Black and Decker PS160 12 Volt Battery Charger #418352-01 Reviews

• Stock lousy charger that comes with the drill

  
  By A1SME0S6S3Q98W on 2006-11-04
  This is the stock charger that comes with Black and Decker 12V drills. I've had one melt. The second one just stopped working. Black and Decker customer service is utterly unresponsive after multiple attempts. There's some indication that the Dewalt version of this, for $10 more, actually functions and fits the same battery.
  
  

• Don't buy it

  
  By A3E0H8IBKJGGP9 on 2006-12-27
  Don't buy it and Amazon should not allow it sold on their site. It worked exactly one time. I was unable to return it. I was given the run around by the provider (bettervac). There are better options for a similiar price (B & D PS1MVC; I've also heard that the Dewalt DW9116 will charge B & D batteries).
  
  

• Battery Charger Cautions

  
  By A8EMA52RCQY4I on 2007-05-29
  I have not used this product as yet because the very valuable caution provided by the distributor. My previous charger had shorted out and
  the caution furnished with the new charger prevented me from shorting out
  the new charger. The caution? "Don't try to charge a dead battery, it will short out the charger."
  
  I will now have to order a new battery or two.
  
  
  

• under-engineered

  
  By A3NPQXZFGEZYVN on 2007-06-08
  This product is grossly under-engineered. If you make the slightest mistake the product will short out and become useless. This is what happened to me. I accidently put a bad battery in the charger and it shorted out and is now just a piece of junk. Oh wait, actually it was a piece of junk even before it shorted out.
  Frankly, I'm surprised that Black and Decker still supplies these as replacements. I am now out $25+ with nothing to show for it. I will think long and hard before I buy another B&D product.
  If I could rate this product lower than 1 I would.
  
  

• b&d 12 v charger

  
  By A18EIUTM7QO601 on 2007-01-04
  excellent experience and grateful to find a charger rather than having to buy a new drill to get a new charger..great price, got in 2 days.
  
  
• Nice if it lasted
  By A6810GPRER514 on 2007-09-09
  This item is not found in local stores. We were so happy to find this battery charger which is compatible to our older model wireless power tools. The first usage charged the battery just fine. The next time we went to plug the charger in and use it, it no longer worked. Very disappointing to spend money for one use only.
  
  
• Bad batt. charger
  By A1GFJZY1DFFPP0 on 2007-01-16
  Received charger on time as promised. burned up the first day. will have no futher busines with this vender and yes, the batt was charged with another charger from another vender
  
  
• only place to find it
  By A10CKKSBPHM36Z on 2007-01-20
  Amazon is the only place i could find this charger. black and decker online did not have it.
  
  
• Great service
  By A2IW1KOPJAJ9YK on 2007-02-02
  Got it in 2 days and it works just fine. Can't beat the convenience and great price.
  
  
• B&D 12 Volt Battery Charger
  By A254422PB8J1HH on 2007-05-12
  I am very satisifed with my charger. I had a difficult time locating this type of charger locally but was able to find one right away on Amazon. Thanks to Amazon for carrying the hard to find objects.
  
  
• Don't Buy
  By A1J7GOLQVT6GMF on 2007-10-10
  This charger is a waste of your money..don't buy..up grade to the Black and Decker "PS1MVC" charger and you won't be sorry. Buy this and your just throwing your money away....Would have rated at zero stars but couldn't.
  
  
• It worked for awhile
  By A226JEVK2PWU4P on 2007-11-07
  This is the second charger I have purchased and the second one to burn out.
  
  
• battery charger
  By A8GIQD7Q1UNED on 2007-01-09
  
  
  excellent service,fast service,will use again.
  
  
• Prompt delivery
  By A37NG7XZFKIO9N on 2007-02-02
  I was pleased with prompt delivery of charging unit. My husband is enjoying his Black and Decker tools. This was a very hard item to find with the battery being even more difficult to find.
  
