How long does it take the Power Station to fully charge? I've had it in the wall for 6 hours and it is still blinking on the third bar.
1709255
This unit can take up to 20 hours to fully charge from empty to full. This low-amperage charge is actually a good thing, as it prevents "battery memory," a phenomenon that causes rechargeable batteries to lose the ability to fully charge and discharge. Battery memory will, in short, make your battery's life shorter.It is a bit of an inconvenience for this unit, but once it's fully charged it lasts for a very very long time. Mine lasted on my Droid 4 from Florida to Germany for a week and back to Florida on one charge with heavy usage.
1709256
Hi Maddi, this Power Station takes more than 6 hours to fully charge. I'd say between 8 & 12 easily, but once charged, it works very well. You don't have to charge the Power Station often ( Once a month or less ). This device is intended to be used for emergencies only: No access to outlets, being on the road, outlets busy at airports, travelling in other countries, when your battery is running real low (20% or less), and the like. I hope this helps. Good Luck to you :)
1709257
In US it took about 6 hours. In Paris it took all night. In fact I don't remember it not blinking. Now I am not sure it ever showed 4 bars when charging. It didn't seem to hurt it to stop and start the charging. But Im guessing there is a lifetime limit. I haven't used my power pack in 6 weeks but it is still holding 4 bars of power! Nice to know it is ready in an emergency.
1709258
The first time I charge it I took about eight hours but it was completely discharged
1709259
It takes a good while. Never timed it but it's at least longer than 6 hours.
1767668
I just got one and the user manual is ridiculously lacking in details. So humor me...how do i check charge status? I turned it on and all lights blinked once. I plugged it in the wall and only 1 light is blinking. How do I know when it is fully charged?
1623722
never timed it, but usually i charge at about 50-25% available power and seems like it takes several hours--It just leave it in charger in the AM and remove later in afternoon..Sorry not exact..
475144
When mine blinks it is charging. when it stops blinking it is fully charged.
609768
I had a similar experience. After a period of working just fine, it stopped taking a charge. Light blinks rapidly when plugged in.
1018517
It shouldn't take 6 hours. Mine heated up in about 5-10 min. The power button should light up as an indication that there's power to it. If all power sources checked out and it still doesn't work then you just got a defected one. Good luck.
1439042
I had problems with mine not charging- the 15% power light kept blinking no matter how long it was charged and despite the light that indicated it WAS charging going off; I ultimately returned it. A few other people seem to have some similar problems.
633529
It usually takes several hours to charge. I charge it over night. You'll know it's charged up after the red led (light) shuts off.
688265
I've never had to use it until it's drained of power . I usually plug it into my car connections n it's always ready. I can say from one light indicator to full lights plugged in the wall took about 5-8 minutes. My daughter has one n she uses it all day about 5 hours at least.. it's a great buy.
1402985
I am never around when it reaches full charge, so I don't know if it blinks for awhile or not. When I get back to it after an hour or so, the green light is out and I assume it is then fully charged. For me, it runs for 7-10 days after being charged, and I shave once a day.
1277158
My unit came charged out of the box, worked for a week and didnt even run out before I charged it overnight anyways. Aside from initial charge, which i didnt pay attention to how long it took, I have charged it from dead at night to full 7 hrs later when I woke up so definitely doesnt take 24 hrs to charge
1291361
I tested mine yesterday, It was a 1 bar and it took 3 hours to come to full charge. Hope this help you with a guideline.
123872
That indicates that it's charging. It will blink faster as it gets closer to fully charged. It will stay solid green once it reaches about 4.2 volts.
852925
It is normal when recharging. The length of time it blinks normally depends oh how long it's been unplugged. As mention below no true way to measure.
1110462
I'm sorry to hear that. Mine seems to be working fine. I've used mine for more than 6 minutes. Make sure it is fully charged before using it.
1053
I charge it over night but it shouldn't take more than about four hours. That's my estimate of the maximum of time it should take. I beleive that's how long mine takes
203207
Its partially true. Mine takes around a little under 3 hours. For me that's ok since I have mine set aside the bed. At night I just drop it on the charger and I know I got it right when the green light comes on. Before I struggled trying to plug it in, especially when I was lying down and the light was off...lol