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I tend to keep my eyes open for deals on batteries that fit my tools. Did not fit my Milwaulkee radio. It does fit some of the older tools. you will need a different charger to fit it.
I ordered without thinking about it not being chargeable on all of my current older chargers. Other chargers are not compatible. Makes sense, I just didn't think about it at the time. This review is intended as a heads up. You need a Li-Ion charger for this battery.
Why. Lastly, these are BULKY. Charger works with all my other batteries. Over draining a battery will kill it. Number one, 3.0ah vs 2.4 on the old.
Do they know these are really bad batteries, the 1st gen lith's have only been on the market about 3 years. I heard some clicking noise and traced it down to the drill. I can't start over new until the tools actually stop working not just the batteries. They don't seem to be capable of more charge cycles. Don't buy these because the more married to a tool system you get, cuz you have so many tools and batteries, the harder it is to do the right thing and get that divorce.
Don't put them on the charger, just warm them up somewhere for an hour. Secondly, I have gone thru 4 of these lithiums in under 3 months. Sounds like junk. I would have bought Makita in a second but I like the idea of grabbing a battery out of the bag and being able to check it. Guess what. I bought these to provide an upgrade over my old 18v nicads.
They know they have a junk battery here, that is why they changed the mounts on the tools too.I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with these. Leave a fully charged one in the truck over a cold night and you might get 5sec of use before it says it is dead on the LEDs. My last one died because the trigger on the drill was pressed while the drill was in my tool bag. Do they own the patent on the little LED charge indicator lights. They don't seem like they need to be this big. Really, the old ones run longer than these.
They don't have longer run times. I read on Milwaukee's tool site that they have "perfected" the lithium ion battery. These dumb things fit all my old tools except the Rockford boombox. I am done with Milwaukee. Nicads don't have these issues.The whole sales pitch of carefree use is something I have not experienced with these. I want to desperately get rid of all my Milw but I have several hundred dollars worth of this stuff.
They don't charge faster, twice as long as the nicads on the same charger, actually. It's hard, isn't it. They don't heat themselves up in the cold by vibrating. Milwaukee has a great waranty that they honor but come on. WHY.Don't even get me started on how terrible these things perform in the cold. I too am angry about the new M series lithium tools that won't work with older batteries and visa versa.
now the charger won't even recognize there is a battery loaded on to it. They are very light but awkward, like they are filled with air.
They were less than half price than I found at Fleet Farm, which is usually a good place to shop. I am very please with the Milwaukee batteries that I purchased. I was very very please with the price.
all you have to do is try to drill some holes with a spade bit or a hole saw bit and see how many holes you can make very simple i got the same amount of holes with 1 1/4 hole saw take or give one or two holes.I BOUGHT THE DRILL FOR THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY NOT BECAUSE I LIKED IT'PS: I'm a contractor all drills are pretty much the same right now(MADE IN CHINA EXCEPT FOR THE BATTERIES SOMETIMES) just go with one who has the better warranty. i just bought an 18volt hammer drill let me tell you something I'm not impressed at all. If you're buying the drill because you think the batteries last longer than the NICAD that's not true, they are pretty much the same trust me on this i tested both of them and they were both new.
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