  
• It was what I needed
  By A3QCD5NQHZ8P8X on 2007-03-09
  The charger came within a few days of my ordering it. I liked the informative instructions that were included with this charger. Not many customers would even think about measuring the voltage of a charger before attaching to their battery. The probability of damaging the battery is high when the charger is shorted or malfunctioning. This simple practise can save one from being frustrated and disappointed.
  
  
• You own batteries will kill it!
  By A2M8YCXR8MPZPQ on 2008-01-17
  Perfectly good batteries will render this charger useless. It's a fairly sad product, as it cannot even charge properly the product it was designed to charge! This is a stock unit that comes with the cordless drills. Do yourself a favor, get a Dewalt charger that fits these batteries, and throw this in the trash. The Dewalt charger will even help B&D batteries perform better.
  
  
• No Problems
  By AGE5FH8KQ9GB6 on 2007-02-23
  I did not give it 5 stars because that ranking means you LOVE it and it is great but LOVE a battery charger? Actually, I had no problems and the service was great. If you need one buy it here.
  
  
• Works Fine
  By A2W6HB4DTLYRCD on 2007-03-09
  This product worked fine and was shipped fast. Could have been a little better priced.
  
  
• Excellent service from this vendor
  By A1DRKSQAJ16YZ8 on 2007-04-04
  Item arrived before the projected date and it worked as described.
  
  
• Battery Charger
  By A3U9ZJBL1LTDWA on 2007-07-08
  I bought this to replace one that got lost somewhere. It has worked very well, easy to use and does what it is suppose to do, charges the battery.
  
  
• great product
  By A2TSUL3B2O3GCD on 2007-08-06
  My charger was everthing I was told it was. I recieved it in just a few days. I will definitly order from amazon again.
  
  
• Not their fault, but it only worked for an hour
  By AMHX9UFILVCBP on 2007-12-03
  Their instructions said to check the battery before using. We did and it was supposed to be fine. After it charged for one hour, the light went out and it stopped working. My father, who is an electrician, said that the battery had shorted out the charger.
  
  
• Black&Decker battery charger
  By A11P2Q02CKU9KB on 2007-12-12
  I had a really hard time finding a replacement to the battery charger that came with my Firestorm drill. I went to the B&D site and THEY didn't have it! But I found it at Amazon, got fast delivery and was charging away. The charger works great, only takes about 4 hours to fully charge a drained battery. I might just order another one for emergencies.
  
  
• Awful product
  By AV4PI4LXCLNVA on 2008-02-10
  This was a complete and utter RIPOFF. The product does not work and never has. I am very disappointed and would not buy anything from this merchant again. I want to give zero stars but apparently I cannot give less than one.
  
  Thank you,
  MJL
  
  
• Black & Decker Charger
  By A1LAGLMKOOPVG9 on 2008-02-29
  I,ve been using mine since the late 1980's!! still working--just replaced the weak battery last week.---Excellent Product for me.
  
  
• Battery Charger
  By A1VGKAQOVWLOX9 on 2008-04-19
  This product came as promised and is already being put to good use! Thanks, kat
  
  
• satisfied customer
  By A828S21J9QK4M on 2008-05-15
  I ordered this product and the ordering process was fast and easy. The item came earlier than expected, was just what I ordered and took care of my problems. Will order again. Thank you for the great service.
  
  
• Broken
  By A3B5QDCHKJW0NM on 2008-05-31
  The battery charger failed within a day of its first use. Will not order here again.
  
  
• Black and Decker charger
  By A1OTUCGAL6E9I7 on 2008-05-31
  The Charger was delivered within 2 days of the order. It works as intended. Very happy with the service.
  
  
• Avoid like the plague !!
  By A2IFMBP1N9U92W on 2008-07-15
  Bought one of these when my original one quit working. It worked maybe 3 months and then died. Don't buy it -- get a Dewalt one (from eBay) that works fine and doesn't burn out like this one.
  
  

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