Hi. I received this flash light. So far it looks great. Ijust need to nkow who long to keep it on the charger. Is there an indicator to let me kno
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It took approx. 1.5hr to fully charge. There is an indicator light that will turn from Red to Green when the battery is fully charged. Hope this helps!
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Hey dude... On the one I received, there is a small light on the bottom (or top) of the charger that shines red or green. It will be green until you place the battery on the charger, then red when you put the battery in, then back to green when it's done. Mine took about 1 hour or so.
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I put the batteries in the charger that has indicator lights. So when the light is green, the battery is fully charged. If you do not have a charger with indicator lights, you might want to invest in this: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=battery+tester I have a very inexpensive one of these that I use to test the loads of batteries I have in the house.
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If you have the battery pack plugged in BEFORE you switch on the flash, when you switch the flash on the red LED will light up once. It will then light up each time the flash fires. That is the only way you can tell.
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The charging light is very small and not bright. It does not flash. I have the charger next to my keyboard, can see the light change from red to green when I put my cellphone on the charger. I only use the charger during the day, I am sure that the light would be much more visible in a dark room.
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There is a charging light that stays on while the battery is charging; the 'maximum charging' light does not stay on the entire time on mine, and mine works fine. So - maybe you should have yours checked out or return it..
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No. It sounds like a defective unit. The LEDs should only flash when charging.
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I don't know why it keeps flashing. Mine flashes once when I turn it on, then that's it. Wish I could be more helpful.
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Buy a better grade of battery, like Duracell. Personally, I think the flashing LED gives the unit more authenticity and would definitely use it. For one thing, if nothing else, it draws attention to the unit itself, which is what you want in the first place.
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That shouldn't happen. Just the charging light should come on. The greatest feature of these lights is that they are guaranteed for life. Contact them and send it back.
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Doesn't have an indicator, but I charge it about once every other week just to keep it fully charged in case I need it. Well made and super bright light, not to mention the threatening sounding stun feature. I love it!
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I'm glad I checked here. I had it on the charger for an hour and had no idea why there were no indicator lights.Have to remove the paper. Haha!
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This is the indicator light for a defective battery.This happened to me even with brand-new batteries. So I replaced the charger instead.
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Mine lights up when I plug it in. Is it a powered USB socket? That could be the problem...not all are designed for charging. No problems with mine so far. Nice bright light and a long battery life even in cold weather.
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I leave mine on the charger between uses and have not noticed an issue, it is a great light though, the beam will really reach out to light up things with a clear lighting not the yellowish light you can get with some flashlights.
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Most likely its Amazon for the whole light for a period of time. Mine is still working after 6 months . If the battery goes out just get a new one from Sony it a common charger.I figure if it lasts a year I got my moneys worth its so cheap . It sure is bright.
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There are three lights above each battery slot. They flash as the batteries are charging. As the charge increases, the number of flashing lights increases. When they are fully charged, all three stay lit constantly. So, if they are flashing, your charge isn't complete. If they are solid, your charge is complete. They do not change color on the charger I own.
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There should be a little blue light that comes on on the bottom that let's you know that it's charging. If the light isn't coming on, but it's charging maybe it blew out? Otherwise, I'd contact the company. They're really approachable. :)
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I had the EXACT SAME experience and before i figured it out I thought it had died on me. I started the whole Amazon return process and then realized, like you said, that it needs to "charge" for a bit after plugged in. I have to say that it's kind of annoying but I love the light so much that i"m willing to look past that> Maybe it's a hint to me that I need to get my son a power strip so that he doesn't have to keep unplugging things to charge items. =) Hope this helps. ~ Nikki