Will this battery charger charge a Shorai lithium battery?
780556
No. Must use a non-desulfating type battery charger. I have a lithium battery on my bike - I use a standard Battery Tender - has been working great for almost a year.
1558195
That is correct. As long as the charger does not have a de sulfurization mode. I have been using shorai batteries for four years on two different motorcycles. I use the battery tender jr brand charger and have had very good success with the combination.
2122790
NO! Your batteries are lithium Ion and most probably need a special charger. The La Cross chargers are designed for NiCd and NiMH rechargable batteries only. The user manual is very emphatic about this, on page 4, warning against modification of the charger for any battery not NiCd or NiMH. Lithiums follow different charging cycles, and need their own type of charger.
1172445
I'm not an expert but I'm 90% sure a you need a special charger for Lithium batteries. Remember what happened to that Boen jet. :)
516016
No, based upon the info rcvd with the charger. Look for a specific charger for the Lithium Ion series.
981619
No you need the Tenergy TN270 Li-ion 18500/18650/14500 Fast Battery Charger to charge this battery properly.
1062063
Yes All the batteries work with all the tools. The old charger will not work with lithium Ion batteries. This charger works with all batteries. Throw that brick away once you get this charger.
1920469
Doubtful that you will get a 100% answer. That said, if your charge charge the correct batteries you need, and you buy Wasabi batteries of the same kind... what are you worried about?
123834
As long as its a 12v DC charger it will charge any 12v battery, it just takes longe with deep cycle batteries.
312378
I believe that this charger is only for NiCd batteries. I have this charger to charge my BD NiCd 18 V batteries. Lithium batteries have a different charging socket. BD does make a similar fast charger for Lithium batteries (Black & Decker L2ACF-OPE 20V MAX Lithium Ion Fast Charger).
1930078
Yes, you can. The problem is if you're asking the question, you shouldn't. I have contacted Shorai technical and they actually recommended to me a programmable Li battery charger the R/C folks use once they knew I knew what I was talking about. I, of course, believe my charger is better and have programmed it. THe hard part is determining the balance connector they use, which is NOT proprietary. I use a Cellpro from Revolectrix. I will look up the connector when I get home. The Shorai connectors change the wire harness from 5 wire to 7 wire for some unknown reason. Other than, perhaps, to force people into using their charger.
1475912
Yes, the Makita DC18RC 18V Lithium-Ion charger will charge the BL1840-2 LXT Lithium Ion Batteries. I do this frequently with my charger and batteries.
768204
yes it will-- I have this exact charger and it charges all 18v Ryobi batteries -- both nicad and lithium which I use.
317963
Battery tender has a specific charger to use for lithium batteries...Battery Tender Lithium Junior (P/N 022-0198LI)
1389742
The short answer is yes, they work fine. A lithium-ion battery does require it's own charger, but in the case of my Craftsman powered tools the lithium-ion charger will also recharge the conventional ni-cads.
1965500
Yes it does. Be sure to check your battery model to see if it's compatible with this charger.
1144014
Forest, I I don't know. I have 4 18volt Haticha batteries, but 2 different series. This charger only partially charges. I mean it lasts for about 3 minutes. I think we mave bee duped.