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This is by far the best use-and-care video / explanation for the EGO batteries. Unfortunately, unaware of the many points you cover, my first 5A, purchased with a 560CFM blower, only lasted 2.5 years, but since it was still under warranty, EGO sent a replacement. So now, thanks to your video, I will adhere to all of the advice you've provided and hopefully I'll get more longevity.
Great video! In the manual it clearly says that the PROPER way to store these batteries for performance longevity is to remove them from the charger, and after a month they’ll auto-discharge to 30% and go into sleep mode. Great! But this basically means if you want to use them with an EGO inverter for emergency backup power in the off-season, you can’t do this without ruining your batteries from improper storage. Even if you charge them up every 6 months, they’ll drop down to 30% after 30 days (if they’re being stored “properly” that is). I think this is the catch that EGO isn’t communicating. The EGO inverters are very useful for portable power, but the batteries themselves aren’t really suited for use as emergency backup power. Good to know.
I had an excellent customer service experience with EGO today. They walked me through several tests and concluded the battery had an internal short and they are sending a new battery because I had registered after purchasing and I was under three years of use.
nice to hear. I can't say the same for myself. the service used to be better until they switched to over seas call centers. I have had to warranty a number of items. Batteries are the smoothest experience. The tools are not fun to warranty to say the least.
Thank You. Very well done. Well researched. I would say, if your battery gives an overheating code, it would probably be best to let it cool down naturally before charging.
I have EGO batteries that are 5+ years old that still have probably 95% or better capacity. This is what I do: Always keep the batteries and chargers in the house where its not too hot or cold like in the garage. If you charge a batter completely use it right away. Charging a battery to 100% and letting it sit that way is bad. When using the battery don't let it fully discharge so that it goes red or your device powers off. When you see its down to 1 or 2 bars recharge it or swap in a charged battery. Finally always use the slow chargers, quick charging is hard on the battery. This is what I do and I have never had any trouble with an EGO battery and the old batteries I have are still working fine.
Fuck. Just got all my stuff last week. I know enough not to drain the battery down to red (usually stop on the last green light) but have fully charged the battery twice and left it for two days before using. Looks like I will have to use it tonight. Would you advise charging it up just short of 100% if I am not going to use for a few days?
@@unclejoejoe3009 You only use up one or two bars? I usually wait until it counts down to one bar. Might this be detrimental? If I am charging it up to one bar, shy of full? Which charger do you have?
@@kensingtonwick It's a pain to constantly be watching the bars when your using the batteries but that's what I do. Going to 1 bar is fine just don't go to red or drain the battery so much the device you are using powers off. I swap batteries out quite a bit when I am mowing the lawn or snow blowing. My batteries (I have about a dozen) are always sitting with 2-3 bars when not in use. An hour or so before I need them I put them on the charger and get them a full charge then use them right away. I have all of the chargers but only use the standard charger most of the time. I never use the rapid charger.
You know what would be cool about these batteries is if they had a "usb-c power out" so you could charge your cell phone, your laptop, your tablet as an emergency battery backup for power outage say like if a hurricane came through and you were out of power for a couple weeks.
Many of their lifestyle products have type c or type a including the nexus line of products and at least one of their lights. The commercial backpack battery has one too but not many have this battery.
My EGO 7.5 ah battery, model BA4200T, recently stopped with the red light indicator. It was a hot day and when I took the battery in to charge on my 5500 charger, the battery would not take acharge. Following hints from others on RUclips , I placed the battery into the refrigerator for 20 minutes then left at room temp for another 20 minutes. The battery charged normally and I completed the job in progress. The battries apparently(?) have built-in thermistors for too high (above 80F) or too low (below 50 F) temps.
The newer batteries also have the ability to show yellow. I am not for sure what yellow means as it is not in the manuals. I believe it has something to do with indicating there is some problem with the battery. You can hold down the button on the battery and after a few seconds it will light up all the lights in either green, red, or yellow. Again I am not for sure on what this shows but I believe it has something to do with determining if the battery is still healthy or not. My mechanic has also said there are other codes a battery can show involving various blinking patterns. Much of the codes are not in the consumer manuals. Only in the information authorized ego repair centers get.
