plus 1 LED battery
when battery light flashes is that the battery is charging, when it stays on is that the battery is charged. That's because when the batteries are charged more than vites else can be seen, remove and put other battery to load.
You can put 4 AA or 4 AAA batteries
Only drawback to the device is that it gets very hot. For my part I put it on a raised metal object so that air passing underneath. But do not get excited, all the heaters chargers.
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