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I have a blue makita lxt impact driver with a 18v 2.0ah compact battry it seems to take longer every time i charge it, takes about 35 mins to charge wen i first got it it took 10 mins I work as a electronic demanufactur at the watse commission of scott county i use my impact every day 4hrs a day other time its sitting in cold weather Also very dusty conditions
Do you see any error codes when you put the battery on the charger. It sounds like its charging slow because the cells are getting too hot. Makita air cools their battery packs to offer quicker charge times.
Whats the type of charger? Are the batteries Indeed vrry hot when you put them on the charger ?
I put the battry on there warm not hot but wen i take it off its hot but all fans are running and it hasnt sent me any codes alway the same blinking green then put the battery on then red to red and green to green and dc18rc charger
How old are the batteries?
Can’t be old because 2.0 amp is only out for a year.
Normal charge time should be around 25 Minutes for a 2 amp on a DC18RC.
” if” the batteries were hot then the charger would have cooled them down to a good temp before starting to charge them.
Drain em ( no worries. any tools that had 2.0 amp batteries with them has over discharge protection ) and try charging them again and check the time again.
If problem persist: Take it back to your dealer and have it replaced. Could be a construction mistake 🙂
The battery is less than 2 months old, iv also ran her dead once and thats wen it started i uasuly run it 1/4 to 1/2 then charge every monday -friday also i think it might have been messed up after it droped from 3 foot strong drill tho survived with a scratch and a bent 6inch extension but ill will try to run it dead