Ryobi 140501001 18V Lithium-ion 1-Hour Battery Charger

by Ryobi

Product Description

Includes 18V Lithium-ion 1-hr Charger - 140501001

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0015YUY4M
• Item model number: P113
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,281 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #90 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Cordless Tool Accessories > Chargers & Converters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Charger, November 14, 2010

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Michael Frerichs (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ryobi 140501001 18V Lithium-ion 1-Hour Battery Charger (Misc.)

I had seen other reviews of this charger that said it could revive old Ryobi 18V NiCds. I have two NiCds that have worked great for several years, but are approaching the end of their lives. One of them, in fact, would no longer take a charge at all from the old NiCd charger. When I put my old batteries on this new charger they both charged well and are very usable again. The only caveat is that the batteries will still lose their charge within about 24 hrs (did I mention they're old :-), but if I know a little in advance when I'm going to need them I can just put one of them on the charger an hour before and I'm set to go for that job. Eventually I am going to get some new batteries (not sure yet if they will be NiCd or Li-ion), but this charger has extended the life of my old batteries at a time when I need to stretch my dollars as much as possible.

There are two lights on the charger that tell you what the charger is doing and what state your battery is in. If you can't remember what this light flashing, or that light on steady means, there is a handy, large reference panel right below the lights so it takes about 1 second to glance down to see what the lights are telling you.

One more thing I like about this charger that the old one didn't have: This one has holes on the back to allow it to be mounted on a wall. One less thing to take up space on the workbench! Also, with it mounted on the wall it only takes one hand to pull the batteries out of the charger. Brilliant!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Worked well until it failed completely, March 12, 2011

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Ryan F - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ryobi 140501001 18V Lithium-ion 1-Hour Battery Charger (Misc.)

I have had this for a little over a year and it worked great with light use. This morning I went over to plug in a battery and noticed the unit seemed completely dead. Tried a different battery and outlet, nothing.

I opened the unit up to see if the fuse had blown and found a small plastic piece rattling around. The piece turned out to be an electrical voltage regulator component that had completely failed, cracking itself in half. Thankfully this failure didn't cause a fire or any additional damage. The fuse remained intact.

This makes me concerned that the design is either flawed or that the components used are of poor quality.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth the Money, May 17, 2009

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Litman3 (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ryobi 140501001 18V Lithium-ion 1-Hour Battery Charger (Misc.)

The product was well worth the money paid for it. Does what it said it would do, fast charge.