I had a terrible experience with Ego battery. I bought a lawnmower with a battery (ba2800), and used around 10 times per year. And it started to have a charging problem this year. I called to Ego and I found that my warranty was until last year. I wasted $300 for battery.
What about leaving the battery on the charger and not plugged in? I thought I would just use a smart plug and turn it on and off as needed, but I am reading conflicting comments about leaving the EGO+ battery in a charger that is unplugged.
Do you charge the battery inside the house or is toxic fumes given off? I was going to store and charge in the basement where it's cool. We have dehumidifier running to help keep humidity low also.
The rule of thumb with lithium ion and Lithium Iron Phosphate is this... Discharge them at any temperature, but only charge them at "room temperature".. Never recharge a lithium battery in sub-freezing conditions... Batteries love life at the temperatures we humans love... If you charge your battery in cold temperatures, you introduce a phenomenon called "plating", which drastically reduces the charging life of the battery. Summary: Lithium batteries are fine with discharging in cold temps... they absolutely hate re-charging at cold temps.
Got my Tesla in 2023 December. Since then I always do a little research on best charging practices and storage practices. Before reading your comment I had already been doing this for a couple months. I automated charging to occur only on none peak hours and only in 60F-70F degree range. I have lithium iron phosphate batteries so they should last long either way but every little bit counts. When I first got my car though unfortunately I was under the impression that heat was the number one enemy, so when going to supercharge I would avoid preconditioning even though it was the winter time but I wanted to avoid heating the battery so I most likely accelerated permanent damage from lithium plating
Got my Tesla in 2023 December. Since then I always do a little research on best charging practices and storage practices. Before reading your comment I had already been doing this for a couple months. I automated charging to occur only on none peak hours and only in 60F-70F degree range. I have lithium iron phosphate batteries so they should last long either way but every little bit counts. When I first got my car though unfortunately I was under the impression that heat was the number one enemy, so when going to supercharge I would avoid preconditioning even though it was the winter time but I wanted to avoid heating the battery so I most likely accelerated permanent damage from lithium plating
Jeff my EGO battery is fully red. Works to power a tool (leaf blower) for a second, indicator turns green, functions once and then turns red. It left it on charger while out of town for six days. Your thoughts?
Tried it unplugging charging station and holding button for 5-7 seconds. After a few tries it worked and battery indicator is now showing green. Thanks.
I have 2 x 5.0Ah batteries that are now 2 years old and are used commercially daily in my 1300 M3/H Blower (Australia). Both fully charged show 5 bars on the fuel guage but when I put them in the blower and use for a minute or so they quickly drop a couple of bars on the fuel guage. I also have the 14" chainsaw and if I put one of these "fully charged" batteries on the chainsaw, the fuel guage shows just one bar then after a minutes use the fuel guage turns red and the chainsaw stops. I think the batteries are stuffed and are no longer under warranty. I bought new 5.0Ah batteries and these work perfectly in the blower and the chainsaw so I know the problem is the original batteries and not the tools. Thoughts? Any tips to get them to work again?
after 3 years batterys fail 2 left out of 6 worst battery platform i have ever used better luck with the cheap brands ego is to expensive and no good to bad because i like the tools,
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Just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Hold down the power button while placing the battery on the charger saved the day. Much appreciated.
This is by far the best use-and-care video / explanation for the EGO batteries. Unfortunately, unaware of the many points you cover, my first 5A, purchased with a 560CFM blower, only lasted 2.5 years, but since it was still under warranty, EGO sent a replacement. So now, thanks to your video, I will adhere to all of the advice you've provided and hopefully I'll get more longevity.
