Bosch BC130 9-3/5-to-24-Volt Stick and Pod Style 30-Minute Battery Charger

If you're reading this review chances are it's because the BC130 charger that came with your Bosch cordless power tool no longer works and you're shopping for a new one. That's what happened when I went to charge the batteries for my cordless drill in preparation for a weekend project, plugged it in and it was dead. Needless to say, I didn't get much done that weekend.

An Internet search suggests that the Bosch BC130 has a ridiculously short lifespan and those of us that have braved opening the case discovered that R3 was burnt to a crisp and the color codes unreadable. Some of the reviews here on Amazon might also suggest that Bosch has made no attempt to correct an obvious design flaw because the new chargers fail just as fast; and good luck finding a schematic on their web site! This tells me Bosch is not taking care of their customers, shame on them!

Having a background in electronics is a pretty handy skill to have and one that has carried me well throughout the years. Fortunately, you don't need to be a electronics wiz to attempt to repair this charger, just a little patience, soldering tools (iron, solder, wick), and a new 180k Ohm resistor. Hence the title of this review: R3 = Brown Gray Yellow Silver = 180k Ohms +/10%.

Since this is supposed to be a review I won't go into detail on how to repair the charger since I've already given enough information for those that know what to do with it. I also can't guarantee that replacing R3 will fix it since I haven't tried yet. I have two possible theories as to why R3 burns up, either it's undersized (R3 appears to be 1/2 watt, I recommend buying a 1-watt +/5%), or something else went wrong in the circuitry such as a voltage regulator. Whatever the case, I have a lot of home projects to do this Summer and won't get around to fixing my old charger for some time. If someone uses this information to successfully repair their charger it is my hope that they leave a comment so that others can benefit.

Btw, R3 sits between two very large electrolytic caps. You WILL want to SAFELY DISCHARGE them before doing any work on the unit because they can give you quite a jolt. You have been warned!

As for the quality of the BC130 I can honestly say that my original lasted less than three years and I am disappointed about that. In contrast, the Bosch replaced a Craftsman cordless drill that served me well for over 12-years. The BC130's construction, the quality of the circuit board and components appears to be very high, it's just too bad they don't last.

I own several Bosch power tools most of them corded and they are absolutely outstanding products! However, based on my experience with the BC130 I will look elsewhere for my cordless tools from this point forward.

Works great and charges fast that was one of my biggest concern ,my old charger worked for about 5yrs and took one hour to charge this one does in 30 min

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This works just like the original charger and came quickly and was just as it was described by the product description and works great for his drill.

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Same as the original charger, the replacement charger died after 18 months. Totally dead. The replacement was plugged into a brand new outlet, with nothing else on the circuit. Very disappointed

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I can charge my battery quikly with this Bosh BC 130 9-3/5 to 24 volt ,, verygood automatic charge .

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