For Makita battery compatible, plug a not full charged compatible battery into Makita charger, it is charging if the charging light change frome green to red, otherwise incompatible with the charger.

You can bypass the fuse when it melt down, however as you are bypassing a fuse the next time such fault occurs there will probably be irreversible damage to the electronics. The DC18RA charges a BL1850B 18v LXT 5.0Ah lithium-ion battery in approximately 45 minutes. Why does my Makita battery flashing red and green? When put the battery into Makita battery charger, if the lights are not flashing, it mean that the battery or charge is likely defective, but how to judge? Makita Fast Battery Charger DC18RC LXT Lithium Ion 18V charges Makita batteries from 14.4V to 18V. The DC18RC is a compact sized fast charger which takes only 22 minutes to fully charge a 3.0Ah Li-ion battery.Flashing Green Light – Ready to charge. Solid red light – Charging (Battery is below 80% charge) Solid red and green light – Charging (Battery is above 80% charge) Solid green light – Charging complete. Flashing red light – Delay in charging (Battery is cooling or the battery is too cold to charge) Is it OK to leave Makita batteries on charger? To keep your batteries running at their best, the DC18RC has a forced cooling system to prevent overheating which will give your batteries a longer service life. Sold as a single unit. A: No. Makita recommends charging a brand new battery to a full charge before using it. Q: Can Makita Lithium-Ion batteries “over charge”? A: No, Makita chargers are designed so that they will not overcharge a Lithium-Ion battery. Can Makita dc18rc charge a 12V battery? The Makita DC18RC 240V 18V LXT Battery Charger is the ideal product for tradespeople and DIY enthusiasts that use Makita cordless power tools. You rely on your tools to get the job done, and it is vital that your batteries are not only fully charged, but also operating at their best. The DC18RC will do just that. It can charge a 3Ah battery in just 22 minutes and the digital charging display will allow you to easily monitor the progress of charging.

Built-in CPU - gathers information from the battery's memory chip to determine optimum charging method One is that the temperature or cutoff or individual cell monitoring sensor in charger that dont allow the batteries to take a charge. Once the same condition is detected 3 times by the same charger it considers the batteries to be bad and refuses to accept it.It is a protection chip to prevent battery melt down. The MAKITA DC18RC has a cooling fan and Active 3 Controls. This means that during the loading of the charging voltage, charging current, and temperature is held in the holes. The cooling system blows cool air into the battery. As a result, high temperatures occur in the battery, so that the battery life is extended, and the charging process is accelerated.Problem is there is a lot of these batteries going to the landfill that are perfectly fine and just need the chip reset. Cost effective, simple to use and easy to fit, the DeWalt / Milwaukee to Makita Badaptor Duo Battery Adaptor is the perfect addition to your collection of power tools. The Badaptor Duo is designed to allow users to attach their existing DeWalt or Milwaukee 18V batteries to a Makita 18V tool in a matter of seconds. Is Makita DC18RC a fast charger?