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Two of my three batteries were in working condition, the third being dead. I asked the fellow at the battery place what procedure to follow re charging the batteries, especially ones that are not used every day. I took the dead battery to a "Batteries Plus" store, where for a fee somewhat above what a new battery would have cost, they replaced the dead cells with more robust models of same, resulting in a battery with 150% of the power of the OEM item. When the replacement charger arrived, there was an enclosed instruction sheet addressing the recharging of old batteries, very appropriate for equipment that may be several years old. My set of 14.4v Firestorm rechargeable-battery equipment consists of a drill, a circular saw, a reciprocating saw, and two flashlights, so charged batteries are rather a must.
Re the flashlights, the original bulbs were replaced by a 1w LED unit, just as bright as the original bulb. The original B&D charger went belly up one day, so after checking with the local hardware stores and hitting a brick wall, I checked with Amazon and there it was. The charger performed perfectly. Result: give each battery a several-hour charge once a month. Note that there are either two modes, it works or it doesn't work.
The item works as it should but the wall wart is considerably smaller and lighter than the OEM product. Better for the batteries but if you are in a project then this could be a problem. Since that is what failed on the original unit, I don't know how long this one will last. Also this unit takes noticeably longer to charge than the original.
The charger arrived when promised and works fine. I hope to get more life out of my drill now that I can charge the batteries again.
not much to say. charger works and seller was very prompt with their service.
Product was what I needed. It did the job and I received it very quickly.
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