I have an 18V cordless drill/driver. When I tried to recharged the battery, the battery stayed dead. The red light was on while recharging. The charger stand has red and green LED indicators but only the red lit up. The charging time was 5 hrs. as indicated on the manual. The drill is made by Hoteche. Charger : Model FYB024 Input: 110V AC/ 60HZ Output: 24V DC 300mA I suspect the charger is a dud . Thank you for your help.

I repair chargers all the time for resale on eBay. Basically if you have a red light on the charger, there is a good chance it is working. Usually a failed charger will have no lights. I repair chargers all the time for resale on eBay. Basically if you have a red light on the charger, there is a good chance it is working. Usually a failed charger will have no lights.

it's still possible to have gotten a bad battery.If you have any more batteries that you can put in the charger , try that. If not, do tou know anybody that has the same brand and voltage. Try it on theirs. In over 20 years I have only had one charger go bad ,but dozens of batteries go bad. They are part of my daily life ,since most places I go to don't have power and use all sorts of battery tools.I've got drills,hammer drills,impact wrenches,several different kinds of saws,grinders,sanders $ flashlights. it's still possible to have gotten a bad battery.If you have any more batteries that you can put in the charger , try that. If not, do tou know anybody that has the same brand and voltage. Try it on theirs. In over 20 years I have only had one charger go bad ,but dozens of batteries go bad. They are part of my daily life ,since most places I go to don't have power and use all sorts of battery tools.I've got drills,hammer drills,impact wrenches,several different kinds of saws,grinders,sanders $ flashlights.