Has anyone experienced a problem with the battery level indicator not showing the remaining charge correctly or at all?
1575227
I haven't had any trouble with mine. I've been using it also in a battery pack and the readout looks good on there as well.
1575228
the battery level does show but it goes from full to empty skipping the half full part but considering the price and the fact that it gives you the same warning as the canon until the battery completely dies its a really good deal.
1575229
I have not had a problem with the level indicator not showing at all, but these do drop off quickly one the the power indicator shows the battery life is getting lower. I have never had a problem with that because I think they last just as long as the OEM battery. I think that unless someone is doing photography where the notice of the last part of the power cycle is critical then it is not an issue. For me it's not that there is not a notice, you just don't have as long once you see the level getting low. No big deal, change your battery, problem fixed.
1575230
I bought the battery in August 2013 and is using it. I don't have problem with the battery level indicator with my Canon T3i at all.
851177
Mine appears to already be fully charged, so I can't tell yet. I'd have to run it down a while, I guess. Does yours not record anymore? I'm also not sure how it indicates when it is in the charging mode. If I learn more I'll get back to you.
558614
I've never had this issue. You know it is fully charged when the light quits blinking.
949081
Yeah man I noticed that too but not consistently. So sometimes it was like 95%. I just checked it and now it is at 99%. I don't know but I suspect a software feedback problem where it "thinks" it is isn't charged. I just can't imagine that many people have batteries that physically "refuse" to be charged to 100 percent, that'd just be too weird. Still, I love this machine. Did you have any other problems? So far mine has worked like a dream.
146068
I've never had any issues with mine. If I'm not mistaken it stops charging once it's fully charged!
1180414
Are you sure it's not charging, or is there just no battery icon? Mine laptop lost the battery icon until I charged and used the battery 3 times, then the battery icon appeared. If it really isn't charging, I would send it back.
988786
I never see green on the charger, either. Eventually, the red LED blinks, and I get 3 bars on the battery itself with the self-test button.
1959728
I had no problem with mine, now that was a yr ago almost, I didnt have to charge, but it says to fully charge it and I did an have not had a problem since.
1628279
Yes. I have the same problem right now. I don't know if it's the charger or the battery. I don't see a solution to your question here. Did you find a solution anywhere else?
1193130
I am not sure why it does it, but mine does it occasionally also. One thing you can check is to see what Amp hour you have it set for, It seems that when mine shows that I have had the Ah set wrong and it is showing that because I have had it set to a higher Ah battery than what I actually had. The battery will only take so many amps before the resistance gets too high and charge shuts off. If you have a 100 Ah batter and have the meter set to 200 Ah, The meter will show half full when the battery is full and the charge shuts off or goes into float mode from the controller. That is where I would look first. Make sure that you have the meter set right with the battery you have and then if it still shows 60%SOC you may have a bad one. But After I changed my settings, the meter seems to be reading correctly. It has actually gone to 100% Hope that works for you!
1164906
There is just the 2 red LEDs and 1 green one for the "charge level" indicators, correct? If so then seeing both red and the green LED come on when you push the test button does hint it is fully charged. If this is the first time you've charged it (where it can take 24 hours to charge), then I'd double check that it's full by pulling the plug on the charger and then push the test button again after 30 seconds. You should still get the 2 red LEDs, but probably not the green. If you have a volt-meter you can also check the battery voltage on the jumper cables, full is ~14V with the charger plugged in and without it plugged in it should drop to ~13V and hold there. If you suspect the battery being bad, then the way to test it is with a known load and see how low the voltage goes. For example, I plugged in a spot-light that pulls ~4 amps and a good battery had the voltage drop to 12.4V instantly and very slowly dropped the longer I had it on (like after a minute only dropped to 12.3V). A bad battery instantly dropped to 11.2V and within 30 seconds went down to 10.5V. That's how you can tell if it's really bad.
1237397
I have not had any issues. I had an extra outlet plugin to USB that I use to charge it every night. As I work from home, I use this all day everyday. Yes I will get a red battery level light at the end of the day, but it is fully charged by the next morning.
2195677
don't count on any new battery to be fully charged! mine had a charge but I'm sure it was not 100% charged. Once installed your system should start charging it.
936433
I am not totally sure, if I haven't charged it in a few weeks, I would probably charge it up again. However, the indicator lights make it very obvious what the status is (whether fully charged or not, how much charge is actually left)
343634
I did not have this issue. Other have recommended checking to make sure you have the batteries in the charger correctly (+/-). If this does not help your issue I would contact Amazon and arrange a return/exchange since they are most likely defective. I recommend an exchange since these are otherwise decent batteries.
1909439
That's the question? "Battery level indicator?" Usually what happens to me is that I am suddenly out of battery, without warning. However, I always have two batteries with me, one in the camera and the other close by. There may be a way to check it, but I have never hunted for it.
216478
From what I understand from reading the owners manual, that indication is the chargers way of telling you that the battery is very discharged and is only at about 25% of its capacity. The LEDs are supposed to blink, not light up solid, as the charger is charging. If there is nothing wrong with the battery, the charge level should start going up after a while and in a few hours, the LEDs should read at 100% (solid, not blinking, red, red, yellow, green LEDs). I hope this helps you Mary! Michael R