It is crazy, but I was about to take two new 5 amp hour batteries back to HD because of this. Push it further, bingo! What size battery were you using? Thank you for your comment!!
It is a little bit crazy, but I had the same trouble. I was like, these batteries are bad, or this charger is bad... Nope. I am glad you got it going too!
So I was told inside the cells it’s either of these unbalanced cells propt air inside the cells common one to be honest or burnt out wires terminals etc so if you are having trouble with them try these before buying a new one also if you do find unbalancing cells in the pack or damaged wires then you’ll need to fix it with solder to fix the wires if they break inside but for cells slightly unbalanced sometimes it can have air inside the cells someone on YT had this issue and used a tweezer to pick up screws with to release the air inside the cells so there should be a cap on them cells carefully see where the cap is on the cell and put the tweezer or tool on the cap press on it gently and you should hear some air being let out if your going to do this do it outside as your messing with lion batteries if that makes sense but after doing that to the cells slightly unbalanced you should see after letting the air out of them the voltage climb again and the pack show 1/2 lights put it back together put on charger and see how it goes no guarantees this will work but it’s a last resort for the battery hope this helps you guys :)
@@marilenpalmero5018 Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it. Was your battery new when you were having the challenge?
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Are you freakin kidding me??? I was “charging” a battery for like hours with no results. Then I find this video and BAM, it charging again! I never knew! Great video!
Any idea as everything I did is the same except it still will not charge. It’s seated goes through charging sequence but still is not charged and shows one bar on battery and charger says full. It is not full as the reading and use shows not full/charged.
Good day to you. It looks like you did everything right. My only suggestion at this point would be to cycle the battery several times by using it and then charging it. Sometimes they will come back around. What size battery are you working with?
Humm, that is crazy that two of these are having the same issue. Did they sit on a tool or flashlight and get drained to zero? That happened to us once and I couldn't revive the battery.
@@jeffcunha9114 I’m getting 16.3 volts from it. I’ve had problems charging it since day one. It has a July 2023 date code, I bought a two pack. The other battery has issues charging from time to time, but after fiddling around it will finally take a charge. I just had this one charged earlier and ran it down to 1 bar but not completely dead and now it doesn’t charge at all.
@@jeffcunha9114 I’m getting 16.3 volts on mine with one bar left. This came as a 2 pack, both with 07/23 date codes. The other one has issues charging as well but not as bad as this one. I just used it today with a full charge and now it won’t charge at all. Seems like some days are better than others.
It sounds like you have been working hard on this! 16.3 volts is interesting because it shows that it needs to be charged, but it is not completely dead. Do you have another charger you can try?
I got the same battery got two from the labor day sale at homedepot been wondering why one hasn't been charging lol. First time buying batteries for my job@@jeffcunha9114
@@elenitaflowers6659 Humm, that is interesting. Anyone have any suggestions? When you put it on the charger, the red light flashes for a moment, then illuminates continuously?
Jump it using a good battery. Positive to positive and negative to negative. Most likely the battery was ran too low for the smart charger to consider it a good battery.
So mine is actually clicked all the way in and I'm getting that behavior. Any insight on that? At first i thought that's what you were going to show but was disappointed at the end
@@jeffcunha9114 It shows one bar and the charger shows that it's charged fully. It is properly mounted on the charger (fully clicked in) so I'm just hoping the battery isn't messed up. It's one of the bigger ones for the DeWalt electric lawn mower
@@ChristopherStetson First thing is to determine if the battery or the charger is giving the issue. Will your charger successfully charge a different battery?
Im not going to lie, I felt like a complete moron after realizing that i did not put it in all the way. I was trying to be careful with my new toys lol.
@@jeffcunha9114 so karma got me the same day as my reply. I had 2 more batteries go bad for my 20V porta cable set. I now have 7 bad batteries. The jumpstart method isn't working for me now. Unfortunately I have dead cells in the battery packs.
@@jeffcunha9114 correct. I don't have another Dewalt charger to use. I had two older Dewalt batteries and just assumed they were old and needed to be replaced. Bought a new battery, needed to charge it and it acted the exact same way as the two older batteries.
