Customer Reviews

Bosch BC230 9.6 Volt to 24 Volt Stick and Pod Style Dual Bay 30-Minute Battery Charger

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The fast charging speed is extremely helpful, especially if you happen to be using a generator and prefer to keep it off most of the time. With the ability to provide one fully charged battery every 15 minutes, even a small crew has a hard time working faster than this charger.

While this says it is compatible with non-bluecore batteries, mine get mighty hot when charged with this. After a summer of use, my non-bluecore batteries have very little capacity left and are essentially worn out. However, it could simply be due to the very heavy use. I was on a tight deadline and would take a battery hot from use and charge it immediately, and then repeat the process throughout the day. Still, it's supposed to protect from overheating and only charge when the batteries are cool enough to not be harmed.

I have used battery tools (drills & saws) almost daily for years. My rule has been to always been if I am using a tool always be charging an extra battery for that tool at the same time. Now I don't have to be as carfull the shorter charge time is way more of an inprovement than I would have thought.

I already had one of these chargers, but decided to buy another when my dad kept using my cordless miter saw in another state! I still needed to use the drill and jigsaw, on multiple projects, and that required charging... 30 minutes is Very Convienent and having two bays is sometimes necessary when you are using multiple tools for hours.

My original charger came with my portable tool set and it has been an excellent unit. It charges fast and holds two batteries which is handy at the end of the day. I'm writing this review as a warning since my first unit failed after getting a little damp and dirty (with sewdust) on the jobsite. I'm more careful with my new charger, especially since the replacement was nearly a third of what I paid for my tool set (they use the same pricing model as replacement batteries)!