Just bought it a few weeks ago its the best thing for charging over night ...you don't have to keep switching out batteries during the night ,it will charge each one in sequence...and knowing which tools use the most juice while working helps...my air pump (for my bikes) uses very little juice, my fan uses moderate juice (works better on high speed), my drill uses moderate juice , My 900 lumen light uses moderate juice , my 18g air strike nailer uses very little juice , but my mini router uses a lot of juice ,this let's me know what to keep charged all the time. I really pleased with this super charger and the fact that Ryobi has stepped up their game with their batteries...im a pro contractor/ handyman and have stepped up my ryobi tool collection...if you haven't gave them a try I think you should .
good battery charger till you have to have them fixed no where to get them fixed it in Jacksonville Florida My supercharger lasted 4 weeks before now it doesn't work at all have to take all the time to try to find out where to send it back to home depot's a joke
I have an old supercharger and a new one. They work great. I'll swear that by putting my old NiCad batteries in these and just leaving them in it until I need to use them, they now charge better than they ever did and seem to have just as much power as they did ten years ago when I first got them. These chargers maintain and condition the batteries in them. Your batteries will last a lot longer.
Thanx for the info. I have 26 batteries. I got rid of all my single chargers and bought 3 of these. The footprint and cord management is so much nicer now. Gave me room in my shop for more tool storage and they work great. For those that want it to charge all 6 at the same time the over heat created and the blown breakers would piss you off to no end. I make sure that at least 1 bank of multi chargers is always full with 4 different amp hour capacity batteries and has work terrifically for me.
Great review, as usual. Home Depot seems to be becoming Ryobi Central. It's hard to know which line of tools to adopt, however, because it's definitely too expensive to switch back and forth, given the price of batteries and chargers.
Was thinking of getting that charger thinking it'll charge all at once! I'll keep my 6 separate Chargers mounted on a board and get all 6 Charged within an hour! Ryobi should have an option to buy the Chargers separately! Thanks for posting!
Here's Our Problem with this and the older 6 bank charger. Let me start with I have 2 of the 6 bank chargers. 1 mounted in an outside bin of our service body truck. Got it to save space as he suggested and obviously to charge 6 batteries at a time. Well that's not clear on the boxes that it only charges 1 at a time. Problem is we have about 20 batteries so 6 stay in the charger and when the one is fully charged we grab that one and put another in its place which causes the batteries down line from that port never to get charged unless we do not need any batteries for hours. Now yes, I understand Ryobi is supposedly for homeowners but we've had great luck with all the tools thus ( when I say this its very real) that we have every single 18 volt tool but 2 and a couple of the Yard Care items ( even have many of theses as well) and love them and the fact they do keep the new tool fitting across the same battery platform over our 15 plus years in business . We are big Fans but if you go through batteries at a fast rate as we do individual charges will work best.
It sounds like you are a rare case.....keep in mind the huge majority of users for this charger......doubling the price to make it charge multiple batteries at once (like some other brands) would be better for you --- but most people would be paying for something that they just dont need. Also....I am surprised you arent just running 4-5 of the DC versions of the chargers (ends cut off & hardwired into a junction box) in your worktruck to eliminate the need for an inverter.
We just plug the fiscal truck in at the jobsite, Also have 2 additional single chargers mounted to the toolbox wall beside the 6 bay charger but actually thought about my comment today when I took 4 batteries back to the truck to plug in. Good thing was it was long enough for 4 of the 5 batteries already on the charger to be charging. BTW Hopefully Ryobi is listening and will come out with a framing nailer so I can dump my last Paslode, already gotten rid of the finish nailers thanks to Ryobi's battery ones. Thanks
I really like the snap in function so the batteries cannot fall out. the charger should be able to do more than one battery at a time, but at least you have a nice and secure way of carrying them to the jobite.
This still looks very convenient but I would think for the size and price they could at least charge more than one battery at a time. I normally use two single chargers and this doesn't replace that. Thanks for the review.
+The Mechanical Philosopher Thanks! I think they are more-so going to convenience (not monitoring 6 batteries & walking away to let the charger to the rest). $40 for the regular fast charger or $80 for this one......if you got two of the others, it would charge faster, but you'd be limited to two ports VS 6 ports.....so it's a toss-up as to what is more important to you.
While I fully agree it would be much more convenient to charge all the batteries at the same time, I imagine that could potentially cause an overload on the outlet, with six large batteries taking quite the drain. I could be mistaken, of course.
If it's 30 min for a 1.5 Amp hr P102, it's putting out about 18v × 1.5 Ahr ÷ .5 hr so it draws about 54 watts. Factor in a bit of waste and the fact that the final voltage is closer to 20 and you can figure about 65 watts per battery. All 6 concurrent would be under 400 watts which is less than the typical 15 amp 110 v circuit of North American homes. Less than a 1\3 the draw of a toaster or most hair blow dryers that run over 1200 watts. The expense would be multiplying the checking/charging circuitry by 6. That would be a pricey charger. If they could time slice multiplex that aspect, it would still more than double the price of the charger for the multiplexing and physical duplications of the charge electronics.
