It's a Black and Decker KC 1252, 12volt. I have a similar 18volt drill and I charge them for 8 hours. Does it knacker them up to leave them on charge all the time? Should you completely exhaust the battery before charging it? Come on you battery experts!How long should I charge my drill battery?Ni-cad batteries have a memory and they should be fairly discharged before recharging. Lithium-ion batteries do not have a memory and you can recharge them whenever.
The charger should be smart enough to quit charging when they fully charge the batteries. They will cut back to a trickle charge. I use a 18V DeWalt and it works great, plenty of torque and a good battery life.How long should I charge my drill battery?You don't have to drain the whole battery down before you charge it. While I'm no battery expert (sorry) it seems to me you should not leave it in all the time.
If you know you're going to use it in time to give it a good chartge, put it in the night before.
Actually, I do a lot of my own repairs and you couldn't pay me to use the rechargables.How long should I charge my drill battery?yes exhaust the battery before charging !!!!!! or you will find it starts taking in less charge time !!!!! length of time ?it should have an automatic cut off when it is fully charged !!!How long should I charge my drill battery?First off I have several battery operated tools up to and including 18v De Walt XRP series and they never take more than 45 minutes to fully charge. Yes it is a good thing to completely run the charge out of them once in awhile but it's not necessary everytime. Don't know what 'knacker' is but it sounds like a limey way of saying, 'will it screw them up?' the answer is no. They are designed to quit accepting a charge once they are fully charged.How long should I charge my drill battery?You don't have to worry too much about charging an hour or two too much, but over half a day extra is about the threshold at which damage will start to be caused.
