How long is the charge time?

Depends on the charger.

And depends on how old the batteries are, or rather, how much use they get.

I highly recommend the MAHA 8 charger. And be sure to soft charge when possible and a total refresh after every 5th or 6th wedding. That's what I've done for a few years now and it keeps them going strong.

Ok what does soft charge mean? All the bats are brand new. I have a charger that charges 10 at a time. They have been charging since 4pm and they are still not done.

A soft charge is a slower charging mode that doesn't get the batteries as hot.Michael is right about using the soft charge when possible and running the refresh (also called condition) cycle every so often. This discharges the batteries completely and charges them again. It is meant to erase the "memory" effect where the batteries lose capacity over time.What does the manual say? Some chargers soft charge by default, others are in fast mode by default.I have one charger with a very slow mode that takes hours to charge and another that will charge a set in an hour. The batteries are so hot after a fast charge that you can't touch them.

Katie, you haven't told us what brand the batteries and charger are. That would help a little.

bought 2 of these

http://www.onlybatteries.com/showitem.asp?ItemID=14338