RE: newb needs help
I've never used that charger, but it looks alright. Too bad it doesn't discharge. The reason it seemed to have more power after the 4amp charge is, because when you charge a battery at a higher rate you get more punch, but less run time. If you had a discharger I would recommend you cycle them a few times and then see what happens. It sounds like your charger may be false peaking. If you know someone with a discharger borrow it so you can cycle your batts and then see what's up.