Porter-Cable #8604 12V/14.4V Charger

List Price: $62.99

Features:

• Porter-Cable #8604 12V/14.4V Charger
• PORTER-CABLE

Customer Reviews:

Great Drill - Poor Charger [Posted on 2003-09-03]
Like the other reviews - the drill works flawlessly and has more than enough torque. Problem is the charger quit working about 2 years of home use. That's pretty poor for sitting on the garage work bench.

Another bad charger [Posted on 2003-11-24]
I have owned my PC 14.4 1/2" hammer drill for nearly two years - while I do tote my drill around a fair bit, the charger has mostly lived on a shelf in the basement. With no inkling of a problem, it just quit. The drill is great, the batteries are above average, and the charger just plain stinks. (My DeWalt 12 volt of six years has gone through two pairs of batteries - and the charger keeps working.) Perhaps the "diagnotic" feature on this charger is a little too fragile.

absolute garbage product [Posted on 2003-12-19]
As others have stated, this charger is a piece of garbage. I have a 10 year old cordless Skil that keeps working, and a 7 year old DeWalt that just don't stop. This is very expensive junk that is better to look at than use.

Drill is nice and works well. But, I have blown through 2 chargers now. Batteries keep working. P/C should realize that this is no better than generic and 10x the price! Do yourself a favor and don't buy another charger. Just buy a new drill but a DIFFERENT brand than Porter Cable! Obviously the company is going after profit RATHER than quality.

Charger stinks [Posted on 2004-04-28]
I've had the very same problem as others. Obviously the Charger is crap.

8604 Review [Posted on 2005-03-01]
I am very disappointed with the charger for my PC 12 volt. I should have know that something was wrong when the initial charger quit working 2 weeks after purchase. Since it was still under warranty I got a new one. It has lasted approximately 3 years and now this charger has gone bad. Bad transformer. I love the drill and flashlight so I guess that I will be forced to buy another charger. I wish PC would stand up and notice this, do something about the design and offer a improved product.

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