Black & Decker FSMVC 9.6-Volt to 18-Volt Slide Style Battery Charger

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This is a great little charger to have for all of my Black and Decker cordless tools. Definitely a keeper. What I like about it is it is lightweight and charges fast which makes it very accessible on the job site. It also handles various size batteries, which gives me the versatility to only carry one charger on my truck.

I proceeded to remove the extra prongs, and used some tape to cover up the cut wire. Presto. The battery works normally, and can now be charged with this charger. Here is the fix. The extra prong seems to be a way to charge the battery without an external charger. I replaced the cover,and put the screws back on. I purchased this charger to charge (4) 18V B & D batteries.

Because of this, the battery has an extra set of prongs that will interfere with this charger. I used a T10 bit to open the 18 volt battery pack. I soon found out what other have stated in their reviews, that two of the newer 18 volt batteries did not fit in the charger. I personally never bothered to use the integrated charger in the drill, so removing this prong/option is no big deal for me. These batteries came with a drill that had an integrated charger. I located the extra prongs, and cut the wire off. Keep this in mind if you plan on doing this mod.

You should use some electrical tape, but any insulating tape will work.

The charger that came with my drill crapped out after only a year so I bought this as a replacement. Hopefully it will last longer than the last one. It works fine so far.

I'm currently sending this one back. Well, it doesn't. I bought this because it says that it will charge all slide style batteries. There are some slide style batteries that have a different plug style. The product may be a good product, assuming that you have the right type of battery. Black and Decker has ignored my question regarding the product and I can't locate the appropriate charger.

I don't know what more there is to say. I have only used it once and it worked fine. If you have two batteries like I do it's a good thing to have. :) It's Black and Decker quality.