The AmazonBasics AA rechargeable batteries are one of the best batteries in the market, with decent power backup and a cheap price tag.
They are my go to AA batteries for everything from TV remotes to RC Controllers. I was having a great time with them until yesterday I found myself stuck with the AmazonBasics charger not charging my battery.
I couldn’t understand if it was my battery that was faulty or the charger was not working until I found these techniques.
I also made a short video about this topic and you can watch it below. On my video, I showed the 7 things you can do to fix this problem.
How to Fix AmazonBasics Battery Charger Not Charging
1. Turn off the Charger, and Re-insert The Batteries
This is the very first fix that I could come up with, I started by removing the batteries from the charger and turned the charger off and on again. This kind of restarted to charge and I continued by inserting the batteries back in.
Make sure to match the polarity and insert it according to the way it is meant to be inserted. Most of the AA battery chargers show the correct polarity order to insert them in, follow that direction and fix your AmazonBasics battery not charging.
2. Change the Battery Slot
It might be possible that the slot that you are using for charging your AA batteries might be not faulty or not working. I suspected the same with my chargers and went on to change the charging slot.
There are four charging slots in total and changing the slot to the other two fixed my problem and the charger showed me a solid red light.
3. Identify the Healthy and Dead Battery
While I thought there was something wrong with my AmazonBasics AA charger it was the battery that caused the problems.
It turned out that one of my batteries was dead and was not taking a charge at all which stopped the other AA battery from charging too.
I tried identifying the bad battery by charging both the battery with a new healthy battery one by one, if the batteries charged it was a good pair, if the battery did not charge with the new battery that AA was the fault and should be replaced.
4. Make Sure the Polarity is Correct
This can be a dumb mistake but people (me) can charge their battery like they insert it in a device to use.
The batteries are placed in reversed direction to each other in a device to complete a circuit but in a AA charger they are placed in the same direction to charge them.
Make sure to insert them in the correct polarity and follow the signs of positive and negative markings on the charger.
5. Charge Even Number of Batteries Only
The AmazonBasics AA battery charger can only charge the batteries in even amounts, that means either 2 or 4 batteries can be charged at a single time.
It is not possible to charge 1 battery or 3 batteries at a single time and if you are doing so and the charger is not charging now you know why.
6. Freeze the Batteries in a Freezer
This technique is old school but has always helped me in bringing back my dead batteries back to life. Start by freezing the AA batteries in a freezer and leaving them for 1 hour, after that take them out and try charging it again.
While it is a temporary hack it can bring the battery life back in emergency cases.
7. Try Charging it with Another Charger
If you are like me and have tried all the methods and still not sure why the AmazonBasics battery is not charging then try using another AA battery charger to ensure if the batteries are truly dead or the charger itself is faulty.
This helped me identify the dead batteries and I replaced them with new one’s.
