My Black & Decker 24 v charger will not charge, the light comes and blinks at first the stays lit after charging for about an hour but the batteries don't charge, one battery is 1yr old and the other is brand new, any ideas?

put a battery charger for a car on the + and - leads and this will recharge it if you do not have the correct power pack recharge transformer

Hello Howard, There are two different kind of cordless drill chargers. One is a smart charger that will not overcharge your battery. It usually has a stand alone base that the battery plugs into and sometimes may have a red and/or a green light to let you know it is charged. This charger will stop charging when the battery is fully charged after an hour or less. The other one is a dumb charger that can overcharge your battery if left on the charger too long. This charger usually has a square or rectangular transformer that plugs directly into your wall receptacle. This charger may take up to eight hours to fully charge your battery and will continue to charge until you unplug it.

Hi,

You just need to set black & decker charger to 12V . Don't make mistake while connecting + / - leads. + lead usually come with Red color cable. You can use the AVO tester to justify the lead cable. The charging time is normally about 10 -12 hours (or just just check the status on your charger display). If your charger does not has trickle charge facility, you have to disconnect your charger after 12 hours continuous use.

Also, you can find the guidance about your charger here :

www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/VEC1087CBD.aspx

Regards

It sound like the battery isn't charging correctly. Check all the battery contacts are clean first and then try and check the charger is ok.

if the battery was fully charged and discharged very quickly, pretty good chance ins a dud and you will need to get a replacement

Go to www.baccusglobal.com and link the Stanley link and then the "manuals" link and it should be there

How large is your yard? On a small yard (like a townhouse front & back yard) the trimmer should last long enough to do the yard a couple of times before needing to be recharged, but it depends on the individual yard, how many weeds you have, and whether you keep it running a long time.

If the trimmer charges at all but not for a very long time, it's either the charger or the battery. Check the charger when it's charging to make sure the red light stays on -- if it goes off or blinks, you need a new charger. If the charger light stays on but the battery doesn't hold a charge, you need a new battery.

Hope that helps!

You need a new charger. If batteries where bad charger would still light.

Click on the link below and you will find replacments

You need to work out if the cost of two batteries is cheaper than a deal on a new drill pack


http://www.svcvacuum.com/black_and_decker/black_and_decker_battery.htm

If the battery gets warm after being in the charger a while and still is not charged, then the battery is bad
if the battery stays cool in the charger then the charger may be bad
Chargers usually have a light code, I.E. on means charged, slow flashing means charging, and a quick blinking means bad battery
Some chargers have 3 lights and the code should be imprinted on the charger.
hope this was helpful, cb