Thank you for the kind words.. Years ago I used to avoid cheap battery powered drills. When I started this channel I did not expect these low end drills to work this well. (Especially for the price). Thank you again for the comment and kind words.
My charger light stays green no matter if I take the battery off the charger or keep it on the charger. I've never seen it light up red for some odd reason. Does this mean I'm plugging the battery into the charger wrong? It doesn't appears the battery is charging. I've returned the first drill (same brand) because of this and now the newer charger doing the same thing. Now it makes me wonder if I'm charging the battery incorrectly?
I cannot say for sure, so the following is what I would do.. or my guess: First I would check the charger itself to see if it tells you what the light colors mean. All of my original factory chargers seems to have a list of what the different color light combinations mean. On some it is black print on a black background, so might need to look carefully. And also check the instruction manual. It should also have the charging light combination key. Be sure the charger goes with the batteries... Make sure the battery is fully seated in the charger. I have a few batteries where I need to push the mechanical release button to get them seated. I have that on a few Hart batteries where I need to hit the release to get them to easily seat on the charger and others where I do not. So try hitting the mechanical release as you put the battery on the charger. (Not needed as far as I know with HyperTough, but I am not sure what brand you have) Side Note: Never mix and match chargers and batteries even if they physically fit (Example: some barrel connector chargers) unless you have the proper skills and knowledge to be safe. Otherwise "bad things" such as very hard to extinguish fires might occur, especially if using certain off brand or no-name batteries that might have skimped on internal fuses. Again, the above is just my best guess and not an authoritative answer. Use at own risk.
Typically, in a perfect world where no energy is lost to heat, the time it takes to charge a battery is based on the following: Time = Capacity of the battery / Output of the charger. Example 1: 2 amp charger charging a 1.5 amp-hour battery: 1.5 /2 = 3/4 Hour = 45 minutes Example 2: 2 amp charger charging a 2 amp-hour battery: 2 /2 = 1 hour But due to heat loss and changes in battery capacity these are just rough numbers. I just charged a "fully drained" Hyper Tough 2 amp-hour battery with a 2 amp charger and it took about 1:15 So the above formula is just rough numbers. Hope the above helps!!
The charger that comes with the drill is a slow charger... about 0.45 amps if I recall correctly. To make the math easier lets call it 0.50 amps. 1.5/0.5 = 3 ....... So about 3 hours with the included charger if my math is correct and the included 1.5 amp-hour battery is "fully drained". Please note, I mainly use the 2 Amp charger that I bough separately which typically takes less than an hour to charge a 1.5 amp-hour battery. Hope the above helps.
Great video
These drills definitely work in a bind
Thank you for the kind words..
Years ago I used to avoid cheap battery powered drills. When I started this channel I did not expect these low end drills to work this well. (Especially for the price).
Thank you again for the comment and kind words.
My charger light stays green no matter if I take the battery off the charger or keep it on the charger. I've never seen it light up red for some odd reason. Does this mean I'm plugging the battery into the charger wrong? It doesn't appears the battery is charging. I've returned the first drill (same brand) because of this and now the newer charger doing the same thing. Now it makes me wonder if I'm charging the battery incorrectly?
I cannot say for sure, so the following is what I would do.. or my guess:
First I would check the charger itself to see if it tells you what the light colors mean. All of my original factory chargers seems to have a list of what the different color light combinations mean. On some it is black print on a black background, so might need to look carefully.
And also check the instruction manual. It should also have the charging light combination key.
Be sure the charger goes with the batteries...
Make sure the battery is fully seated in the charger.
I have a few batteries where I need to push the mechanical release button to get them seated. I have that on a few Hart batteries where I need to hit the release to get them to easily seat on the charger and others where I do not. So try hitting the mechanical release as you put the battery on the charger. (Not needed as far as I know with HyperTough, but I am not sure what brand you have)
Side Note: Never mix and match chargers and batteries even if they physically fit (Example: some barrel connector chargers) unless you have the proper skills and knowledge to be safe. Otherwise "bad things" such as very hard to extinguish fires might occur, especially if using certain off brand or no-name batteries that might have skimped on internal fuses.
Again, the above is just my best guess and not an authoritative answer. Use at own risk.
@@CluelessDudesRealToolReviews Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it!
How long does it take to charge? Does it really charge in 45 minutes like advertised?
Typically, in a perfect world where no energy is lost to heat, the time it takes to charge a battery is based on the following:
Time = Capacity of the battery / Output of the charger.
Example 1:
2 amp charger charging a 1.5 amp-hour battery:
1.5 /2 = 3/4 Hour = 45 minutes
Example 2:
2 amp charger charging a 2 amp-hour battery:
2 /2 = 1 hour
But due to heat loss and changes in battery capacity these are just rough numbers. I just charged a "fully drained" Hyper Tough 2 amp-hour battery with a 2 amp charger and it took about 1:15 So the above formula is just rough numbers.
Hope the above helps!!
The charger that comes with the drill is a slow charger... about 0.45 amps if I recall correctly. To make the math easier lets call it 0.50 amps.
1.5/0.5 = 3 ....... So about 3 hours with the included charger if my math is correct and the included 1.5 amp-hour battery is "fully drained".
Please note, I mainly use the 2 Amp charger that I bough separately which typically takes less than an hour to charge a 1.5 amp-hour battery.
Hope the above helps.