8878 charging confusion

[davidmull]

Bought 2 of these lately. Yesterday 1 ran out so plugged it in for first charge. Light started blinking straight away and was still blinking 8 hours later. Does the light not stay on all the time while charging?

Lego site says stays on while charging and blinks when charged. Anyone know what might be up?

[Man with a hat]

Hmm, strange. When I plug it in it starts blinking and when it stops blinking and stays on continuously it is fully charged.

Does it still keep blinking after all these hours?

[pirzyk]

I agree with Man with a hat, mine blink while they are charging and solid when it is complete. I have not had an issue where it took 8 hours to charge though.

[davidmull]

Yes kept blinking even after 4 hours but did charge as Iv just used it for 2 hours. I just charged the second one and the light was solid after 3 hour.

[davidmull]

I'm sure lots of train guys have 8878 has anyone seen this issue? And yes I have used the search box.

[pirzyk]

I'm sure lots of train guys have 8878 has anyone seen this issue? And yes I have used the search box.

I have not seen this, I wonder if you have a bad battery. You may want to call customer support on this and see if they will replace it?

[davidmull]

Ok Iv ran it down a second time today and it's charging now 5 hours and still blinking. It is charging properly as I ran a train for 3 hours on the last charge.

[zephyr1934]

Yes, call customer service and tell them your situation. With something this expensive they might ask you to send it in, but they are usually very good about finding a solution.