This really happened to me
I plugged this fairly new battery into this DeWalt charger last week at my house. LUCKILY I remained home and smelled that the charger had over charged the battery and the battery caught on fire. It never would have dawned on me to worry about a battery in a charger. My recommendation… DO NOT leave any kind of battery unattended in a charger. If I had not been home, this could have been disastrous!! I found this link on line and followed it and called DeWALT. They were aware of the problem and sent me a new charger and battery at no charge. https://www.dewalt.com/support/safety-notices-and-recalls/2016/04/08/14/45/2000-cpsc-dewalt-industrial-tool-co-announce-recall-of-battery-chargers
Good “life lesson” quote from “Paps” to a young Arnold Palmer, “Hit it hard. Go find it, and hit it hard again!”
