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« on: August 09, 2009, 10:38:01 PM »
Hi,

I got two new lithium nano batteries and charger that come with a kit.  When I plug them in after short use, the charger flashes quickly (indicating replace pack), if I remove the battery and plug it right back in again, the charger then works normally.  So far this happen twice in a row, always after short usage.  It happens for both batteries.  Anyone have any idea what's going on here?  Should I get both batteries and charger replace?

Thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 07:20:41 AM »
Hopefully someone from Dewalt on here reads your question and has a good answer because I have the same problem.     My 3rd generation XRP Lithium battery does not seem to share that same problem. Not really sure why. They should all be the exact same. By 3rd generation I mean exterior change. See photo below.

I think it's a weight issue, if I drop the battery on slow and push the battery all the way down I don't run into that issue near as often. If I drop the battery on fast and light, the red light flashes 10 times and then goes into fast flash mode telling me to replace the pack.
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 09:33:19 AM »
Mine are 3rd gen batteries, dated 2008.

Since I just bought these, I think I'll get the replace to see if it help.
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2009, 12:38:19 PM »
I am not sure replacing them will solve the problem. Try making sure that the battery is pushed all the way down. That's all I did.
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 08:59:44 PM »
Yeah, I don't have high hope it'll fix the problem.  But Dewalt need to get notice of this.  No better way than to cost them some money processing returns.
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2009, 10:17:24 PM »
FYI.

I received another set and experienced the same problem.  I think now the problem has to do with recharging an almost fully charged battery.  But that's just a guess.
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2010, 02:31:52 AM »
The issue is not with any gen battery, the software for the charger has a glitch, the problem were addressed and solved........
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