@@clintkearns3178 I think it is safe to say that you can return the faulty charger. If you want to verify, maybe one of your friends has a DeWalt charger? These type of batteries are very common these days.
I have one that won’t charge past 1 bar but charger shows a solid red light. I used this battery today in a weed eater until it ran down. Now it won’t fully charge.
That’s only a problem for people who have never used a battery charger. If you can’t place a battery on a charger properly. You should probably not use power tools anyways.
Good day to you! Please don't feel bad for this!! I had the very same problem! Are you a DeWALT fan other than this challenge? Thank you very much for your comment. 👍😊
@@jeffcunha9114 Hi, thank you for asking. It’s a power stack 20v 1.7Ah. New as of yesterday. I definitely had it clicked in all the way, it constantly goes to the solid red light.
I have one that won’t charge past 1 bar but charger shows a solid red light. I used this battery today in a weed eater until it ran down. Now it won’t fully charge.
So after all my stress, I just had to push it further. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
It is crazy, but I was about to take two new 5 amp hour batteries back to HD because of this. Push it further, bingo! What size battery were you using? Thank you for your comment!!
Holy crap, I feel like an idiot. Bought this charger on Amazon and I thought it was a bust until I saw your video. Thanks!
It is a little bit crazy, but I had the same trouble. I was like, these batteries are bad, or this charger is bad... Nope. I am glad you got it going too!
So I was told inside the cells it’s either of these unbalanced cells propt air inside the cells common one to be honest or burnt out wires terminals etc so if you are having trouble with them try these before buying a new one also if you do find unbalancing cells in the pack or damaged wires then you’ll need to fix it with solder to fix the wires if they break inside but for cells slightly unbalanced sometimes it can have air inside the cells someone on YT had this issue and used a tweezer to pick up screws with to release the air inside the cells so there should be a cap on them cells carefully see where the cap is on the cell and put the tweezer or tool on the cap press on it gently and you should hear some air being let out if your going to do this do it outside as your messing with lion batteries if that makes sense but after doing that to the cells slightly unbalanced you should see after letting the air out of them the voltage climb again and the pack show 1/2 lights put it back together put on charger and see how it goes no guarantees this will work but it’s a last resort for the battery hope this helps you guys :)
Breaking news. Water is wet people.
I can't argue with that!
It's not as obvious as that. I took calculus as a high schooler and know three languages. I'm still learning.
You know three languages! Wow!
Thank you so much ! I was having this problem 😅.
@@marilenpalmero5018 Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it. Was your battery new when you were having the challenge?
@@jeffcunha9114 I just bought it last week. I thought it was faulty. Thanks again !
@@marilenpalmero5018 Thank you for the update. You are welcome! See you around! 👍
Thank you it fix my problem 😊
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Are you freakin kidding me???
I was “charging” a battery for like hours with no results.
Then I find this video and BAM, it charging again!
I never knew!
Great video!
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! We can use you in our little group here! Friends helping friends!
Thanks
You help me
Glad I could help! What Size battery were you working with?
@@jeffcunha9114 20v. 5ah. Xr delwalt.
Thank you for your message. Yes, that is a great battery!
Thank you! So simple but I missed it!
Absolutely! Don't feel bad, I totally missed it tooo!! Thank you for taking the time to comment! I appreciate it very much.
Thanks for this very helpful 🤦🏽♂️
Absolutely! Thank you for your comments!
Thank you we had trouble for a year
Absolutely! We had trouble too thinking our new batteries were defective! Thank you so much for your message.
It fixed mind
Thank you for the help
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback! What Size battery were you working with? 😊
Any idea as everything I did is the same except it still will not charge. It’s seated goes through charging sequence but still is not charged and shows one bar on battery and charger says full. It is not full as the reading and use shows not full/charged.
Good day to you. It looks like you did everything right. My only suggestion at this point would be to cycle the battery several times by using it and then charging it. Sometimes they will come back around. What size battery are you working with?
