Battery won't hold charge

The batteries are failing and need replacing. They aren't holding the charge.

Please always put full
make model (what it is) in all questions. It helps us to help you in a more precise manner.

I agree that the pictographs are not very helpful. You probably have one of the new chargers. I have an old one, which is a little easier to figure out.

From top to bottom

1. The flashing green light with the electric plug indicates that the unit is plugged in and ready to go.
2. The flashing red little fan means that the battery is too warm so it is just cooling it and not charging it at that moment.
3. The solid red empty battery outline means that it is charging but hasn't got very far, less than 80% full.
4. The mostly full battery outline with both solid red and green lights at the same time means it is 80% full or more
5. The full battery outline and solid green with the musical notes means it is full up.
6. The broken battery outline with flashing red and green means you've got a broken battery.
7. The yellow light with the wrench means the charger is "conditioning" the battery, whatever that means.
8. The yellow light with the fan means "cooling abnormality."

Hope this helps

Batteries must be completely dead before recharging or battery life is shortened.large battery is probably defective contact Ryobi to replace battery they while probably send you new batteries for free if you tell them you are going to stop buy their products.Tell them about both batteries they will probably replace both for no charge

If your battery will not hold a charge when it has been taken out of the bike and charged in a stand-alone setting, then one or more of the cells has become sulfated and has gone "dead." Also, as lead acid batteries age, each cell naturally loses the ability to hold its full charge, even if they're still providing the right voltage. I've found that motorcycle batteries are finicky--I've had brand name batteries fail after a single riding season, and I had one generic battery that lasted me for 4+ years of steady riding in summer heat and New England winter cold.

If your battery will hold a charge (and pass a battery load test, available for free at just about any auto parts store) when it is out of your bike but goes dead after it's installed in your bike, you have an open circuit in your bike that is draining the battery even after the key has been pulled from the ignition. One way to check for this problem is by going to the fuse box and pulling each fuse, one at a time, and using a multimeter to bridge the fuse terminals to see if current is present. Unless you have something like an electronic alarm and/or a clock built into your instrumentation, you should see no voltage across any of the fuse terminals. If you do see voltage, then it's time to start troubleshooting why this is occurring. The most likely places for a short circuit are in the ignition switch itself (an internal contact may have gotten distorted and thus provide power even when it shouldn't be) and, less likely, if the insulation has worn through in the hot lead off your battery or any of the wires that branch off that lead.

I would not be surprised if your battery has sulfated and simply needs to be replaced.

Ifthe laptop battery is more than 3 - 4 years old then the battery could be wornout. Rechargeable batteries have a finite number of charge and discharge cyclesand will lose their charge capacity over time, i.e. won't charge to 100% andgradually the charge reduces until the battery won't charge up atall. ORThe battery shows a 100% charge but when the adapter is disconnected thebattery drops off to zero capacity in a very short time. Ifthe battery drops to an unacceptable charge level then the battery needs to bereplaced.

That sounds like your battery could be dead/not hold a charge. If you've charged your battery already and your camera still won't stay off and turns off right away, it's time to purchase a new battery for your Samsung TL105.

You can purchase replacement batteries quite cheap here:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Digital-Camera-BP70A-Battery/dp/B003OEDQBE

I would say that both the batteries are not holding a full charge ....I had one in the past for my mother and if it was not chraged on a regular basis the batteries would die out ....the cheapest and easiest route here is to try new batteries.

diane how far did ya used to go with a full charge? Just because the provider said the batteries are new doesn't mean they are new coulda sat on the self for 6 months. New batteries can go bad or in your case probably just one is bad. batteries should be under warranty contact the place you bought them and have them check them for you make sure they are fully charged when they pick them up. Hope this helps

Okay, might not be reading this right but here goes. If the camera shows the batteries as full then I'd go with that. The charger will come on for a few seconds even with a freshly charged battery because it take that long for the charger to realize the battery is already full. You can't feed an already full battery, so the charger is shutting off completely. Yes normally the light would stay on and the charger would continue to trickle a charge into it it until it is removed. In your case I think you have those batteries stuffed to the gills so the charger is shutting right down. One of the problems with these batteries is as much as the manufacturers deny it they form a memory. Best thing to do with these rechargeable batteries is drain them right down and then replace with a freshly recharged battery.

Check the alternator for voltage output,worn belt and belt tensioner.

A health alternator should be produce 13.6-14.8V.

Any less it will put a drain on the battery.
(example: fuel pump,fans and lights)


Base on what you changed already,I recommend you to


1)inspect the tensioner wear indicator (two arrows,lines or dots) if they coming close the it's time to change the tensioner.

2)check the for worn belt. Look for cracks on the belt.

3)charge up the battery and monitor the voltage.

4)get the alternator check.
Most alternator can go up to 100,000 miles.
Some auto part store has a portable battery + alternator test.