I agree. But I will say that it is nice to store 6 batteries as it will trickle charge them as well. So great for the workshop not so much for the job site
@@MM-qk9wx no, it charges one battery at a time. Even still, it only draws about 70 watts to charge a single battery, your toaster uses 1,000-1500 watts when you push the lever down. Simple math says, 6 x 70 = 420 watts draw even if all batteries were charging at once, which they dont anyways. I like this unit.
You had me going for a while. Charging 6 batteries, compatible with their previous generations of battery technology, also charges an iPhone. Then I looked at what date it was and knew. Very believable prank. I really thought it was charging those batteries! You and Ryobi did a good job on this one.
The old to new 6 bay charger orients the indication battery level lights to you when wall mounted = your getting ready to take your 6 batteries somewhere as your packing up one can quickly check the status. Side note 👏👏👏👏 the 18 v 410 cfm wireless leaf blower is awesome as I upgraded from the old simple 120 mph one after 7 years of car snow clearing and summer deck drive way and street !!!
Well glad I watched this, I thought it charged them in one go, but I get that that may be too much of a load on the wiring. Could have managed to charge two in one go at the least. Great for overnight charging, that makes sense but not for getting things done quickly on the job.
why does no one make a multi charger that charges them all at once, I've made my own multi charger in a 3x2 configuration all glued together and fixed on a small board and now I can have all 6 batteries charged in 30 minutes
A worthy upgrade. A usb port! Why not? I wonder is it always powered regardless of which battery is being charged? When i finalize my work area, this would be a good mount for my batteries (though i only have 3).
What happens if you have the whole thing loaded up and say it charges battery one, and moves on to battery 2 but its defective so I stays in the flashing red. Will it skip it and charge the other batteries, or will it require intervention.
I'm really thinking about getting into ryobi. I have a couple dewalt, but they are just so expensive, and I don't use them that often. Just around the home diy. I don't want to say this charger is pointless, but nearly.. Why couldn't they charge all 6 batteries at once? I guess thats why this charger is $80 bucks and dewalts is like $300. Dewalts charges all 6 at the same time (at least I think it does) and doubles as an inverter for 110 v devices powered by its own batteries. But I'm not a professional who makes money to be able to afford tools like that. But if I really got into ryobi batteries, and had the vacuums, miter saw, circular saw, reciprocating saw, and had some batteries die, I want it to charge them all at the same time so downtime is minimal. As it is, with the new 6Ah batteries they have, it takes the "fast" charger 2 hours, according to another reviewer. I just bought one of the flexvolt dewalt batteries, (also 6Ah) and the dewalt fast charger and that charger charges the battery in less than an hour. I haven't timed it, but its quick. so to wait for this battery charger to cycle 6 batteries at 2 hours each, you will be down for 12 hours...
It would be nice if they made the battery charger also a a way to power larger tools like bigger saws - table saw, drill press, vacume, or other corded tools. Making it a small power bank and still recharge batteries.
It's a shame it doesn't charge multiple batteries at the same time. Hopefully they come with a premium model that can charge multiple batteries. Maybe include some other features such as maybe a built in speaker[s] and additional usb charging ports.
IMO would like if it could figure out which battery can be charged quicker (lower capacity or state of charge is higher than the others) and intelligently get you a fully charged battery in the shortest amount of time
Great video. I noticed the most recent video was 11 months ago. Did you stop making videos? I wish you did an in depth video on every Ryobi tool and comparison video between old and new versions or similar pieces
Is it recommended to use this particular charger as long term battery storage while unplugged? On battery paperwork its recommended to have battery removed from charger even when its unplugged...
Thank you. I am clear understand these video. Because User Manual is poor instruction. Because I thought full 6 pack same times charging. It isn't clarify info. Now These video is clear info. Thanks
The charger actually charges in the order you plug the batteries in so if you plug them in this order ports 2,4,6,1,3,5 thats the order it will charge them atleast that's how my charger does it
So even if #3 battery has less charge than #2 it will still do #2 first? Try plugging in the batteries with the unit turned off, how does it go then? I would think it would move to the next in line in that case.
How many batteries will it charge at once? I have one charging right now Another one is also plugged into the port but isn't charging I unplugged the one that was not charging and removed the one that was I then put the one that was not charging back into the port and it started charging So does it charge one battery at a time?
If it is only going to charge one at a time I may just take it back Oh and by the way On the single charger when the lights are all green it is fully charged 😌
What’s the rate at which fast-charging kills a battery compared to the standard “slow” chargers? If it’s negligible then I could definitely see myself getting this, otherwise I’ll hold off I think
Footprint doesn't matter when you have to charge multiple batteries simultaneously 5 hours versus 1 hour if you just use the chargers that came with your tools... For me personally it's a non starter, especially the 3 battery 40 volt unit which also charges sequentially for $189, No thanks.
