150 Charging and caring for batteriesCharging the batteryFully charge a battery before using it for the first time.The red LED stays lit while the battery charges.To charge the battery:1 Desktop charger: Connect the charger to thecorrect Tait power adaptor.Multicharger and vehicle charger: Power on thecharger.Initially, all three LEDs are lit for two seconds.2 Place just a battery in the charger, or a radio witha battery attached (desktop charger ormulticharger only). There is no need to remove abelt clip, antenna, or any accessory that isattached to the accessory connector.The red LED lights up, and stays lit while thebattery charges.When charging is complete, the green LED stayslit.