Milwaukee is too expensive to be having all this crap going on
@JohnDoe-ef3wo Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly.
@paulfalana32292 жыл бұрын
glad to see i am not the only one having problems with 12 volt stuff this is shit it cost to much to be having battery problems
@sdlangdon74682 жыл бұрын
After reading the threads below, I left the battery in, unplugged, and plugged it back in. It works. No more Red, Green, Red, Green.
@datrucker2103 ай бұрын
Where you find this info, it worked. Save me from buying another charger.
@fictions2135 Жыл бұрын
I had a charge do this to every battery I put it, many of the were brand new. Leaving the battery in, unplugging the charger, waiting for the lights to shut off (aka capacitors to drain out) and plugging back in worked for me.
@Utuber-x44 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the charger was oversensitive to anomalies in the pack. Weird.
@smanaces3 жыл бұрын
did you enable cookies and clear its browsing history?
@sajanim2 жыл бұрын
First recharge on a recently purchased multi tool, and I have the same problem. Did not keep my receipt, so I guess I am SOL trying to return it. Does NOT make me a raving Milwaukee fan. :( Addendum: I tried the trick of unplugging the battery cable as I was trying to charge the battery. In other words, I left the battery in the charger, unplugged it, and plugged it back in again. Worked like a charm.
@cvdubz2960 Жыл бұрын
Old post I know but this may help some people, the batteries they use in the 6.0 and the red lithium cp3.0 packs use the same pink cells, they seem to be unstable or they weren't balanced when assembled, so when the milwaukee charger charges it does so in a series circuit which doesn't allow the cells to get balanced while charging, I often have to use the USB charging trick with USB device that tells me at what amps volts im putting in and how how long and it will show me how many mAh I'm putting into the cell just to get it to the same voltage as the other cells
@DCFATAL2 жыл бұрын
All I did was unplug it (while having the battery in) and plug it back in and it worked
@AnjiDeeB5 ай бұрын
Just saved me~ thanks
@DCFATAL5 ай бұрын
@@AnjiDeeB no problem
@MicroplaysMC2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to add something that may be helpful to some. My charger charges my 6.0 battery for about 15 seconds, then throws a flashing light. This particular symptom usually means one or more cells are overdischarged. Why would they be? Could be a number of things. Can it be fixed? Yes, all you need to do is run a voltage between 3.4 and 4.2v through the leads of the bad pack until the pack reads at least 3.4v. A "pack" refers to one group of cells in parallel. Once you have the groups above 3.4v reassemble them and the charger will begin to charge them normally. A crude way of doing this is with a chopped USB cord coming out of a power brick. USB runs on 5v and will also charge the packs, just be careful nothing gets hot. NOTE: if this fixed your battery, but the pack(s) overdischarged because they are old/worn cells, do not discharge the battery as much when using it, so it doesn't brick your battery again.
@mt1862 жыл бұрын
How long do you put the USB charger on the battery for?
@MicroplaysMC2 жыл бұрын
@@mt186 Depends. I can throw you some numbers but ideally you want to monitor the voltage and disconnect it before it overcharges. If you have a 6.0 battery, with a charger that puts out 1 amp, and the battery is 3v or less, leave it for about 30 minutes and check back. Please mind your safety and understand your circumstances. Do not not leave it completely unattended unless you know what you're doing. (And obviously, when checking the pack voltage, the charger must be disconnected)
@mt1862 жыл бұрын
@@MicroplaysMC interesting thing is my 6.0 is showing 10 volts but I jumped it off another fully charged 4.0 and got it up to 10.9, charger still says it's defective. I'm trying to get it over 11 volts to see what happens
@MicroplaysMC2 жыл бұрын
@@mt186 Your total battery voltage can be raised but that doesn't mean each pair is balanced.
@MicroplaysMC2 жыл бұрын
@@mt186 In my case I had two pairs of cells show ~3.9v and the third pair was ~3.2v. The difference might as well be full compared to dead, the difference should only be maybe 10-20mV. A difference of 700mV is plenty to force the charger to reject it.