I see a problem, when 6 dead batteries are loaded and the first one is charged and you swap it out with one you've been using, it will charge the recently swapped (probably warm/hot) battery before it continues its cycle. Therefore, tthis charger only works when you want to charge 6 batteries while you sleep.
+Sang Doan When you remove a charged battery & place another in the port, it will not charge it until it finishes the rotation of the other batteries first. This is because once a battery is charged (or removed), the charger will automatically start charging the next position.
The warranty process is not difficult. I have used it twice for the brad nail gun and reciprocating saw. You just take it to any Home Depot that has a tool rental department and they will send if off to Atlanta for repair. The con is that on average it takes around 8 weeks to get the tool back. In my case for the reciprocating saw, since the cheapest version was ~$65, I just bought another one while waiting for the repair, however this depends on which the tool and how often you are using it. Another possible issue is the 2nd time I used the warranty, the store charged me a ~$20 processing fee. Since I had taken it to a different store than the previous time, I'm not sure if this a store discrepancy or if they changed their warranty process.
@Jerkster Ryobi usually has a 3-5 year warranty and you just walk into Home Depot to do it. But if you are using Ryobi for professional environment that warranty is only 90 days. So you are right from a professionals point of view.
Just call them (this was for a cheap battery I have no idea about the actual tools) and they'll usually just send you a new one if it's a obvious manufacturing defect or DOA. If you did beat it up a little it may be harder.
This charger cannot charge all batteries at the same time, they are charged one by one. If I need to charge 6 batteries at once and quickly, I'd rather get six P117.
Only if they limited it to the same output as the single battery charger. If they had a separate charging circuit for each battery it would be able to charge all 6 batteries in 30 minutes.
+Real Tool Reviews actually it would not, ryobi's own website says the charger only pulls 85 watts max and that is only to charge one battery, therefore it should only take 85x6 = 510 watts to charge all 6 batteries at once which is roughly half of what the average microwave draws. Also running the math 510 watts / 120 volts gives you a mere 4.25 amps and the average breaker size in household circuit is between 15 and 20 amps. So in short no, you would not draw too many amps and pop breakers.
It would require that each battery have its own charger and tester for each port, so the size would be the size of six single chargers and the price of six single chargers.
This tops off your batteries every day. Lithium hates this. Has anyone left a lithium battery in for months and had this damage them? Now topping off works great for the old nicad batteries.
I use it for work nice. But i bring 3 extra chargers so i can charge up to 4 at a time up to 3 workers 11 bats 😆 high demand at times tools lights fans flash lights radio. Wish they had one that charged 6 at the same time.
I purchased this hoping it would solve all my problems with charging batteries but it didn't. It charges only one battery at a time. I need more charging simultaneously with only one 110 outlet. But this failed. I might as well just haul one charge small charger to the job site. They do the same thing.
Wait... It can't charge multiple at the same time? That really sucks. I know it's more convenient, but it seems like this has a major functionality flaw
+Real Tool Reviews I did some more searching and all the other sites claimed that it's the same speed. I was just charging the 4.0 batteries and didn't realize just how long those take to charge!
fuck that noise. 5 hours to do 6 batteries. i have two of the lithium chargers that i got at thrift stores for 2 and 3 bux each. better off watching ebay/craigslist and get 6 single chargers!
don't wate yuor money like i did , it only charges one battey at a time , ie one after the other and so on , just go buy a second fast charger ,instead
Not quite but both are chargers.... Ryobi only charges one battery at a time and the Dewalt charges ALL 4 at the same time and it add a 120V power inverter... Thats why i say the Dewalt wins...
Seems a bit odd to have a mains powered charger like that limited to one battery pack charging at a time - its either a limitation of the input power or they haven't put much thought into the design of this.
+Apex Maybe if it were to charge all the batts at the same time, it would charge them at a much slower rate so they settle for charging one at a time to get at least 1 fully charged asap.
+Apex Two reasons --- cost ($79 vs $100-$150+) & limited power consumption. This prevents overloaded circuits & wont pop your breakers. If a charger is charging multiple batteries at once, the amp-draw increases 2-3xs depending on how many are installed. This is more-so for space savings & convenience. It allows you to pop dead batteries on & not have to "watch them" to swap out charged ones with discharged ones.....install, leave, and come back to all fully charged batteries.
Thumbs up if you were just trying to figure out if yours was broken only to find out it only charges one at a time. What a piece of shit. Six single chargers screwed into a board would take up less space....
