Can a TCL 3 charge the BP 18??????

[fritter63]

Getting ready to purchase a Vecturo, and I want to make sure that my existing TCL 3 charger can charge the BP 18 battery? Don't really care about the fast charging TCL 6 so planning to save money on the kit purchase.

Thanks.

 

[squall_line]

From listings:

'-replacement charger for cordless drills C 12, TDK 12, T 12+3, C 15, TDK 15.6, T 15+3, TI 15, T 18+3, BHC 18, PS(B)C 400/420, TSC 55, DRC 18/4, PDC 18/4, DWC 18-2500 and DWC 18-4500

-charger for NiCd, NiMH and li-ion battery packs'

The only thing it can't charge is the CXS/TXS packs, which is the same for all of the larger chargers.

 

[fritter63]

Right, read the listings, still doesn't say "BP 18", but assuming that "18" means all 18s.

Why is it so hard to point this out explicitly?

 

[mrboult]

I still use the TCL 3 charger daily for all my latest gen 3.1ah, 4.0ah, 5.2ah batteries.

The newer faster chargers are great, but my T18 set still lives in a SYS1 with the TCL3 charger and therefore that's the charger with me most of the time.

I still laugh at how big the systainers the drills come in are these days. Such a big box to keep a drill in.

 

[fritter63]

Thanks [member=22067]mrB[/member] !

 

[squall_line]

Right, read the listings, still doesn't say "BP 18", but assuming that "18" means all 18s.

Why is it so hard to point this out explicitly?

I'm sure they thought that they were covered by listing all of the 18V tools that came with the 18V Li-ion batteries.  The 12V and 15V battery names aren't explicitly listed, either, just the tools that use them as well as the battery chemistry supported (NiCd, NiMH, and Li-ion).