Wall mounted tool charger ideas?

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Wall mounted tool charger ideas?

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I seem to have collected several Ryobi 18v chargers for my various tools like this:
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For batteries that look like this:
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The clips on the battery latch into the protrusions on the first image.

Anyway, I was wondering whether anyone had any bright ideas how to wall mount the charger head so that batteries could be clipped in rather than having them cluttering up a shelf, workbench, kitchen worktop etc. I’d be nice if the LEDs were visible as well.
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Are you prepared to glue/strap something to the charger so that you can wall mount them? Or hang them?

My makita charger bases have slots for screwheads (IYSWIM) so that you can fix them semi-permanently.
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Probably not an ideal solution if you have several but there are wall mountable ones available for ~£25. Like this one. https://www.amazon.co.uk/FirstPower-Upg ... 6V1J&psc=1

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Stealth mounts.
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DefTrap wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:39 pm Are you prepared to glue/strap something to the charger so that you can wall mount them? Or hang them?

My makita charger bases have slots for screwheads (IYSWIM) so that you can fix them semi-permanently.
Happy to abuse a couple of them, I think I’ve got 3 possibly 4 to play with, alway useful to keep one for mobile use.
Count Steer wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:51 pm Probably not an ideal solution if you have several but there are wall mountable ones available for ~£25. Like this one. https://www.amazon.co.uk/FirstPower-Upg ... 6V1J&psc=1

In the Q&As someone asks that very question.
Ryobi does a 6 port charger for around £100 which, whilst spendy (for what I’d hoped was a cheap fix) would also charge / store pretty much every battery I have.
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PitaNaanRoti wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:57 pm Stealth mounts.
No need to bodge
Don't they just store batteries* rather than hold the charger? I assume that's what the aim is if the LEDs have to be visible.

* That's what they seem to have for Ryobi.
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PitaNaanRoti wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:57 pm Stealth mounts.
No need to bodge
Sadly, they only wall mount the battery, not the charger and make it impossible to charge the battery whilst wall mounted.
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Are the charger bodies plastic-welded together? If you could get the body apart it might offer some neat options.
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Count Steer wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 10:09 pm Are the charger bodies plastic-welded together? If you could get the body apart it might offer some neat options.
I think they are screwed which I’ll investigate tomorrow, hopefully one part of the body will come away to enable me to drive some screws through the body or present another option.
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Count Steer wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 10:04 pm
PitaNaanRoti wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:57 pm Stealth mounts.
No need to bodge
Don't they just store batteries* rather than hold the charger? I assume that's what the aim is if the LEDs have to be visible.

* That's what they seem to have for Ryobi.
Nope.
Certainly for Makita, Dewakt and many others they have charger wall mounts too.
Mine are on the wall and all lights visible.
Batteries AND tools on the wall/underneath shelves
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Rockburner wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 7:24 am No More Nails.
Onto a board, screw that to the wall?
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PitaNaanRoti wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 6:49 am
Count Steer wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 10:04 pm
PitaNaanRoti wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:57 pm Stealth mounts.
No need to bodge
Don't they just store batteries* rather than hold the charger? I assume that's what the aim is if the LEDs have to be visible.

* That's what they seem to have for Ryobi.
Nope.
Certainly for Makita, Dewakt and many others they have charger wall mounts too.
Mine are on the wall and all lights visible.
Batteries AND tools on the wall/underneath shelves
I couldn't find Ryobi charger mounts on their web site. Only 4 items, but I didn't look further than the Ryobi section in 'other makes'.
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Horse wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 7:38 am
Rockburner wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 7:24 am No More Nails.
Onto a board, screw that to the wall?
No More Screws, and do both :1
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Post by dern »

I'd just get a shelf unit like this and feed the wires through the back and stick it in the garage or in a cupboard. Chargers are always awkward shapes and at least this will keep them out of the way and is flexible.

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