A very unusefull device! What is the point of having a miltiaccu charger if it only charges one battery at a time?! I have 8 Ryobi batteries: 5 5Ah batteries and 3 2.5Ah batteries. Since 5Ah will need considerebly more time to get charded I have to consider where to put them in the charger to get them charged first. If you are a professional you need a reliable tool. If you have let's say 6 hours to get the equipment ready, with my set of batteries ready to be charged, I will never have them charged on time with this Ryobi miltiport charger. One thing is positive though, with this Ryobi charger you need to prepare in advance or have your batteries sitting in the charger. The problem arises wheen you have more then 6 batteries. I'd rather waited for Ryobi to release a real multiport charger. Meanwhile I will buy 8 separate chargers:-))
If all your batteries are fully charged over night, then you charge your batteries through the day as you use them up, you should be OK, that's the way I do it when I'm doing a job that I'm going to be doing that requires me to use my cordless tools all day.
For 80 bucks, it's a great device. I can't see a situation where you're burning through 6 fully charged batteries while having 1 of them charging at any time. Pair this with a single port charger that 99% of Ryobi users will already have, and you're set. The key is having all of your batteries fully charged before the work day begins, which makes this charger very useful. Toss 6 dead batteries in at bed time, and wake up with 6 fully charged batteries. The only time this charger becomes less useful is in a situation like yours where you're in a time crunch. In that case, you'll need two additional quick chargers at a reasonable $40 each. It doesn't appear that multi-chargers are very common. I did a quick search and didn't find much.
What happens if you change the way you talk ... It sounds so fake ...... Jajajajajaja I can just imagine drinking some beers with this dude and him talking like this ..... But you do make good videos tho.... And it's called a wall not a waaaaalllllll
WHAT??? ONLY CHARGES 1 BATTERY AT A TIME?? IS THIS A JOKE? REALLY? YOUR ENGINEERS ARE BRAIN DEAD! WITHOUT QUESTION. A 6 PORT CHARGER SHOULD RAPID CHARGE 6 BATTERIES "SIMULTANEOUSLY ". HELLO??!!!!
If Ryobi Engineers had any common sense they would enable the multi charger to charge all the batteries at once. Yes it is somewhat convenient to be able to put 6 batteries in one charger and have them charge eventually however it still seems to defeat the purpose of having a 6 Port charger and only have it charge One battery at a time.
6 ports charging independently at the same time = 6 chargers in one body. 6 ports charging in sequence = 1 charger with 6 ports in one body. There are three major problems that would occur had they went with your suggestion: 1. Cost would significantly increase. 2. Heat generated by 6 batteries charging at once would be much higher than just 1. 3. Power (amps) needed would overload circuits & pop breakers (unless they were all on a super-slow trickle charge).
Just bought it a few weeks ago its the best thing for charging over night ...you don't have to keep switching out batteries during the night ,it will charge each one in sequence...and knowing which tools use the most juice while working helps...my air pump (for my bikes) uses very little juice, my fan uses moderate juice (works better on high speed), my drill uses moderate juice ,
My 900 lumen light uses moderate juice , my 18g air strike nailer uses very little juice , but my mini router uses a lot of juice ,this let's me know what to keep charged all the time.
I really pleased with this super charger and the fact that Ryobi has stepped up their game with their batteries...im a pro contractor/ handyman and have stepped up my ryobi tool collection...if you haven't gave them a try I think you should .
good battery charger till you have to have them fixed no where to get them fixed it in Jacksonville Florida
My supercharger lasted 4 weeks before now it doesn't work at all have to take all the time to try to find out where to send it back to home depot's a joke
I have an old supercharger and a new one. They work great. I'll swear that by putting my old NiCad batteries in these and just leaving them in it until I need to use them, they now charge better than they ever did and seem to have just as much power as they did ten years ago when I first got them. These chargers maintain and condition the batteries in them. Your batteries will last a lot longer.
Thanx for the info. I have 26 batteries. I got rid of all my single chargers and bought 3 of these. The footprint and cord management is so much nicer now. Gave me room in my shop for more tool storage and they work great. For those that want it to charge all 6 at the same time the over heat created and the blown breakers would piss you off to no end. I make sure that at least 1 bank of multi chargers is always full with 4 different amp hour capacity batteries and has work terrifically for me.
Great review, as usual. Home Depot seems to be becoming Ryobi Central. It's hard to know which line of tools to adopt, however, because it's definitely too expensive to switch back and forth, given the price of batteries and chargers.
Was thinking of getting that charger thinking it'll charge all at once! I'll keep my 6 separate Chargers mounted on a board and get all 6 Charged within an hour! Ryobi should have an option to buy the Chargers separately! Thanks for posting!
Here's Our Problem with this and the older 6 bank charger. Let me start with I have 2 of the 6 bank chargers. 1 mounted in an outside bin of our service body truck. Got it to save space as he suggested and obviously to charge 6 batteries at a time. Well that's not clear on the boxes that it only charges 1 at a time. Problem is we have about 20 batteries so 6 stay in the charger and when the one is fully charged we grab that one and put another in its place which causes the batteries down line from that port never to get charged unless we do not need any batteries for hours. Now yes, I understand Ryobi is supposedly for homeowners but we've had great luck with all the tools thus ( when I say this its very real) that we have every single 18 volt tool but 2 and a couple of the Yard Care items ( even have many of theses as well) and love them and the fact they do keep the new tool fitting across the same battery platform over our 15 plus years in business . We are big Fans but if you go through batteries at a fast rate as we do individual charges will work best.
