BoschGAL18V6-80 18V 6-Port Fast Lithium-Ion Battery Charger

For those with Bosch tools and more than a couple of batteries, this is a great addition to your toolbox. It portable and not only compatible with many generations of Bosch18v batteries but also compatible with AMPShare batteries which is a battery technology shared with numerous other companies.The charger will cycle around all six battery ports and do an initial quick charge to 80% which helps to keep you working. It will then cycle around again to charge all batteries to 100%. It does this one battery at a time, not simultaneously. The charger also allows selection of any of the six ports for charging prioritization. It allows has indicator lights so you know how much power each battery has (each of the 5 lights per port indicate 20% increments of capacity).I appreciate that I can place my 6, 18v batteries to charge and leave the charger to do it’s work then come back after a few hours and everything is charged. I used to have to monitor and charge each individual one at a time. This charger can tackle them all and does not get hot.As with any charger, don’t leave the batteries in them for storage and don’t charge them to 100% if you are not planning to use the batteries for a while. This will help extend the life of your batteries.

I'm not sure why I hadn't purchased this before. I have a small army of Bosch 18v tools and many batteries. I'm a home improvement enthusiast and love projects around the house, but I'm not a pro and don't do this for a living. I usually just swap batteries as I used them up and then recharge them later, swapping them in and out of a few chargers I have on a bench. Inevitably I forget to keep up on it and end up having to wrap up the next day (or later).This last month I was working on a large project where I had 5 or 6 tools active at once. I had this charger plugged in and just dropped in the batteries I as used them up, then would grab a fully charged one back out as needed. I never need to even think about charging.This charger works by doing a round-robin charge cycle, so it starts the first battery and brings it to about 80% (I think, less than 100%), then moves onto the next, etc. Then it will cycle back and finish the charge to 100% as they sit there. Each slot has a button where you can specify to charge that specific battery. It does NOT charge them all at once, but that's fine. I also like how the cord wraps up around the handle. It makes storing super-easy. And, it's reasonably priced - if you ever need to charge more than 2 or 3 batteries in a day, just get this. It makes it so much easier.

Nest thing to have on a jobsite! When it says "fast charge" it means it!

Works really good it’s nice when you have a lot stuff going on at the job site and you always have fresh batteries going for different tools.

Sure makes charging easier. Glad I bought it .

If you have multiple tools and a large project this is life changing. Price is reasonable IMO. A single charger will cost at least 50 so a 6 charger for 100 and it works great is fantastic. Keep at the work site and just put the batteries in, an hour or so later, all charges.I have 6 batteries (4 original but different generations and 2 Bosch compatible) and 5 tools (so far :)). We just bought a new place and this has made the repairs and renovation so much easier

This is a great charger and quickly fill your batteries to 80% sequentially. I like the option to select which battery will be charge first. I wish the footing was rubberized, the plastic over my workbench makes it slide too easily.

This six bay charger is awesome. As an all Bosch craftsman, I have a ton of batteries. Being able to charge six batteries at a time, ensures I have enough ongoing capacity to work long days and never run out of juice. Also, the fact that they charge vertically allows you capacity for six batteries in the space it'd take for three horizontal chargers. I would 100% buy this again and highly recommend it to anyone who primarily uses Bosch tools.