I have two 40v Ryobi batteries. The 2ah is about 3 or 4 years old and never had an issue. The 5ah battery is 6 months old and no issues.
The Ryobi mower is another issue -- I had to remove the safety switches and put in a toggle for the on/off. I still use the momentary switch to fire the unit up, and the toggle for on/off. I bought the mower as a refurb and it failed a few weeks after picking it up for $125 at Tools Direct. A quick YouTube video detailed the problem and $7 later, it was fixed.
Back home, up north, I would charge and store in the garage. Down here, I think it is too hot, so I charge and store in the utility room.
Something I didn't know after years and years of batteries, is that you should let a battery cool off before recharging. For me, the easy thing was to have a battery run down and immediately throw it in a charger. All authorities on the matter say to let the battery cool down, then charge.
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Originally Posted by starflyte1
I have a new Ryobi 40v 20 in self propelled mower. It is in the yard ready to go, BUT the battery won't charge, which I think is a problem with some Ryobi batteries.
Ryobi will send me a replacement battery in 10-14 days. Trouble is my mower company stopped mowing three weeks ago and I can't find another person for my small courtyard villa.
So, Ryobi suggested I return the mower, which I plan on doing tomorrow. From what I read, I don't plan on buying another Ryobi, because their 40v
batteries "go to sleep" and I can't deal with that.
I have several Ryobi One + tools and am very happy with them, but very dissatisfied with the 40v.
My question, finally: does anyone have a trouble free 40 volt battery?
I have the smaller walk behind Ryobi One+ walk behind and had no trouble. It seems to be the 40v.
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