It sounds like you are a rare case.....keep in mind the huge majority of users for this charger......doubling the price to make it charge multiple batteries at once (like some other brands) would be better for you --- but most people would be paying for something that they just dont need. Also....I am surprised you arent just running 4-5 of the DC versions of the chargers (ends cut off & hardwired into a junction box) in your worktruck to eliminate the need for an inverter.
We just plug the fiscal truck in at the jobsite, Also have 2 additional single chargers mounted to the toolbox wall beside the 6 bay charger but actually thought about my comment today when I took 4 batteries back to the truck to plug in. Good thing was it was long enough for 4 of the 5 batteries already on the charger to be charging. BTW Hopefully Ryobi is listening and will come out with a framing nailer so I can dump my last Paslode, already gotten rid of the finish nailers thanks to Ryobi's battery ones. Thanks
I think many new things are in the pipeline ;) Stay tuned!
I really like the snap in function so the batteries cannot fall out. the charger should be able to do more than one battery at a time, but at least you have a nice and secure way of carrying them to the jobite.
This still looks very convenient but I would think for the size and price they could at least charge more than one battery at a time. I normally use two single chargers and this doesn't replace that. Thanks for the review.
+The Mechanical Philosopher Thanks! I think they are more-so going to convenience (not monitoring 6 batteries & walking away to let the charger to the rest). $40 for the regular fast charger or $80 for this one......if you got two of the others, it would charge faster, but you'd be limited to two ports VS 6 ports.....so it's a toss-up as to what is more important to you.
While I fully agree it would be much more convenient to charge all the batteries at the same time, I imagine that could potentially cause an overload on the outlet, with six large batteries taking quite the drain. I could be mistaken, of course.
If it's 30 min for a 1.5 Amp hr P102, it's putting out about 18v × 1.5 Ahr ÷ .5 hr so it draws about 54 watts. Factor in a bit of waste and the fact that the final voltage is closer to 20 and you can figure about 65 watts per battery. All 6 concurrent would be under 400 watts which is less than the typical 15 amp 110 v circuit of North American homes. Less than a 1\3 the draw of a toaster or most hair blow dryers that run over 1200 watts. The expense would be multiplying the checking/charging circuitry by 6. That would be a pricey charger. If they could time slice multiplex that aspect, it would still more than double the price of the charger for the multiplexing and physical duplications of the charge electronics.
I agree. But I will say that it is nice to store 6 batteries as it will trickle charge them as well. So great for the workshop not so much for the job site
@@MM-qk9wx no, it charges one battery at a time. Even still, it only draws about 70 watts to charge a single battery, your toaster uses 1,000-1500 watts when you push the lever down. Simple math says, 6 x 70 = 420 watts draw even if all batteries were charging at once, which they dont anyways. I like this unit.
You had me going for a while. Charging 6 batteries, compatible with their previous generations of battery technology, also charges an iPhone. Then I looked at what date it was and knew. Very believable prank. I really thought it was charging those batteries! You and Ryobi did a good job on this one.
+FirworksYT wat?
+FirworksYT Haha.....thanks Firworks!
I don't even understand the prank it's so advanced.
The old to new 6 bay charger orients the indication battery level lights to you when wall mounted = your getting ready to take your 6 batteries somewhere as your packing up one can quickly check the status. Side note 👏👏👏👏 the 18 v 410 cfm wireless leaf blower is awesome as I upgraded from the old simple 120 mph one after 7 years of car snow clearing and summer deck drive way and street !!!
Well glad I watched this, I thought it charged them in one go, but I get that that may be too much of a load on the wiring. Could have managed to charge two in one go at the least. Great for overnight charging, that makes sense but not for getting things done quickly on the job.
why does no one make a multi charger that charges them all at once, I've made my own multi charger in a 3x2 configuration all glued together and fixed on a small board and now I can have all 6 batteries charged in 30 minutes
Don’t you need six outlets then? Or did you somehow splice the cables together? Just curious
@@orboflightning install power strip next to it
Bought it love it nice it had a USB port have over 30 batteries this will change my life for everyday use
30 Ryobi batteries?!?! What do you do with them?!
Michael Rapaport I only use the go batteries mainly all the others done still work but Just lying around in a box!
Wow, very thorough review and you didn't linger on about nonsense. Very informative. Great reviewer.
A worthy upgrade. A usb port! Why not? I wonder is it always powered regardless of which battery is being charged? When i finalize my work area, this would be a good mount for my batteries (though i only have 3).
+Puabond Just got this, the USB has power no matter what is being charged.
Great video. Can I charge one of the new Ryobi high capacity with my old intelliport grey chargers or do I have to get a new upgraded charger?
