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charging battery on weedeater?

I bought a Craftsman weedeater at a Thrift Store, it didn't have any instructions with it, it is 24VDC model 71.74805. My question is: how long should I leave it charge, when I plug it in the light is red, but in about 20 minutes the light turns green, but the battery is not fully charged because when I use it, it's just a matter of minutes before the battery goes dead again. How long should I leave it charge on green?

Phyllis
August 2006

Craftsman 71.74805 Garden Tools, Lawn Mowers Battery Craftsman Model

The manual says, for best results let charge for 16 hours.

helper
June 2007

From your description of the problem, I would say the batteries are bad. That weedeater uses two 12v SLA batteries and they do "ware-out" after so many charge/discharge cycles. I would go to your nearest Batteries Plus store and have it checked out. They have a Tech Center that can test the batteries, charger and may even install some new batteries to test the weedeater. Note: If you do replace the batteries, charge them up fully and recharge immediately after each use, then remove from charger.

JackinSpokane
April 2007