@user-lp7qx8xy4e3 жыл бұрын
Had the same thing goin on with a 6.0 in my 6 pack rapid charger, it wouldnt brick it but any battery i put in while the defective battery was flashing would either say all charged or all dead, regardless of actual battery status. Ive always said milwaukee or die but... its shit like this that makes dewalt and makita guys have some ground to stand on
@cesarmontez7014 Жыл бұрын
I am currently experiencing the same situation with the same charger. Within the past two weeks I had a 6.0 and two 4.0's go out on me. I've talked to Milwaukee and I have to send the battery that is still under warranty, back to them. If you do happen to send a lithium ion battery back to Milwaukee, you'll need the proper label, paperwork, and find a location that will transport lithium ion batteries. In total, I am looking at approximately $300 in batteries that are down.
@hjkjccdggjhvb Жыл бұрын
two of my m12 6.0 battery just went to crap this pass weekend. Luckily i had my 4.0 and it save my butt. The battery is fairly new and i barely even used it... smh
@deadman120782 жыл бұрын
bought 4 XC 6.0 M12 batteries. Within three months two of the batteries would not charge. sent them to Milwaukee and they gave me two new batteries. three months later the other two batteries would not charge.... Going to send back. For the $120+ tax each that I paid for the batteries you'd think they'd be good quality. My 3.0 batteries which I bought back in 2012 are still going strong ironically.
@freddie966woo2 жыл бұрын
i ve 2 older 6.0 m12 battery. one die months ago and the other one just died on me tonight lol
@deadman120782 жыл бұрын
@@freddie966woo two of the new batteries Milwaukee sent me won't charge and now a third... Really annoyed
@mt1862 жыл бұрын
I too have only had problems with the 6.0 for the M12 line. Still trying to get my second one going again. A bit frustrating
@sunchon922915 күн бұрын
It seems when battery voltage drops below certain point the charger thinks the battery is defective and will not charge. Hence red green red green. Though you may not see battery fully used on tools 6.0 seem to have this issue. I charged the 6.0 battery on trickle charger for my car for a minute and plugged it back in the charger and it started taking charge. Now I never let it drain below halfway.
@stephenrickstrew72372 жыл бұрын
Power cycle the charger … ie : leave the battery in and unplug it … worked for me … I have to do the same thing on my “ Smart TV”
@aplaceholderbplaceholder95244 ай бұрын
Have you paid the monthly subscription through their app?
@JReconstruye3 жыл бұрын
Keep trying it till it starts charging. Does that to me when they run too low and it has no charge. So charger thinks battery is bad. Or jump it with another M12 battery for like 3-5mins and then put on charger. Should work. 😎👍🏻👍🏻
@NaptownTuner3 жыл бұрын
When I put that battery in my tool it says 4 bars and works, yours did the same?
@JReconstruye3 жыл бұрын
@@NaptownTuner depends if it was low. But my Milwaukee battery’s usually don’t go bad.
@mxchivas70062 жыл бұрын
Man thanks you so much, I literally just bought a drill combo kit and I went to charge the batteries and it just kept flashing. I was starting to go crazy until I tried your tip and now they’re charging fine. Much appreciated
@christopherramirez38962 жыл бұрын
@@mxchivas7006 I just got a new battery and it is blinking right out of the box how long did you keep it in the charger before it started charging. Or did you keep taking it out and putting it back in?
@Titaness_pheeb2 жыл бұрын
This works !
@911mykid Жыл бұрын
New chargers and batteries have a protective coating. Clean with alcohol then slam the battery in and out of the charger a couple times.
@Ezq952 жыл бұрын
Same here. Milwaukee Tool are better than Dewalt but i buy Dewalt for the Battery life and better Chargers.
@MyRoomIsMessi5 ай бұрын
had the same issue but a couple comments mention the “T” terminal on the battery being slightly recessed vs the other terminals. i bent the terminal out a little and my once bricked chargers are good as new and operational again
@shawnnebernickel15482 жыл бұрын
Unplug your charger & try your charged (good) batteries again. It should reset your charger back to normal by unplugging it
@jordangregor52795 ай бұрын
Literally this. Unplug with battery seated properly in the charger, wait for the blinking to stop, plug back in. Solid red. Easy
@kimchee9411211 ай бұрын
What is going on with Milwaukee chargers? My M12 4.0 did the same thing as the video. M18/M12 RapidCharger blinks red/green then the charger trips, same thing with a new M12 charger. Unplug both charger, it will reset in about half an hour, leave it plug in won't reset. I pull out an old M12 charger (but never used) from the garage then it started charging and reach fully charger very fast within 10 seconds. That couldn't be, battery only half charged. I put it back to the same M18/M12 rapid charger then it starts to charge for about 15 minutes to fully charged. No idea why never used 5 year old M12 stored in the garage start it up when all the other charger just blinks red/green than tripped. Only variables are the M12 is older and garage is a little cooler. Maybe put the charger in the fridge then try if it works for you. BTW Milwaukee wanted about $80 since I couldn't find the receipt but believe purchased within the 3 year warranty.