What happens if you have the whole thing loaded up and say it charges battery one, and moves on to battery 2 but its defective so I stays in the flashing red. Will it skip it and charge the other batteries, or will it require intervention.
ddemaree07 it does move on to the next one without needing any intervention
Awesome review! You made my decision easy! Thank You!
Excellent review. Very informative.
Do you leave your batterys stored in the charger? Plugged in?
no, you should not leave it plugged in with batteries, but is okay to charge them, when you come back, just unplug the charger.
@@markm2265 That's not true, this is a smart charger and it is designed to accommodate just that...
I'm really thinking about getting into ryobi. I have a couple dewalt, but they are just so expensive, and I don't use them that often. Just around the home diy. I don't want to say this charger is pointless, but nearly.. Why couldn't they charge all 6 batteries at once? I guess thats why this charger is $80 bucks and dewalts is like $300. Dewalts charges all 6 at the same time (at least I think it does) and doubles as an inverter for 110 v devices powered by its own batteries. But I'm not a professional who makes money to be able to afford tools like that. But if I really got into ryobi batteries, and had the vacuums, miter saw, circular saw, reciprocating saw, and had some batteries die, I want it to charge them all at the same time so downtime is minimal. As it is, with the new 6Ah batteries they have, it takes the "fast" charger 2 hours, according to another reviewer. I just bought one of the flexvolt dewalt batteries, (also 6Ah) and the dewalt fast charger and that charger charges the battery in less than an hour. I haven't timed it, but its quick. so to wait for this battery charger to cycle 6 batteries at 2 hours each, you will be down for 12 hours...
Great review! Thanks for posting!
Looked great until u told me it charges 1 at a time
This is on my wish list ,but I would like to see them add an 110 outlet and or 12 volt outlet for back up power
I've been wanting to get one of these and turn it into a battery bank for camping and gold mining
does the usb charge phones if the powers out if there is a battery in it?
It would be nice if they made the battery charger also a a way to power larger tools like bigger saws - table saw, drill press, vacume, or other corded tools. Making it a small power bank and still recharge batteries.
What does it mean if the lights stay a solid red after plugged in?
Does the USB port work only from the AC or can it charge the phone from the battery like a powerbank?
So it does charge one battery at a time. I thought it charged all of them at once
It's a shame it doesn't charge multiple batteries at the same time. Hopefully they come with a premium model that can charge multiple batteries. Maybe include some other features such as maybe a built in speaker[s] and additional usb charging ports.
IMO would like if it could figure out which battery can be charged quicker (lower capacity or state of charge is higher than the others) and intelligently get you a fully charged battery in the shortest amount of time
Great video. I noticed the most recent video was 11 months ago. Did you stop making videos? I wish you did an in depth video on every Ryobi tool and comparison video between old and new versions or similar pieces
Is it recommended to use this particular charger as long term battery storage while unplugged? On battery paperwork its recommended to have battery removed from charger even when its unplugged...
Is it ok to leave the battery in the Ryobi edge cutter, or do I put it back on the charger
So is it advisable to keep the batteries plugged in and stored until you need to use them?
love the 6pack charger, USB PORT NICE FEATURE
Thank you. I am clear understand these video. Because User Manual is poor instruction. Because I thought full 6 pack same times charging. It isn't clarify info.
Now These video is clear info. Thanks
Thanks for this video! earned a new subscriber!
Does it actually maintain the charges on all batteries?
The charger actually charges in the order you plug the batteries in so if you plug them in this order ports 2,4,6,1,3,5 thats the order it will charge them atleast that's how my charger does it
So even if #3 battery has less charge than #2 it will still do #2 first? Try plugging in the batteries with the unit turned off, how does it go then? I would think it would move to the next in line in that case.
How many batteries will it charge at once? I have one charging right now Another one is also plugged into the port but isn't charging I unplugged the one that was not charging and removed the one that was I then put the one that was not charging back into the port and it started charging So does it charge one battery at a time?
If it is only going to charge one at a time I may just take it back Oh and by the way On the single charger when the lights are all green it is fully charged 😌
Great stuff, man! Thanks for the review.
Another excellent review. Thankyou!
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What’s the rate at which fast-charging kills a battery compared to the standard “slow” chargers? If it’s negligible then I could definitely see myself getting this, otherwise I’ll hold off I think
Fast chargers = more heat = kills batteries.
Does not charge all six batteries simultaneously. What’s the point of spending $80 bucks for a 6 port charger that only charges one at a time?
Great review
Do you have Roybi portable power station like dewalt does?
whats happen if a battery its faulty? will stop charging the next one?
I believe it skips it....not 100% sure though.
Thank you very much.
You have saved me from buying this useless joke charger.
I wanted to buy it to charge 6 batteries 6ah in 2 hours.
Thanks for this interesting video. Does anyone know if they do a UK/EU (240Volt) version of this?
Footprint doesn't matter when you have to charge multiple batteries simultaneously 5 hours versus 1 hour if you just use the chargers that came with your tools... For me personally it's a non starter, especially the 3 battery 40 volt unit which also charges sequentially for $189, No thanks.
