Once I fully charge the unit the red battery indicator light stays on which I think drains the battery. Is this normal?
1800818
Mine does the same. It is just to indicate a full charge and will turn off eventually. The power used to use that LED is so minimal it has little to no effect on the power stations battery.
1800819
Okay, do you keep the charger cable plugged into 110VAC outlet? I Don't, but I do plug it in from time to time. I (and neighbors) have used this device lots of times and never run it down. I've used the 110VAC outlet for drilling holes in fence poles and to run a pole saw pruning trees. I've used the "jump charge" feature for starting cars stalled on the road. I've charged a cell phone. I've used it for pre-setting our GPS. It is a little heavy to use as a flashlight but fills low tires on cars. Our neighbors like it a lot and have "suggested" what a great Christmas gift it would make (hint...hint). When we get our new Cessna, I will probably keep another in the luggage bay. Don't buy a cheap copy. Okay, do you keep the charger cable plugged into 110VAC outlet? I Don't, but I do plug it in from time to time. I (and neighbors) have used this device lots of times and never run it down. I've used the 110VAC outlet for drilling holes in fence poles and to run a pole saw pruning trees. I've used the "jump charge" feature for starting cars stalled on the road. I've charged a cell phone. I've used it for pre-setting our GPS. It is a little heavy to use as a flashlight but fills low tires on cars. Our neighbors like it a lot and have "suggested" what a great Christmas gift... » Read More Okay, do you keep the charger cable plugged into 110VAC outlet? I Don't, but I do plug it in from time to time. I (and neighbors) have used this device lots of times and never run it down. I've used the 110VAC outlet for drilling holes in fence poles and to run a pole saw pruning trees. I've used the "jump charge" feature for starting cars stalled on the road. I've charged a cell phone. I've used it for pre-setting our GPS. It is a little heavy to use as a flashlight but fills low tires on cars. Our neighbors like it a lot and have "suggested" what a great Christmas gift it would make (hint...hint). When we get our new Cessna, I will probably keep another in the luggage bay. Don't buy a cheap copy. « Show Less
1800820
Red indicator light means the charger is fully charged and ready to go, I leave mine plugged in 24/7 unless I'm on a long road trip,... Never had any issues of battery drainage
567124
The red light stays lit when it is fully charged. It usually takes over night to charge.
70077
There is a charging light that stays on while the battery is charging; the 'maximum charging' light does not stay on the entire time on mine, and mine works fine. So - maybe you should have yours checked out or return it..
49612
I have this charger (2nd one), the red light only appears when the battery is at its lowest charge and will begin flashing green as it charges up. When the green light stays on, you battery is fully charged.
168592
The red light stays on the entire time it's charging. It turns off when it's done. I had an issue where it wasn't charging and the red light would go on and off, but that ended up being my usb port.
126076
Eventually after the battery is fully charged the light goes to a steady green. If the battery is defective, a red light will indicate that. This charger is a little more critical of the overall health of the battery. Some people have commented that the charger says to replace the battery were other chargers say it is fine. I have only had this happen to me one time and I believe the battery probably should have been replaced.
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Tony,I have not had this issue, after the 23 hours of charging, when you check the battery indicator lights, are all 3 lit. if they are, there is no issue. the battery is at full power. Otherwise run the battery until fully depleted then recharge. usually they take a few times to come up to full power. Hope this helps!
470846
on off on to me sounds like its done charging and since it sounds like there is no off switch, it goes in standby mode using little power so thats the possible reason for showing the red led again. Just got this for myself for my iPodT5G and my PS4.
2143977
Yes. I replaced the battery and let the battery charge overnight, but the next day, the light was still red. I had to wait until a convenient time, then I turned the UPS off and on, and the red light stayed off.
1817095
To my knowledge as long as the red light is on, the unit is being charged. But I'm confused by what you say about unplugging the unit. I just leave mine in the sun and forget it, but I'm just a customer not an expert.
1376311
The indicator light does change to show that the battery is fully charged. I haven't used my charger in a couple months. So, I don't recall exactly what the light does. If memory serves me well, it actually blinks red when charging, and shows solid green when it is done charging.
410698
I believe this is normal operation. It did that for me with the original power supply. I think it's just to let you know when it's charging vs. battery mode. Hope that helps.
1762663
When I plug mine in the red light goes on. If it's been plugged in for days it goes off. I believe this indicates a full charge. The maintainer must have some sort of circuitry measuring voltage or current from the battery so as not to overcharge.
49616
On my unit the light is red, and it starts flashing red when I place a drained battery into it for charging. Once the battery is charged it turns green and stays green until I remove the battery to use it.
1314878
With mine, all the green lights are on when it's fully charged, but now always. I have no idea what the red light means. It may be just for show. I wouldn't buy another one of these, though. It works 95% of the time. Sometimes I pull the battery off after a few hours, and it hasn't charged. It didn't come with any type of documentation.
1726197
Mine has been charging for over six hours with no change in the solid red light. Is that normal??
234186
the l.e.d. is the battery charged indicator turns on red while charging turns off once charged