Do you leave your cordless tool batteries in the charger?

And I used to leave tool batteries plugged in for days or weeks as I have many different ones and they get plugged in and forgot about. I'm more leary of this too, and also try not to leave the chargers plugged up if there is no battery as well. I've had no melted tool chargers but I've been hearing lots of horror stories the past 5-10 years or so.

But I am still guilty of plugging in one for the next day before bed sometimes. Which I probably should stop doing.

aka Larry said:

I keep all my batteries in the plastic cases with the tools, thus not on the charger.

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Haha, I got pissed a while ago and threw away all the blow molded plastic cases for almost all my tools after I realized how much space they take up, and how there was not much need for them at home. The cases took up many shelves, but all the tools combined only took up a couple shelves.

But on my work truck I keep the big hammer drill and corded sawzall in their cases with a 10ft extension cord for each and the respective bits/blades. But the drill I use every day stays in my carry bag.

kywildcat said:

How about the Battery Tender Jr I mentioned a second ago. I think these are made to be left plugged in all the time. But again it is a charger. Any thoughts on this???

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I had a battery tender jr burn up. I came out in the garage one day and heard a weird sizzling and odd smell. walked over to it and it was a melted down pile of plastic and making all kinds of crackling/sparking noises. Glad I was home, I assumed these things could be trusted to be left alone since I've seen so many people with the same model and hadn't heard anything bad.

I called the manufacture. I wasn't complaining, just seeing if it might be covered under warranty to get it replaced. But they pretty much said out of warranty, just go buy a new one.. Well I didn't and just use the regular charger every so often to top of my sitting cars while I'm home.

I used to charge car batteries overnight while I slept, no more since I've had batteries too hot to touch after not properly charging. I do it while I'm home.And I used to leave tool batteries plugged in for days or weeks as I have many different ones and they get plugged in and forgot about. I'm more leary of this too, and also try not to leave the chargers plugged up if there is no battery as well. I've had no melted tool chargers but I've been hearing lots of horror stories the past 5-10 years or so.But I am still guilty of plugging in one for the next day before bed sometimes. Which I probably should stop doing.Haha, I got pissed a while ago and threw away all the blow molded plastic cases for almost all my tools after I realized how much space they take up, and how there was not much need for them at home. The cases took up many shelves, but all the tools combined only took up a couple shelves.But on my work truck I keep the big hammer drill and corded sawzall in their cases with a 10ft extension cord for each and the respective bits/blades. But the drill I use every day stays in my carry bag.I had a battery tender jr burn up. I came out in the garage one day and heard a weird sizzling and odd smell. walked over to it and it was a melted down pile of plastic and making all kinds of crackling/sparking noises. Glad I was home, I assumed these things could be trusted to be left alone since I've seen so many people with the same model and hadn't heard anything bad.I called the manufacture. I wasn't complaining, just seeing if it might be covered under warranty to get it replaced. But they pretty much said out of warranty, just go buy a new one.. Well I didn't and just use the regular charger every so often to top of my sitting cars while I'm home.

Leave the Registration Cross PIN at the default setting of four zeroes (0 0 0 0). Your Terminal will arrive with this setting.

Keep an extra Terminal on the job site as a back-up in the event of a dead battery -- this precaution will help prevent down time during battery changes.

Have extra battery cells on hand in your job box or job site. You will not be able to unlock your batteries on the Terminal if the battery is dead. Note that your Terminal will show a warning light when the battery is low. This precaution will help prevent down time during battery changes.

On the job site, keep your Terminal(s) on Timer Mode. This is the most common setting for everyday use. If it is not set on Timer Mode, the Terminal will not read your batteries.

If you have a large job site, it is recommended to have multiple Terminals (example: one Terminal per floor). This ensures faster processing of multiple batteries.

To un-program a battery, it is best to have a Sync Lock™ on-hand set at the Timer-Cancel setting in order to quickly clear batteries. It may be convenient to have your tool crib manager have a Terminal on this setting so batteries can be quickly swiped to remove the current timing settings.