I see a problem, when 6 dead batteries are loaded and the first one is charged and you swap it out with one you've been using, it will charge the recently swapped (probably warm/hot) battery before it continues its cycle. Therefore, tthis charger only works when you want to charge 6 batteries while you sleep.
+Sang Doan When you remove a charged battery & place another in the port, it will not charge it until it finishes the rotation of the other batteries first. This is because once a battery is charged (or removed), the charger will automatically start charging the next position.
Great review! 👍 Do you how complicated Ryobi's warranty process is?
Ryobi has no real warranty.
The warranty process is not difficult. I have used it twice for the brad nail gun and reciprocating saw. You just take it to any Home Depot that has a tool rental department and they will send if off to Atlanta for repair. The con is that on average it takes around 8 weeks to get the tool back. In my case for the reciprocating saw, since the cheapest version was ~$65, I just bought another one while waiting for the repair, however this depends on which the tool and how often you are using it. Another possible issue is the 2nd time I used the warranty, the store charged me a ~$20 processing fee. Since I had taken it to a different store than the previous time, I'm not sure if this a store discrepancy or if they changed their warranty process.
@Jerkster Ryobi usually has a 3-5 year warranty and you just walk into Home Depot to do it. But if you are using Ryobi for professional environment that warranty is only 90 days. So you are right from a professionals point of view.
Just call them (this was for a cheap battery I have no idea about the actual tools) and they'll usually just send you a new one if it's a obvious manufacturing defect or DOA. If you did beat it up a little it may be harder.
what is the charging amps of this charger?
Can you use small batterys
This supports the18 v + HP batteries correct ?
Yes
Good review and info!!
This charger cannot charge all batteries at the same time, they are charged one by one. If I need to charge 6 batteries at once and quickly, I'd rather get six P117.
item as described. Ship fast. Great video. Ryobi is good. All hail China (I did not receive the item free in exchange for this comment)
I wonder why it can't charge all the batteries at the same time
+BenTheRandomGuy If you wanted it to, it would probably take that 5 hours to do so, so you can't do any work for 5 hours. Wouldn't be a smart design.
Only if they limited it to the same output as the single battery charger. If they had a separate charging circuit for each battery it would be able to charge all 6 batteries in 30 minutes.
+BenTheRandomGuy It would draw too many amps & pop your breakers.
+Real Tool Reviews actually it would not, ryobi's own website says the charger only pulls 85 watts max and that is only to charge one battery, therefore it should only take 85x6 = 510 watts to charge all 6 batteries at once which is roughly half of what the average microwave draws. Also running the math 510 watts / 120 volts gives you a mere 4.25 amps and the average breaker size in household circuit is between 15 and 20 amps. So in short no, you would not draw too many amps and pop breakers.
It would require that each battery have its own charger and tester for each port, so the size would be the size of six single chargers and the price of six single chargers.
i bet this secretly charges a 20 volt or higher tool battery that we don't know about yet!
This tops off your batteries every day. Lithium hates this. Has anyone left a lithium battery in for months and had this damage them?
Now topping off works great for the old nicad batteries.
great video
it socks if it can charge one battery at the time
I use it for work nice. But i bring 3 extra chargers so i can charge up to 4 at a time up to 3 workers 11 bats 😆 high demand at times tools lights fans flash lights radio. Wish they had one that charged 6 at the same time.
Nice but charging one at a time is not an upgrade.
I purchased this hoping it would solve all my problems with charging batteries but it didn't. It charges only one battery at a time. I need more charging simultaneously with only one 110 outlet. But this failed. I might as well just haul one charge small charger to the job site. They do the same thing.
Great job
+George S Thank you George!
You can only charge I battery at a time
only charges in sequence, I decided not to buy becuase of this. I can just put my regular chargers on a board with a power strip.
Don't this charge one battery at a time,
Wait... It can't charge multiple at the same time? That really sucks. I know it's more convenient, but it seems like this has a major functionality flaw
I'm going straight to home depot to buy this
Do you find this slower than the P117? It seems slower to me.
I'm more of a "set it and walk away" person.....I didn't time this one. However it is supposed to be the same charge times as the fast charger.
** I didn't time PER BATTERY.....I did time the 6 batteries as a whole **
+Real Tool Reviews I did some more searching and all the other sites claimed that it's the same speed. I was just charging the 4.0 batteries and didn't realize just how long those take to charge!
Wow, it's beyond lame that this doesn't charge all batteries simultaneously.
Bought two and they both broke in a couple of uses.
Deceptive marketing,I thought it would charge 6 batteries at the same time,not one!
fuck that noise. 5 hours to do 6 batteries. i have two of the lithium chargers that i got at thrift stores for 2 and 3 bux each. better off watching ebay/craigslist and get 6 single chargers!