@@jeffcunha9114 I have 2 (4ah) that are doing it. All my other batteries work fine. I have a big allotment of different sizes.
Humm, that is crazy that two of these are having the same issue. Did they sit on a tool or flashlight and get drained to zero? That happened to us once and I couldn't revive the battery.
Oh shoot, I didn’t know that. Thanks a lot man.!!!
You are welcome! Do you have a DeWALT battery that you are working on? 👍
I’m having an issue with the same battery you’re using. When I put it on the charger the light blinks once or twice then goes out completely.
Good day to you. Do you have a volt meter you can use to check something for us?
@@jeffcunha9114 I’m getting 16.3 volts from it. I’ve had problems charging it since day one. It has a July 2023 date code, I bought a two pack. The other battery has issues charging from time to time, but after fiddling around it will finally take a charge. I just had this one charged earlier and ran it down to 1 bar but not completely dead and now it doesn’t charge at all.
@@jeffcunha9114 I’m getting 16.3 volts on mine with one bar left. This came as a 2 pack, both with 07/23 date codes. The other one has issues charging as well but not as bad as this one. I just used it today with a full charge and now it won’t charge at all. Seems like some days are better than others.
It sounds like you have been working hard on this! 16.3 volts is interesting because it shows that it needs to be charged, but it is not completely dead. Do you have another charger you can try?
Nice video !
Thank you so much for your support. Do you have a DeWALT battery that is giving you a challenge?
I got the same battery got two from the labor day sale at homedepot been wondering why one hasn't been charging lol. First time buying batteries for my job@@jeffcunha9114
Awesome! Did you get a good deal on them? With inflation, I am wondering what they were on sale for. I need to pick up some more for work!
169.99@@jeffcunha9114and still is I believe kind of curious how much they went for before inflation
Thank you for your reply! That was a great deal. They are currently going for $239.00! YIKES
Big help
Awesome! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! 👍
Hi, I’ve try as you said but still no luck, 12ah still no charging, and other solution by any chance?
12 amp hour? Wow, that is a big battery. What does the battery status show? Nothing or one bar, or?
@@jeffcunha9114 hi, it shows 1 bar but no charging at all
@@elenitaflowers6659 Humm, that is interesting. Anyone have any suggestions?
When you put it on the charger, the red light flashes for a moment, then illuminates continuously?
@@jeffcunha9114 it flashes 3-4 times and then solid red light stays like when the battery is fully charged but the battery has 1 bar only
Any updates on this 12 amp hour battery you were working on? Thanks!
I have a brand new 20v 6ah! Does they same thing one blink and solid red This didn’t fix my problem and I tried 3 chargers same thing no go 😢
Oh man,sorry to hear that. I would try to cycle it a few times. Use it on a tool, put it back on the charger.
Anyone else have a suggestion?
Jump it using a good battery. Positive to positive and negative to negative. Most likely the battery was ran too low for the smart charger to consider it a good battery.
Awesome! Thank you for your comments and help with this challenge.
So mine is actually clicked all the way in and I'm getting that behavior. Any insight on that? At first i thought that's what you were going to show but was disappointed at the end
@@ChristopherStetson Good day to you. Can you please describe the behavior you are seeing?
@@jeffcunha9114 It shows one bar and the charger shows that it's charged fully. It is properly mounted on the charger (fully clicked in) so I'm just hoping the battery isn't messed up. It's one of the bigger ones for the DeWalt electric lawn mower
@@ChristopherStetson First thing is to determine if the battery or the charger is giving the issue. Will your charger successfully charge a different battery?
Im not going to lie, I felt like a complete moron after realizing that i did not put it in all the way. I was trying to be careful with my new toys lol.
Good day! Don't feel bad! I did the very same thing!!
I had the battery upside down. Couldn’t figure out how to charge it. Thanks 😊
Back in business, awesome! Thank you for your comments!
Jeez like, 1 min I am never getting back
Thank you for your observation.
Hi guy I have done the same but don't work some diferend happens
Good day! What is happening with your battery and charger?
