ELEFLYBDFC240 Battery Charger Compatible with Black and Decker 18V 14.4V 12V 9.6V 24V NiCD NiMH Battery HPB18 HPB18-OPE HPB14 HPB12 HPB96 HPB24, Compatible with Black and Decker 18V Charger

I bought this charger as a replacement for the original unit that went bad. This new Elefly works great and takes less time to charge batteries.

charged a battery i thought was dead

Great product. Works fine. Fast shipping.

I bought this to replace the "dumb chargers" that come with outdoor B&D power tools, which use the HPB18 battery. The problem with the original supplied chargers is that they don't tell you when the battery is charged. So you tend to leave them on the charger indefinitely which ultimately shortens the life of the battery. This charger works best with 3 prong batteries. The third prong is a temp sensor that determines when the battery is fully charged based on its temperature, and gives you a green LED "charged" indication. It will charge 2 prong batteries but it will not tell you when the battery is fully charged and so it will keep on charging it. Bad. They describe the charging cycle to be about an hour which I find to be true based on charging a 3 prong battery and seeing the green indicator come on in about an hour.I do not yet have long term experience with this charger as I just bought it. I hung it in the garage using the hole it has for a mounting screw. When you do that, all the printing on the charger ends up upside down, a minor flaw in the design. But when I pull my car into the garage I can plainly see if the green (charged) indicator is on, a reminder to me to take that battery off the charger. With the old "dumb" chargers I tended to put the batteries on the charger right after use and then forget about them until the next time I used them. That will not happen anymore so I am hoping to get longer battery life. Winter storage of the batteries should be done with the batteries OFF the charger and about 50% charged. An occasional full charge during the winter would not hurt.What I DON'T know about this charger is whether the quick charging circuit reverts to a trickle charge when the green "charged" indicator comes on. That's why I think it's best to remove the battery from the charger when the green LED comes on.

Had 2 old batteries and it charged it really quick

Works well

I turned my house upside down to find the charger that came with my drill; never did find it. I hated to spend anything for a replacement charger, but work was planned where I needed to use my drill and the batteries where depleted. I think the price paid for this charger was more than fair, and the charging features were better than the simple unit that came with the drill. Amazon delivered with their dependable speed, so I was up and running within 2 days.

The green light came on quickly, indicating the battery was changed. When used, the charge lasted 90 seconds. The initial charge on the new battery lasted 5 minutes. I plan to return it.