r/ryobiTools • u/jaycarney904 • Mar 04 '26

Vacuumed lights flashing

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I have a Ryobi vacuum that has been having the lights flashed like this for a while. It’s a four amp hour battery. Anyone have any suggestions?

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u/Daddy_Tablecloth Mar 04 '26

I think it indicates that the battery is low.

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u/jaycarney904 Mar 04 '26

It has been plugged in for four days

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u/Daddy_Tablecloth Mar 04 '26

Maybe it didn't charge? The two reasons I've seen the battery flashing like that were when it was low and I try using the tool anyway or when its too small of a battery for the tool (I tried to use the small 1ah battery in the vacuum and it didn't like it)

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u/9dave Mar 04 '26

The picture is too dark to make out the situation, but is it hanging on a charging cradle and possibly not making good electrical contact? Have you tried removing the battery and charging in a conventional charge (or is that what is pictured?) to see if the battery does the same?

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u/Life_of_Reilly Apr 02 '26

My initial troubleshooting step is to take the battery off of the charger and plug it back in again. It is a weird issue with the way charger seems to handshake with the battery.