Hey Guys, I have a couple of 4 month old 18V Ryobi cordless drill batteries that were working fine with casual use in that they were charging and discharging properly until one of them has decided not to charge up again.
What normally happens is that the battery would drain with use and then you pop it into the charger and the red light on the charger would signify that it was indeed flat and that the charging cycle has commenced.
Once the battery was fully recharged the green light then lights up on the charger. This still works for one of the batteries but with the other one, even though it's flat, shows a green light on the charger as soon as you place it in and therefore the charging cycle does not commence.
Does anyone have an idea why this is happening and if anything can be done about it? I have lost the receipt so Bunnings won't exchange the battery. Even when a battery is at the end of it's life it would still recharge but it would only provide a few minutes of use before going flat again.
cheers.
p.s. I have tried the battery in one of Bunnings new chargers and it's showing the same green light.