCB107 chargers and when they were charged the light was continuously red. It means it is fully chared but all batterys are only one bar lit meaning only 25-30 % charged.
I then bought new DCB 115 two charges and got those today. I charged and the same thing was happening. Was it the fault of charger or batteries?. Do I need to return the chargers before expiry date. Do I need to replace batteries? Any comment would be appreciated.
Seems strange that all 3 chargers would be faulty, did this just happen overnight or did it start with one battery and follow on to the others?. Have you left your batteries empty for long periods?
Someone posted about this a while back that their batteries would be fully charged but only show 1 or 2 lights. Maybe they are charged but the lights are working right
The battery charge indicator on the packs could be faulty, this is not uncommon and widely documented, contact DeWalt customer service and they will a) email you a paid postage lable for replacement or b ) just send you a new one asking you to “dispose” of the faultly packs(really they are probably just fine but no charge indicator). Good luck
Cr8ondt wrote:
3 hours ago, Cr8ondt said:The battery charge indicator on the packs could be faulty, this is not uncommon and widely documented, contact DeWalt customer service and they will a) email you a paid postage lable for replacement or b ) just send you a new one asking you to “dispose” of the faultly packs(really they are probably just fine but no charge indicator). Good luck
Since he mentioned 18v I’m taking it he’s in Europe so this won’t work if the batteries are over a year old as I tried it and was told batteries are only covered by a 1 year warranty. Both my 5 amp batteries fuel gauges stopped working completely but the batteries still worked fine
Thats disappointing the fuel gauge shit out so soon, I’ve become so dependent on them
JimboS1ice wrote:
11 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:Thats disappointing the fuel gauge shit out so soon, I’ve become so dependent on them
Yea they were only past a year old aswell. I honestly think the multitool vibrations is what done it, I noticed them go faulty after using that consistently. Anyway I was able to sell them on a local buy and sell site for what I could order two new ones from the U.K for, I stated in the ad that they had faulty gauges but worked besides that.
JimboS1ice wrote:
17 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:Thats disappointing the fuel gauge shit out so soon, I’ve become so dependent on them
And I’m also a huge fan of the fuel gauge. Sold off all my makita 5amps and replaced them with the new fuel gauge versions.
did you make sure the packs were in the charger correctly? Sometimes if they aren’t pushed in all the way the light will blink then go solid.
I had the same problem for 2 weeks I couldn’t get my batteries to charge then I pushed the battery release button in as I pushed it into the charger what a knob it works ever time lol