Awesome to hear the video was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great video! In the manual it clearly says that the PROPER way to store these batteries for performance longevity is to remove them from the charger, and after a month they’ll auto-discharge to 30% and go into sleep mode. Great! But this basically means if you want to use them with an EGO inverter for emergency backup power in the off-season, you can’t do this without ruining your batteries from improper storage. Even if you charge them up every 6 months, they’ll drop down to 30% after 30 days (if they’re being stored “properly” that is).
I think this is the catch that EGO isn’t communicating. The EGO inverters are very useful for portable power, but the batteries themselves aren’t really suited for use as emergency backup power. Good to know.
Great info! Thanks for watching!
I had an excellent customer service experience with EGO today. They walked me through several tests and concluded the battery had an internal short and they are sending a new battery because I had registered after purchasing and I was under three years of use.
nice to hear. I can't say the same for myself. the service used to be better until they switched to over seas call centers. I have had to warranty a number of items. Batteries are the smoothest experience. The tools are not fun to warranty to say the least.
Thank You. Very well done. Well researched. I would say, if your battery gives an overheating code, it would probably be best to let it cool down naturally before charging.
Great point!
I have EGO batteries that are 5+ years old that still have probably 95% or better capacity. This is what I do: Always keep the batteries and chargers in the house where its not too hot or cold like in the garage. If you charge a batter completely use it right away. Charging a battery to 100% and letting it sit that way is bad. When using the battery don't let it fully discharge so that it goes red or your device powers off. When you see its down to 1 or 2 bars recharge it or swap in a charged battery. Finally always use the slow chargers, quick charging is hard on the battery. This is what I do and I have never had any trouble with an EGO battery and the old batteries I have are still working fine.
Fuck. Just got all my stuff last week. I know enough not to drain the battery down to red (usually stop on the last green light) but have fully charged the battery twice and left it for two days before using. Looks like I will have to use it tonight. Would you advise charging it up just short of 100% if I am not going to use for a few days?
@@kensingtonwick I don't charge them beyond 3 bars if I am not using them right away.
@@unclejoejoe3009 You only use up one or two bars? I usually wait until it counts down to one bar. Might this be detrimental? If I am charging it up to one bar, shy of full? Which charger do you have?
@@kensingtonwick It's a pain to constantly be watching the bars when your using the batteries but that's what I do. Going to 1 bar is fine just don't go to red or drain the battery so much the device you are using powers off. I swap batteries out quite a bit when I am mowing the lawn or snow blowing. My batteries (I have about a dozen) are always sitting with 2-3 bars when not in use. An hour or so before I need them I put them on the charger and get them a full charge then use them right away. I have all of the chargers but only use the standard charger most of the time. I never use the rapid charger.
@@unclejoejoe3009 thank you for the great advice. I appreciate it. Fun fact…. I actually used to have an uncle Joe.😆
7:44 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start (if you know you know)
You forgot “select” 😆
Oh….and B, A twice lol
LMFAO!!!
you forgot "select" start....
You know what would be cool about these batteries is if they had a "usb-c power out" so you could charge your cell phone, your laptop, your tablet as an emergency battery backup for power outage say like if a hurricane came through and you were out of power for a couple weeks.
They have it. It’s a nexus inverter
Many of their lifestyle products have type c or type a including the nexus line of products and at least one of their lights. The commercial backpack battery has one too but not many have this battery.
My EGO 7.5 ah battery, model BA4200T, recently stopped with the red light indicator. It was a hot day and when I took the battery in to charge on my 5500 charger, the battery would not take acharge. Following hints from others on RUclips , I placed the battery into the refrigerator for 20 minutes then left at room temp for another 20 minutes. The battery charged normally and I completed the job in progress. The battries apparently(?) have built-in thermistors for too high (above 80F) or too low (below 50 F) temps.
Wow! Thanks for the tip!
The newer batteries also have the ability to show yellow. I am not for sure what yellow means as it is not in the manuals. I believe it has something to do with indicating there is some problem with the battery. You can hold down the button on the battery and after a few seconds it will light up all the lights in either green, red, or yellow. Again I am not for sure on what this shows but I believe it has something to do with determining if the battery is still healthy or not. My mechanic has also said there are other codes a battery can show involving various blinking patterns. Much of the codes are not in the consumer manuals. Only in the information authorized ego repair centers get.
