Why Won’t My New Dewalt Battery Charge?

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Asked By CraftyNinja87 On

Hey everyone! I'm a long-time Dewalt fan, but I'm facing some serious issues with their battery-powered tools for the first time. I've been doing home renovations and decided to buy a Dewalt cordless impact drill since I was stripping screws with my regular drill. I got the 20v Max Atomic impact drill as part of a great sale, which included a battery and charger. However, after charging the battery overnight, I found it was still only showing a 50% charge. The charger indicates it's fully charged with a solid red light, but it doesn't work. I've gone through three full sets of the drill, battery, and charger and all have the same battery charging issue. Is this a common problem with the Dewalt 20v Max Lithium Ion batteries? Am I experiencing user error, or did I just get stuck with bad batteries? I'm really hoping to stick with Dewalt, but this quality issue has me reconsidering!

1 Answer

Answered By FixItFelix42 On

It sounds like you might not be inserting the battery fully into the charger. Often, you have to really push it in to get a good connection. If the battery doesn’t click in or seat properly, it won’t charge as it should. Just make sure it’s really snug in there before you start charging.

DIYGoddess99 -

Yeah, that's a common issue! I had a similar problem where I thought it was charging, but the battery wasn't seated properly. A good tap to properly seat it fixed everything for me.

ToolTimeTimmy -

Totally agree! I had to learn the hard way too. It's really important to ensure that the battery is fully in for the charger to recognize it.

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