Need a Little Help With New Batteries

[Maxwell_Edison]

I read a post by Steve of V4L that new batteries should be charged for 8 hrs. That's now what I'm trying to do. The indicator light says the battery is charged (after less than an hour) and is now green. Do I keep the charge on the battery regardless of the light color? What I don't know is if the charger auto-stops charging when the color changes. Thanks for any help/advice.

 

[doots]

they are safe to use. yes the charger stops the charging process when light turns green. batts come with some initial charge is why they took only an hour to charge,.

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

I suppose he might have been posting about the old batteries then. So I don't need an 8 hr initial charge? Thanks doots.


I got throough to customer support via phone and they also said the 8hr charge was for the old batteries, and once the light turnes green it's charged. I just want to make sure I get the best battery life possible and the info was confusing.

 

[doots]

No Problem Maxwell.. I have never charged a battery 8 hours because the charger will not keep charging that long before shutoff to green light.
I haven't had any problems with batts in 2 years doing it my way.. lol, you can leave them in the charger for 8 hours but I don't see what good it will bring..

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

No Problem Maxwell.. I have never charged a battery 8 hours because the charger will not keep charging that long before shutoff to green light.
I haven't had any problems with batts in 2 years doing it my way.. lol, you can leave them in the charger for 8 hours but I don't see what good it will bring..

Yeah LOL - I amended my last post as I reached customer service. He was talking about the old batteries. Just being careful.

 

[doots]

Yeah LOL - I amended my last post as I reached customer service. He was talking about the old batteries. Just being careful.

ok cool. good luck with your new batts.. new ones are always good..