@uejkmmnnjjjhjj3 жыл бұрын
I have two new 6.0 batteries m12 and I put them on cordless vaccum and they started doing same thing. Not even two months old. It's something with Milwaukee.
@NaptownTuner3 жыл бұрын
They gave me new stuff though the warranty but hopefully most of the stuff lasts outside the warranty
@uejkmmnnjjjhjj3 жыл бұрын
@@NaptownTuner so I can take them to an authorized Milwaukee dealer?
@NaptownTuner3 жыл бұрын
@@uejkmmnnjjjhjj I found it easily on the internet, here were I live it was one of those contractors supply houses, not gonna be Home Depot and such, it was easy for me to find with those key words in the search Milwaukee warranty
@uejkmmnnjjjhjj3 жыл бұрын
@@NaptownTuner thank you will do👍
@TranTek2 жыл бұрын
Take to a service center and they will give you a new one within 3 years some of the early than 2021 made with bad Samsung 30Q cells after somewhere mid 2021 ish they change the Murata aka Sony cells
@dumdiversaspapalbull14522 жыл бұрын
I’ve been buying a lot of m12 stuff recently. I wanted a grinder recently and I bought the m18. My catalog that comes with all of the Milwaukee tools is missing a couple of things that I’m used to seeing on it. One is the fuel multitool. The other is the fuel pin nailer. I don’t know what they’re up to with m12. I’m looking at dewalt stuff.
@maxuabo Жыл бұрын
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
@dustinpomeroy88172 жыл бұрын
I have found that if I have this problem I can charge them in my m12 USB charger and after that they work fine.
@BGFKevin2 жыл бұрын
Happened to me also, when that happens unplug the charger for a few minutes, then plug it it back in and the charger should work again. I’m trying to figure out how to fix the battery cause the jump starting my battery won’t t work, still won’t charge after 🤷🏻♂️
@bridoc5192 жыл бұрын
One of the 3 metal contacts is bent in. Gently tug them out so they make contact with the charger. Usually its the one marked "T" for temperature. This is the only pin the tools use, the other 2 are just for the charger. They measure the 2 series connections inside for balancing purposes.
@jimortiz94642 жыл бұрын
@@bridoc519 I tried charging with an RC charger. And saw your reply, I saw the T pin was slightly less protruding than the others. Bent it out and bam. Charging. Thanks
@newacount17773 жыл бұрын
I've googled how to recharge a battery that reads bad. The big snap on batterys. Pretty much jump start the bad battery for a while
@newacount17773 жыл бұрын
U put in work for Milwaukee. They should take care of u . Just saying.
@tstricklin48083 жыл бұрын
That's a temporary fix,pack will continue to drop voltage over time and pull same shit everytime you charge it. I do it outta necessity but can't rely on batt to hold a charge
@EaStxVaNxiNc2 жыл бұрын
Take that to the Milwaukee shop and exchange the both ...mine did that let it fully die charged no problem after that
@akira59825 ай бұрын
Ffs Just opened 2 brand new m12 6.0 that ive had for years & they wont charge, warranty over
@johnhylton783511 ай бұрын
My battery did the same thing. I Bought a generic charger. That one charged my Milwaukee battery.
@ZazaMonee Жыл бұрын
Push it in harder I bought mine and didn’t push battery in hard and it was doing that lol
@Arsenal.19842 жыл бұрын
If your battery gets below a certain voltage these smart chargers won’t turn on to start a charge cycle, because they think it’s bad/defective. Batteries don’t go bad. What you need to to is jump it with another battery. Best done with another battery with same or more output. But can be done with a 9v if it’s all you have. Put a razor blade in between the positive terminal of each battery and another in the negative terminal of each battery. Take some alligator clips and connect the positives then negatives and allow to sit for about 2min. If your going to use say a 12v or 9v battery allow to sit for a bit longer. Take negatives off then positives and put your battery in the charger, viola. Should be back to using the battery weather for the first time or reviving a oldie but goodie. Hope this helped. Also, for anyone who has a trickle charger, you will have the same issue with a depleted battery. You might think the charger is bad or the battery and it’s only because when a battery is dead and only has a charge of say 5v or less, these newer chargers won’t read them and hence, will not charge them. You need to get a jump charge then proceed to use the charger.
