

make sure that the battery snaps into the charger similarly to how it snaps into the drill. Author: Emily Passey (and 2 other contributors). So, I'm not sure how permanent the fix would be. DeWalt DCD771C2 20-Volt Max Lithium Ion compact drill driver. I have not used the "revived" batteries for any length of time. You should notice that the old battery will charge again whereas before it wouldn't.

Make sure to strip the ends of the wire to ensure connection to the terminals.Ģ) Connect a second wire from the B+ terminal in the same way you did for step 1ģ) Give it about 10-15 seconds and then remove the wiresĤ) Place the old battery onto the charger. According to the users who were experiencing this issue, their battery remains at a single bar, and the battery won’t charge itself.

#20 VOLT DEWALT DRILL BATTERY NOT CHARGING INSTALL#
I used some left over wire from a fan install I had done. Battery not being able to charge at all is one of the most common problems that you might run into while using a DeWalt FlexVolt. The title is Dewalt 20v battery won't charge - FIXġ) Connect one wire from B- terminal of a charged new battery to the old battery that does not charge anymore. There is a YouTube video that I found that I got this fix from, but this sub does not allow links to YouTube. I bought a new battery thinking the two old ones were done for. I made sure the contacts were clean and nothing changed. When I put the packs back on my drill, there was no juice, no rotation. When I put them on the charger it would notify the packs were charged. If your Dewalt battery isn’t charging, the easy fix is to ensure the charger’s plugged into a functioning outlet. I had two 20V packs that drained all the way down. I just tried this process out last night and it worked. I wanted to share this so you might save a little money and not have to throw out potentially usable batteries.
