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A battery pack and charger platform including a voltage coupling circuit comprising an input that receives an input voltage and an output that sends an output voltage, a voltage monitoring circuit having an input coupled to the voltage coupling circuit output and an output, and a power source having

A battery pack and charger platform including a voltage coupling circuit comprising an input that receives an input voltage and an output that sends an output voltage, a voltage monitoring circuit having an input coupled to the voltage coupling circuit output and an output, and a power source having an input coupled to the voltage monitoring circuit output, the power source input receives an input voltage representative of a charge instruction.

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1. A method of manufacturing a battery charger, comprising: providing a printed circuit board comprising a first section and a second section, the first section and the second section coupled by a plurality of reduced material sections;attaching a plurality of metal wires to the printed circuit boar

1. A method of manufacturing a battery charger, comprising: providing a printed circuit board comprising a first section and a second section, the first section and the second section coupled by a plurality of reduced material sections;attaching a plurality of metal wires to the printed circuit board extending from the first section to the second section; andseparating the first section from the second section by breaking the reduced material sections. 2. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 1, further comprising: providing a first plurality of through holes in the first section;providing a second plurality of through holes in the second section;wherein the plurality of metal wires extend from the first plurality of through holes to the second plurality of through holes. 3. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 2, wherein the metal wires are attached to the printed circuit board by soldering the metal wires to the first plurality of through holes and the second plurality of through holes. 4. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 2, further comprising: providing a terminal block, wherein the terminal block comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts;providing a third plurality of through holes in the second section, wherein each through hole of the third plurality of through holes is electrically coupled to the a corresponding through hole of the second plurality of through holes; andattaching the terminal block to the second section such that a portion of each of the plurality of contacts is inserted into a through hole of the third plurality of through holes. 5. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 4, further comprising: soldering (1) the metal wires to the first plurality of through holes, (2) the metal wires to the second plurality of through holes and (3) the plurality of contacts to the third plurality of through holes. 6. A method of manufacturing a battery charger, comprising: providing a printed circuit board comprising a first section and a second section;attaching a plurality of metal wires to the printed circuit board extending from the first section to the second section; andseparating the first section from the second section by breaking a reduced materials section between the first section and the second section. 7. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 6, further comprising: providing a first plurality of through holes in the first section;providing a second plurality of through holes in the second section;wherein the plurality of metal wires extend from the first plurality of through holes to the second plurality of through holes. 8. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 7, wherein the metal wires are attached to the printed circuit board by soldering the metal wires to the first plurality of through holes and the second plurality of through holes. 9. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 7, further comprising: providing a terminal block, wherein the terminal block comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts;providing a third plurality of through holes in the second section, wherein each through hole of the third plurality of through holes is electrically coupled to the a corresponding through hole of the second plurality of through holes; and attaching the terminal block to the second section such that a portion of each of the plurality of contacts is inserted into a through hole of the third plurality of through holes. 10. The method of manufacturing a battery charger, as recited in claim 9, further comprising: soldering (1) the metal wires to the first plurality of through holes, (2) the metal wires to the second plurality of through holes and (3) the plurality of contacts to the third plurality of through holes.