@purkeypilot2 жыл бұрын
This doesn't account for the fact that the battery that "needs jumping" broke the charger. Also, if the battery was so depleted as to not charge, then it wouldn't run the tools as he shows it still does in the video
@Trianavalle2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing and my charger goes bad, after that I unplugged for 20 minutes and plugged back again and is working but I think is bad because is not working as well it keeps happening all the time with good batteries. any suggest thank you
@TheDarienJim2 жыл бұрын
Brand new battery pack with chainsaw and its flashing. What do you suggest i do?
@jimortiz94642 жыл бұрын
Bend out the terminal marked T. Worked for me.
@kevinsiler15552 жыл бұрын
Hey I know it's not Milwaukee, but I had the exact thing happened with me but with craftsman batteries and charges, found out they had a batch of bad batteries. After a month of playing phone tag they sent me 4 new batteries. No problems. Again I know it's not same brand, but found it coincidence
@eriklarson4082 Жыл бұрын
Same exact thing happened to me. Thankfully I got the m12 6.0 for free through home depot promotion. I wonder if they were giving them out for free because of that. No way that Milwaukee doesn't know.
@abelhernandez9710 Жыл бұрын
I gotta from home depot promotion a total of 10 m12 6.0 batteries and they been failing after 3-5 charges it seems.. i think your right about them having some sort of defect
@eriklarson4082 Жыл бұрын
@@abelhernandez9710Milwaukee is slipping with those. Same here with failing after 5 or 6 charges.
@bb2status Жыл бұрын
I'm also having problems with my m12 6.0 I received free from a Home Depot promotion....
@hjkjccdggjhvb Жыл бұрын
@@bb2status mine just went crap , red and green , red and green .. it's a 6.0 also
@AquaTech2258 ай бұрын
Got this going on right now. Just knocked out my second charger like that
@stephenrickstrew72372 жыл бұрын
There is a bad chip or mosfet in some M12 battery’s …. I got a combo kit and one of the 6ah died on me the first time I drained it down all the way … the other one started acting up on me and if I drain it down to shut off … I have to wait 24 hours before it will take a charge.. so it’s going back… but besides those two batteries… no problems
@joelvizcarra4368 Жыл бұрын
Same issue with mines?!?! I went thru the same but idk what to do with them?
@NaptownTuner Жыл бұрын
Warranty them call for your local warranty center tell them the serial number see if it’s still under warranty
@Renvega772 жыл бұрын
Great I just brought one yesterday and try to charge it today and its doing the samething.
@francogalloso21672 жыл бұрын
It happened to me when I dropped in a empty bucket but it was some water on it .. and the screw at the bottom part start to get rust or corrosion. Anyways that’s when my battery starts to fail.
@JB-pb9xv Жыл бұрын
I've never had my bad batteries "brick" any of my chargers , but I've got like 7 of those single M12 charges. An don't even use them cause I bought the 4 bay battery charger. But what I've had happen to a few basically brand new batteries, I've had it happen to 2 of the small 3 amp batteries. And 1 of the 6 amp batteries, both barely ever even used. Which I think it's cause I have too many batteries, and so I have to alternate them. An a lot of times some will sit around without being used, for too long I guess. And when I go to use them, even though they're never used. They no longer work, an so the flashing lights.
@Igor-q3f2 ай бұрын
I have the same problem wit a new 6ah m12 battery
@anthonyoleary7836 Жыл бұрын
Is the battery is a knock off? They make fake Milwaukee batteries. They look nearly identical. I am having the same issue with a BRAND new xc 6.0 battery that I bought from eBay..... I think I bought a fake...
