Can you tell me how long it takes to charge the battery?
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The charger that is shipped with the unit takes 6 to 8 hours to charge the 20 volt Lithium-Ion batteries. I bought the Black & Decker L2AFCBST Lithium-Ion Fast Charger with Flash Charge which takes less than 30 minutes a charge. It is worth every penny of the $44.00 cost.
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The charger that ships with the tools taks 6 to 8 hours... We have a bunch of the Black & Decker lithium-ion tools and love them... We bought a couple of the Black & Decker L2AFCBST Lithium-Ion Fast Chargers with Flash Charge and a couple of the Black & Decker LB2X4020-OPE 4.0 Ah Lithium Battery Pack, 20-volt batteries... Takes about half an hour to charge the batteries, but with several chargers and a lot of batteries, we can tackle any job with the B&D; tools without worrying about loss of power... We run out of energy before the tools do...
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None of these answers look right to me.. From the manual: "It takes at least 24 hours to fully charge the battery". From the quick start guide: "Before you start, charge for 2 hours minimum". Basically: 24 hours for a full charge. If you can't wait to use it, make sure you charge for 2 hours before using it the first time.
1114501
IM sorry, I've never timed the charging time, but do remember it drove me crazy figuring out how to mount in base to charge.
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I charged it over night. So I don't know how long it actually took to charge. I do know the charge is good for a few hours of use, though. Sorry i can't be more specific.
711772
Not very long. The charger has not been charging the battery properly. Lot of money for something that is not working right
751154
Hi Robert, I don't remember exactly how long it took to charge, but I have had mine for over a year now and haven't had to recharge yet. I don't use it a lot, but it's ready when I need it.
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I am sorry, I did not keep track of it, I left it over night charging and I went to bed, next day it was fully charged , my best guess it takes at least 4 to 5 hours.
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Yes, About 3 hours if it's totally dead and about 2 and a half if you want to just charge it. The battery itself lasts for about 2-3 days for me without having to plug up on full.
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It takes about 12- 16 hours to charge. You know it's charged when the red light turns green.
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Hi Diane L. It takes up to 2 hrs to fully charge and it will hold a charge for up to 5 hours .
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WE think about 30 mins form flat battery to fully charged. I will measure it next time but we are away for a week.NIck Geary
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Send it back! It takes around 4 hours to charge mine from dead to fulling charged.
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In my experience it depends on how far it has been discharged. The times I have needed to fully charge it, it usually takes about 2-3 hours.
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I don't know exactly how long to charge, I usually plug it in at night and let it charge overnight. However, I would definitely buy a back-up to have ready.
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depends on your rate of charge. But if you charge at 5.3 probably about 45 minutes.
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I normally charge it overnight, but if I had to guess, it's about 3-5 hours. However, the length of it being able to charge other things far surpasses three hours.
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I'm not sure how long it takes to fully charge; I've left it charging for up to two days and the charging light never shut off. My guess for how long actually it takes to charge is like half a day or something, but that's pure speculation. And to answer the other question: Yes, as long as you're reasonably careful.