I’d rather have multiple chargers; this just won’t work for me
SUPERFICIAL CHARGER NOT SUPER CHARGER
don't wate yuor money like i did , it only charges one battey at a time , ie one after the other and so on , just go buy a second fast charger ,instead
I have MOST Ryobi tools and a few Dewalt's laying around but The Dewalt DCB1800 destroys this in every way...
Not quite the same thing I think you’d agree....
Not quite but both are chargers.... Ryobi only charges one battery at a time and the Dewalt charges ALL 4 at the same time and it add a 120V power inverter... Thats why i say the Dewalt wins...
Under $100.....vs $399.....
Real Tool Reviews yes... $100 battery only charger vs $400 charger + inverter...
Seems a bit odd to have a mains powered charger like that limited to one battery pack charging at a time - its either a limitation of the input power or they haven't put much thought into the design of this.
+Apex Maybe if it were to charge all the batts at the same time, it would charge them at a much slower rate so they settle for charging one at a time to get at least 1 fully charged asap.
+Apex Two reasons --- cost ($79 vs $100-$150+) & limited power consumption. This prevents overloaded circuits & wont pop your breakers. If a charger is charging multiple batteries at once, the amp-draw increases 2-3xs depending on how many are installed. This is more-so for space savings & convenience. It allows you to pop dead batteries on & not have to "watch them" to swap out charged ones with discharged ones.....install, leave, and come back to all fully charged batteries.
you can't over load a 15 amp 110 volt circuit with just charging 6 batteries at a time. you are looking at 500 or so watts as someone else stated.
Thumbs up if you were just trying to figure out if yours was broken only to find out it only charges one at a time. What a piece of shit. Six single chargers screwed into a board would take up less space....
A very unusefull device! What is the point of having a miltiaccu charger if it only charges one battery at a time?! I have 8 Ryobi batteries: 5 5Ah batteries and 3 2.5Ah batteries. Since 5Ah will need considerebly more time to get charded I have to consider where to put them in the charger to get them charged first. If you are a professional you need a reliable tool. If you have let's say 6 hours to get the equipment ready, with my set of batteries ready to be charged, I will never have them charged on time with this Ryobi miltiport charger. One thing is positive though, with this Ryobi charger you need to prepare in advance or have your batteries sitting in the charger. The problem arises wheen you have more then 6 batteries. I'd rather waited for Ryobi to release a real multiport charger. Meanwhile I will buy 8 separate chargers:-))
If all your batteries are fully charged over night, then you charge your batteries through the day as you use them up, you should be OK, that's the way I do it when I'm doing a job that I'm going to be doing that requires me to use my cordless tools all day.
For 80 bucks, it's a great device. I can't see a situation where you're burning through 6 fully charged batteries while having 1 of them charging at any time. Pair this with a single port charger that 99% of Ryobi users will already have, and you're set. The key is having all of your batteries fully charged before the work day begins, which makes this charger very useful. Toss 6 dead batteries in at bed time, and wake up with 6 fully charged batteries. The only time this charger becomes less useful is in a situation like yours where you're in a time crunch. In that case, you'll need two additional quick chargers at a reasonable $40 each.
It doesn't appear that multi-chargers are very common. I did a quick search and didn't find much.
What happens if you change the way you talk ... It sounds so fake ...... Jajajajajaja I can just imagine drinking some beers with this dude and him talking like this ..... But you do make good videos tho.... And it's called a wall not a waaaaalllllll
Here’s a drinking game....every time I stretch out a word, take a shot....you’ll be drunk in no time! 🍺🥃🍹🍻
Real Tool Reviews lol 30 shots in like 5 min ... Night night
THIS IS JUNK. IT SHOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY RAPID CHARGE ALL 6 BATTERIES. I GATHER THE ENGINEER LACKED THE INTELLIGENCE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
WHAT??? ONLY CHARGES 1 BATTERY AT A TIME?? IS THIS A JOKE? REALLY? YOUR ENGINEERS ARE BRAIN DEAD! WITHOUT QUESTION. A 6 PORT CHARGER SHOULD RAPID CHARGE 6 BATTERIES "SIMULTANEOUSLY ". HELLO??!!!!
If Ryobi Engineers had any common sense they would enable the multi charger to charge all the batteries at once.
Yes it is somewhat convenient to be able to put 6 batteries in one charger and have them charge eventually however it still seems to defeat the purpose of having a 6 Port charger and only have it charge One battery at a time.
6 ports charging independently at the same time = 6 chargers in one body.
6 ports charging in sequence = 1 charger with 6 ports in one body.
There are three major problems that would occur had they went with your suggestion:
1. Cost would significantly increase.
2. Heat generated by 6 batteries charging at once would be much higher than just 1.
3. Power (amps) needed would overload circuits & pop breakers (unless they were all on a super-slow trickle charge).
So a 6 port charger that only charges 1 battery at a time? No thanks....
Awesome review! You made my decision easy! Thank You!
Great review
+Don Roberts Thanks Don!