Ryobi 140501001 18V Lithium-ion 1-Hour Battery Charger
Posted on
June 26th, 2011
by Alan
Ryobi 140501001 18V Lithium-ion 1-Hour Battery Charger
- Charges both NiCd and Li-ion One+ batteries in 1-hr or less
- 45 minutes to charge NiCd and 1 hour to charge li-ion
- Diagnostic readout provides battery status
Includes 18V Lithium-ion 1-hr Charger – 140501001
List Price: $ 69.99
Price: $ 32.99
Great Charger,
I had seen other reviews of this charger that said it could revive old Ryobi 18V NiCds. I have two NiCds that have worked great for several years, but are approaching the end of their lives. One of them, in fact, would no longer take a charge at all from the old NiCd charger. When I put my old batteries on this new charger they both charged well and are very usable again. The only caveat is that the batteries will still lose their charge within about 24 hrs (did I mention they’re old
, but if I know a little in advance when I’m going to need them I can just put one of them on the charger an hour before and I’m set to go for that job. Eventually I am going to get some new batteries (not sure yet if they will be NiCd or Li-ion), but this charger has extended the life of my old batteries at a time when I need to stretch my dollars as much as possible.
There are two lights on the charger that tell you what the charger is doing and what state your battery is in. If you can’t remember what this light flashing, or that light on steady means, there is a handy, large reference panel right below the lights so it takes about 1 second to glance down to see what the lights are telling you.
One more thing I like about this charger that the old one didn’t have: This one has holes on the back to allow it to be mounted on a wall. One less thing to take up space on the workbench! Also, with it mounted on the wall it only takes one hand to pull the batteries out of the charger. Brilliant!
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|Well Worth the Money,
The product was well worth the money paid for it. Does what it said it would do, fast charge.
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|18 volt charger,
Puchased as a replacement for charger that was not in powering on. Used for the past few months and have not had any problems what so ever. Quick shipping and good customer support.
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