@serg42202 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem with the 6.0
@rodriguezaziz2 жыл бұрын
Connect battery w/battery still in charger disconnect the charger for a bit . Reconnect and it should work . Did for me
@sheed76972 жыл бұрын
I bought a 6.0 2 pack battery nd now both them dont work on the charger they brand new to only used for a month or two i think its the 6.0 ones
@Golgafrinchamdent5 ай бұрын
Wilfaukyee batteries SUCK. I've got a bunch of m18 and m12 batteries, and they've been nothing but problems. I never had my charger go bad, but so many packs just flash red & green. And with very light use. Frikkin' expensive garbage. Never a problem... NOT ONE... with Dewalt. "Red Lithium" my arse.
@icyrene12 жыл бұрын
Mine did the same …found some weird internet page..and the charger can be reset…it worked but yeah I forgot…
@tstricklin48083 жыл бұрын
Bad pack ,internal short
@jaredbradley40952 жыл бұрын
Same with my xc 6.0
@emanuelneto63972 жыл бұрын
My 3 month old battery start doing the same
@nofilter86772 жыл бұрын
Unplug the charger to reset the circuit
@bridoc5192 жыл бұрын
One of the 3 front pins is bent in, therefore not making good contact with the charger trying to read cell voltages or pack temperature. Gently tug them forward away from the plastic
@jimortiz94642 жыл бұрын
Yup, the one marked T worked for me.
@waitemc2 жыл бұрын
Mine bricked 3 quick chargers all together never to work again
@robertlyon94202 жыл бұрын
What does bricking mean
@shannondavenport84322 жыл бұрын
It means you've turned the device into a brick.
@zhuiqu2 жыл бұрын
I have one same issue
@evictioncarpentry2628 Жыл бұрын
Has nothing to do with the charger. The voltage on the battery is too low. You need jump start it with another battery for a couple minutes to bring the voltage up enough to where the charger will be above its limit
@NaptownTuner Жыл бұрын
The battery has a 3 year warranty. Never jump a battery if it’s under warranty. They replaced the battery and the charger free of charge.
@andyt15733 жыл бұрын
Cause it's no more good it happens..
@uejkmmnnjjjhjj3 жыл бұрын
If someone knows how I can fix them please let me know. 👍
@IxliFeHackxI3 жыл бұрын
Usually you can't, it happens when one battery fails
@eselilmtz2 жыл бұрын
yes don’t let your batteries drain
@Arsenal.19842 жыл бұрын
If your battery gets below a certain voltage these smart chargers won’t turn on to start a charge cycle, because they think it’s bad/defective. Batteries don’t go bad. What you need to to is jump it with another battery. Best done with another battery with same or more output. But can be done with a 9v if it’s all you have. Put a razor blade in between the positive terminal of each battery and another in the negative terminal of each battery. Take some alligator clips and connect the positives then negatives and allow to sit for about 2min. If your going to use say a 12v or 9v battery allow to sit for a bit longer. Take negatives off then positives and put your battery in the charger, viola. Should be back to using the battery weather for the first time or reviving a oldie but goodie. Hope this helped. Also, for anyone who has a trickle charger, you will have the same issue with a depleted battery. You might think the charger is bad or the battery and it’s only because when a battery is dead and only has a charge of say 5v or less, these newer chargers won’t read them and hence, will not charge them. You need to get a jump charge then proceed to use the charger.
@ronkali53652 жыл бұрын
@@Arsenal.1984 Then they need to change how the chargers work. These batteries ain't cheap, imagine how many people already went and get a new one.Just went to charge mine samething
@michaelbarrett27052 жыл бұрын
@@ronkali5365 I literally just had this happen yesterday to my 6.0 and from reading online, it said it was bad. I ordered a 2 pack of 6.0 batteries this morning, and just now read this. Going to try jumping it and cancel the order if it works!
@michaelphillips-nxs2 жыл бұрын
read the manual dude
@michaelphillips-nxs2 жыл бұрын
itys doing what its suppose to do
@briantitus27373 жыл бұрын
Weird!
@fantomas447362 жыл бұрын
Check metabo
@trainrick1 Жыл бұрын
Fuse
@andyt15733 жыл бұрын
Get Makita.. 😂
@attilamadarasz36303 жыл бұрын
They don't have tools what it's good in automotive too.they don't even have cordless rachet
@jasonn22848 ай бұрын
Dumb video. It’s your battery not your charger. A battery can not break a charger.