I had a terrible experience with Ego battery. I bought a lawnmower with a battery (ba2800), and used around 10 times per year. And it started to have a charging problem this year. I called to Ego and I found that my warranty was until last year. I wasted $300 for battery.
I have a mower and blower, I always let the battery cool down before I put them on a charger, it seems to increase the run time for my older batters.
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Awesome, thank you!
What a great educational video for a lazy person like me. LoL
Thank you for your time and effort.
Glad it was helpful!
Do the E-go batteries explode like e-bikes?
I have ego products and my batteries die just after the 3 year warranty. Expensive 😢
What about leaving the battery on the charger and not plugged in? I thought I would just use a smart plug and turn it on and off as needed, but I am reading conflicting comments about leaving the EGO+ battery in a charger that is unplugged.
Do you charge the battery inside the house or is toxic fumes given off? I was going to store and charge in the basement where it's cool. We have dehumidifier running to help keep humidity low also.
You can charge the batteries inside your house without a problem. I also charge my batteries in my basement.
The rule of thumb with lithium ion and Lithium Iron Phosphate is this... Discharge them at any temperature, but only charge them at "room temperature"..
Never recharge a lithium battery in sub-freezing conditions... Batteries love life at the temperatures we humans love... If you charge your battery in cold temperatures, you introduce a phenomenon called "plating", which drastically reduces the charging life of the battery.
Summary: Lithium batteries are fine with discharging in cold temps... they absolutely hate re-charging at cold temps.
Got my Tesla in 2023 December. Since then I always do a little research on best charging practices and storage practices. Before reading your comment I had already been doing this for a couple months. I automated charging to occur only on none peak hours and only in 60F-70F degree range. I have lithium iron phosphate batteries so they should last long either way but every little bit counts. When I first got my car though unfortunately I was under the impression that heat was the number one enemy, so when going to supercharge I would avoid preconditioning even though it was the winter time but I wanted to avoid heating the battery so I most likely accelerated permanent damage from lithium plating
Got my Tesla in 2023 December. Since then I always do a little research on best charging practices and storage practices. Before reading your comment I had already been doing this for a couple months. I automated charging to occur only on none peak hours and only in 60F-70F degree range. I have lithium iron phosphate batteries so they should last long either way but every little bit counts. When I first got my car though unfortunately I was under the impression that heat was the number one enemy, so when going to supercharge I would avoid preconditioning even though it was the winter time but I wanted to avoid heating the battery so I most likely accelerated permanent damage from lithium plating
Jeff my EGO battery is fully red. Works to power a tool (leaf blower) for a second, indicator turns green, functions once and then turns red. It left it on charger while out of town for six days. Your thoughts?
Tried it unplugging charging station and holding button for 5-7 seconds. After a few tries it worked and battery indicator is now showing green. Thanks.
I have 2 x 5.0Ah batteries that are now 2 years old and are used commercially daily in my 1300 M3/H Blower (Australia). Both fully charged show 5 bars on the fuel guage but when I put them in the blower and use for a minute or so they quickly drop a couple of bars on the fuel guage. I also have the 14" chainsaw and if I put one of these "fully charged" batteries on the chainsaw, the fuel guage shows just one bar then after a minutes use the fuel guage turns red and the chainsaw stops. I think the batteries are stuffed and are no longer under warranty. I bought new 5.0Ah batteries and these work perfectly in the blower and the chainsaw so I know the problem is the original batteries and not the tools. Thoughts? Any tips to get them to work again?
My battery is flashing green.. and not charging..help
I have two Rapid chargers and a Turbo charger is on my short list.
Awesome, let me know how you like the turbo charger when you get it.
I just bought the power station is better,i just need another battery 🔋 pack
after 3 years batterys fail 2 left out of 6 worst battery platform i have ever used better luck with the cheap brands ego is to expensive and no good to bad because i like the tools,
Ego will not give you a warranty