Who just sets a battery on the charger with locking it in?(as you call it "the 2nd click")
I did!! I know, it sounds crazy, but I totally missed why it was not changing. 😅
@@jeffcunha9114 so karma got me the same day as my reply. I had 2 more batteries go bad for my 20V porta cable set. I now have 7 bad batteries. The jumpstart method isn't working for me now. Unfortunately I have dead cells in the battery packs.
Oh man. So sorry to hear about that. These batteries are expensive too. 😢
Cool
Thank you!
No, it's not. Mine is clicked all the way and the charger just blinks and never charges.
I have not seen this behavior before. The charger is slow blinking but not charging? Do you have another charger you can try?
@@jeffcunha9114 correct. I don't have another Dewalt charger to use. I had two older Dewalt batteries and just assumed they were old and needed to be replaced. Bought a new battery, needed to charge it and it acted the exact same way as the two older batteries.
@@clintkearns3178 I think it is safe to say that you can return the faulty charger. If you want to verify, maybe one of your friends has a DeWalt charger? These type of batteries are very common these days.
I have one that won’t charge past 1 bar but charger shows a solid red light. I used this battery today in a weed eater until it ran down. Now it won’t fully charge.
Try cooling the battery, then I would try it again. How old is this battery? It may still be under warranty?
@@jeffcunha9114 not sure how old it is. It’s a 20v 6AH and was given to me used.
Thank you for your comments. Do you have any updates on this battery? Thank you!
@@jeffcunha9114 no. It won’t fully charge even after cooling. I still get the fast red flashing light on the charger. Thanks for asking
Good day to you! Do you have any updates on your battery situation? Thank you!
Thanks ! Had trouble recently. Poor design
Thank you for your comment. What size battery do you have? Yes, the design needs some attention!
That's not gonna fix most battery charging problems. Wish it was always that simple.
Thank you for your comment. We appreciate your feedback.
That’s only a problem for people who have never used a battery charger. If you can’t place a battery on a charger properly. You should probably not use power tools anyways.
Thank you for your comments. This tripped me up, so it was definitely my mistake.
Son of a B!!!! Are you serious? Thank you so much.
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Oh my god. I’ve got what I thought was 5 dead batteries. No, I’m just dumb
Good day to you! Please don't feel bad for this!! I had the very same problem! Are you a DeWALT fan other than this challenge? Thank you very much for your comment. 👍😊
Holy smokes, really/
Right? It is crazy that this is not in the instructions!
Still doesn’t work :(
Good day to you. What size of battery are you working with?
@@jeffcunha9114 Hi, thank you for asking. It’s a power stack 20v 1.7Ah. New as of yesterday. I definitely had it clicked in all the way, it constantly goes to the solid red light.
@@NoPe-no4sn Wow, that is so interesting. I think I would return it since it is not taking a charge. Do you have another charger you can try?
@@jeffcunha9114 No, it was doing the same thing with the batteries I thought I needed to replace so I ordered a new charger.
@@NoPe-no4sn That is crazy. What are we missing here? Calling on this community for some ideas!
I'm such a rem 😂
Good day to you! Hey, we have all been there! I was there myself! Thank you for taking the time to comment!
What a hack!😂
It seems like such a simple thing, but I was like, "Why is this thing not charging??" 😂
What if it clicks and it’s still. Just one bar. ?
Does it show that it is charging by the red light flashing?
Let us know if you need further assistance!
I have one that won’t charge past 2 bars but shows charged on the station
@@nignaggin1219 How interesting. It will never charge beyond two bars?
I have one that won’t charge past 1 bar but charger shows a solid red light. I used this battery today in a weed eater until it ran down. Now it won’t fully charge.
I thought this video would be helpful smh
Sorry to hear that it didn't help! What issue are you having with your battery?
Great short. 🩳🎥
Keep’em coming! 🪫🔋
Thanks! Will do! We appreciate your help!
You have to push the battery until it pops on you are just sitting there battery on it
Thank you for the Pro Tip! 👍
@@jeffcunha9114 always here to help lol
Well, we always appreciate your feedback! 👍