I think this is also a replacement for B&amp;D CST1000. Doesn't Look like it have both Green &amp; Red LEDs, How do I know when it fully Charged?
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That is it, you do not know. For lack of the original, I am using this one now, it does the job by recharging the battery, but I never know if it's over or under charged.
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I got the 2 i ordered about 5 days ago and when it charges the led light is yellow and when its down the led light completely turns off... I never seen a red led light before... You might want to search for a online manual or check your box you received it in for details
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I think it is greenish reddish kind of light. According to the user manual and I verified on my unit, it is supposed to be orange --indicating it is charging. When completely charged it will turn red. I guess they tried to create orange with combining the two led lights...Hope that helps. Best bet is to let it charge completely, and it should turn red. Make sure your unit is in OFF position before you start charging. Hope it helps.
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This unit does not have the LCD display that some others models have - instead it has a number of small LEDs to provide operation status. The LEDs and the power button are blue for normal power. During power fluctuations they may glow red or yellow. For instance, if the voltage is high a red LED would inform you of that, while a separate yellow LED would indicate that the unit is doing it's job by trimming the power actually going to your components. Hope this helps.
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Rd is the only color the LED displays. If it is a steady red you are fine. If it blinks there is either something wrong or it needs charging.
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You can charge it with a oc or laptop. Once connected the red led should turn on. When it's fully charge it will turn off or you can use any charger that has a usb port
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If it's properly connected to both AC power and a good backup battery installed, the green light will be on solid. It's a small LED, and you have to be directly under it, at the correct angle to see in on solid. If it's running on battery backup, the green LED will flash once a minute, not stay on solid. The above is directly from the manual & I just installed four of them. I already had one I installed last year as a replacement and at night, in a completely dark bedroom, the green LED is on solid & will actually project a very dim light ring down onto the carpet. I believe there is some reviews where people complained it was too bright for a bedroom. This was not the case for us, however I guess if it was over your bed, I could see it being a problem. Just my experience with them and as far as the LED lights, you can go to their WEB site and look up the meaning of the various colors & options.
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There is an led with blue charging, green being charged, red being almost dead. I'm sure the manual is online ;however, it comes with a smal paper manuel
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I'm new as well but have not experienced this. Mine has recharges within 2-3 hours and light turns green. It may be the unit?
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No. It sounds like a defective unit. The LEDs should only flash when charging.
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Check: good battery, positive (button) end first (toward bulb). Does the tailcap button give a solid "click?" Otherwise, you may have a bad one. Extra low price, ships direct from China, no packaging or manufacturer claiming ownership... roll of the dice. Try Olight, Streamlight or Surefire if you want a guarantee but at 10x the price. FYI mine doesn't look exactly like the one in this picture.
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Should be solid green when fully charged,check connection I found the cord has to be supported somewhat to charge right
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It has red and green LED indicators. It shows RED when the controller is charging, then it turns GREEN when charged.
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The main led light on the corner will glow blue while on, red while charging, and purple while on and charging. When just charging it will turn off completely when full or to blue when done charging while on. I believe it will last aprox 10 hours?
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I am looking at the operator's manual for this light. It states "charge the unit before first use using the 120V AC charger for 2 hours or until the battery status LED lights green." "The battery status LED lights red when the unit needs charging." It further states "When using the 12 VOLT DC charger,DO NOT CHARGE FOR LONGER THAN 2 HOURS." So it appears you could leave it on the charger when using the AC charger, but not when using the DC charger. If you buy this light, I am confident you will like it. They have a similar model now that is supposed to be waterproof, but I would stick with the SL5 as the new waterproof model appears to have a problem with the switch. Good luck! I am looking at the operator's manual for this light. It states "charge the unit before first use using the 120V AC charger for 2 hours or until the battery status LED lights green." "The battery status LED lights red when the unit needs charging." It further states "When using the 12 VOLT DC charger,DO NOT CHARGE FOR LONGER THAN 2 HOURS." So it appears you could leave it on the charger when using the AC charger, but not when using the DC charger. If you buy this light, I am confident you will like it. They have a similar model now that is supposed to be... » Read More I am looking at the operator's manual for this light. It states "charge the unit before first use using the 120V AC charger for 2 hours or until the battery status LED lights green." "The battery status LED lights red when the unit needs charging." It further states "When using the 12 VOLT DC charger,DO NOT CHARGE FOR LONGER THAN 2 HOURS." So it appears you could leave it on the charger when using the AC charger, but not when using the DC charger. If you buy this light, I am confident you will like it. They have a similar model now that is supposed to be waterproof, but I would stick with the SL5 as the new waterproof model appears to have a problem with the switch. Good luck! « Show Less
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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.
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I have the same problem. I bought the silver 500G (2/13/10) whose LED lights were totally different from the picture of product! then I googled this "new" one. nothing showed up excepted this discussion. Furthermore the official site has never showed this kinda model. What happened?! I got a fake one?