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DCB115
The DeWalt DCB115 is a single-port lithium-ion battery charger designed for 12V MAX, 20V MAX, and FLEXVOLT battery packs. It features a 120 V AC input for North American markets and a 4 A single-stage charge output.
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Model details
Model number: DCB115
Also known as: DeWalt, DeWalt Tools, DeWalt Power Tools, DCB115
Repair manuals
Symptoms
- The battery stops before the fully seated position and the charger cannot begin a normal charge. No visible charger crack, conductive debris, or swollen pack has yet been confirmed.
yet been confirmed. and the charger for cracked rails; use FM-17 or FM-18 if found.
- POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, SCORCHED, OR HOT
Stop using it and unplug by the plug only if the connection is safe to POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, Remove the battery, unplug the charger, and take it off the wall before correcting the mount.
- CHARGER BECOMES UNUSUALLY HOT OR WET, OR HAS BURNED TERMINALS
Disconnect power and let the charger and pack cool naturally on a CHARGER BECOMES UNUSUALLY HOT OR WET, OR HAS BURNED TERMINALS Do not insert or recharge the damaged pack; remove it only if safe.
- The red light keeps blinking while the yellow indicator stays on even after the battery and charger have naturally reached an allowed room-temperature environment.
The red light keeps blinking while the yellow indicator Remove the battery and let it reach normal room temperature naturally;
- Metal chips, grinding dust, steel wool, foil, or another dry conductive buildup is visible in the battery cavity, around contacts, or at ventilation slots. No liquid or active smoke, spark, burning, or melting is present.
Metal chips, grinding dust, steel wool, foil, or another dry 1. Unplug the charger and remove the battery before a conductive particle
- Liquid has entered the charger or battery interface, or the charger shows smoke, sparks, burning odor, charring, melting, or active electrical arcing.
Liquid has entered the charger or battery interface, or Warn other people away and disconnect power only from a safe
- One fully seated, physically sound compatible battery produces no red or yellow light, while the same DCB115 starts charging other known-good compatible packs from the same proven outlet.
One fully seated, physically sound compatible battery Unplug the charger and remove the single rejected pack; inspect it for
- The attached cord or plug is cut, frayed, crushed, loose, discolored, scorched, or abnormally hot. There is no current smoke, spark, flame, melting charger housing, or liquid ingress.
The attached cord or plug is cut, frayed, crushed, loose, 1. Stop using the charger and unplug it by the plug only if the connection is
- A battery intended for the charger has physical damage, swelling, leakage, wetness, burned or melted terminals, or a deformed case. It may or may not still fit the charger.
A battery intended for the charger has physical damage, 1. Do not insert or recharge the damaged pack; if it is already in the
- The charger has dry visible structural damage to its upper or lower housing, tabletop feet, battery rails, retention area, contact support, or rear wall-mount slots. No liquid, smoke, spark, burning, or melting is active.
The charger has dry visible structural damage to its Unplug the charger and remove the battery before handling or flexing
- Independent checks show the battery charges and powers a tool normally, but the red or yellow indicator is too dim to read, remains stuck, stays on after pack removal, or does not match the label pattern.
Independent checks show the battery charges and Unplug the charger, remove the pack, and clean only the outside of the
- The charger housing becomes much hotter than normal charging warmth or operation repeatedly pauses as the charger heats, but there is no smoke, spark, burning odor, liquid, melting, swollen pack, or visible structural damage.
The charger housing becomes much hotter than normal Disconnect power, remove the battery, and let both complete items cool
Failure Modes
- FM-17: BATTERY IS CRACKED, SWOLLEN, LEAKING, WET, OR HAS BURNED TERMINALS
FM-17 BATTERY IS CRACKED, SWOLLEN, LEAKING, WET, OR HAS BURNED TERMINALS
- FM-03: BATTERY IS STUCK IN THE CHARGER OR WILL NOT RELEASE
FM-03 BATTERY IS STUCK IN THE CHARGER OR WILL NOT RELEASE
- FM-05: ONE COMPATIBLE PACK PRODUCES NO LIGHT WHILE OTHERS CHARGE
FM-05 ONE COMPATIBLE PACK PRODUCES NO LIGHT WHILE OTHERS CHARGE
- FM-15: CONDUCTIVE DEBRIS IS IN THE BATTERY CAVITY OR VENTS
FM-15 CONDUCTIVE DEBRIS IS IN THE BATTERY CAVITY OR VENTS
- FM-19: WALL-MOUNTED CHARGER SHIFTS OR DETACHES WITH SOUND SLOTS
FM-19 WALL-MOUNTED CHARGER SHIFTS OR DETACHES WITH SOUND SLOTS
- FM-06: HOT/COLD DELAY REMAINS AFTER THE PACK RETURNS TO ROOM TEMPERATURE
FM-06 HOT/COLD DELAY REMAINS AFTER THE PACK RETURNS TO ROOM TEMPERATURE
- FM-01: NO INDICATOR OR CHARGING RESPONSE WITH A SEATED PACK
FM-01 NO INDICATOR OR CHARGING RESPONSE WITH A SEATED PACK
- FM-02: BATTERY WILL NOT SLIDE FULLY INTO OR SEAT IN THE CHARGER
FM-02 BATTERY WILL NOT SLIDE FULLY INTO OR SEAT IN THE CHARGER
- FM-16: LIQUID ENTERED, OR THE CHARGER SMOKES, SPARKS, BURNS, OR MELTS
FM-16 LIQUID ENTERED, OR THE CHARGER SMOKES, SPARKS, BURNS, OR MELTS
- FM-13: PLUGGING IN THE CHARGER TRIPS A BREAKER OR GFCI
FM-13 PLUGGING IN THE CHARGER TRIPS A BREAKER OR GFCI
- FM-11: INDICATOR IS DIM, STUCK, OR WRONG WHILE CHARGING IS NORMAL
FM-11 INDICATOR IS DIM, STUCK, OR WRONG WHILE CHARGING IS NORMAL
- FM-04: BATTERY SEATS BUT WILL NOT STAY SECURE IN THE CHARGER
FM-04 BATTERY SEATS BUT WILL NOT STAY SECURE IN THE CHARGER
Related troubleshooting
Common symptoms
- The battery stops before the fully seated position and the charger cannot begin a normal charge. No visible charger crack, conductive debris, or swollen pack has yet been confirmed.
- POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, SCORCHED, OR HOT
- CHARGER BECOMES UNUSUALLY HOT OR WET, OR HAS BURNED TERMINALS
- The red light keeps blinking while the yellow indicator stays on even after the battery and charger have naturally reached an allowed room-temperature environment.
- Metal chips, grinding dust, steel wool, foil, or another dry conductive buildup is visible in the battery cavity, around contacts, or at ventilation slots. No liquid or active smoke, spark, burning, or melting is present.
- Liquid has entered the charger or battery interface, or the charger shows smoke, sparks, burning odor, charring, melting, or active electrical arcing.
- One fully seated, physically sound compatible battery produces no red or yellow light, while the same DCB115 starts charging other known-good compatible packs from the same proven outlet.
- The attached cord or plug is cut, frayed, crushed, loose, discolored, scorched, or abnormally hot. There is no current smoke, spark, flame, melting charger housing, or liquid ingress.
- A battery intended for the charger has physical damage, swelling, leakage, wetness, burned or melted terminals, or a deformed case. It may or may not still fit the charger.
- The charger has dry visible structural damage to its upper or lower housing, tabletop feet, battery rails, retention area, contact support, or rear wall-mount slots. No liquid, smoke, spark, burning, or melting is active.