what type of battery is inside ? Li-on ? ( best), Ni-Metal (not good) ? or NI-CD ( worse)
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If you look at Joel Miller's review, he has a video where he takes the product apart (and voids his warranty). He points out the battery is a Ni-Metal Hydride. Hope that helps your decision.
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Don't know. In my experience, however, they have been less robust than I had hoped for my application. They continue to light, even as they have fallen apart.
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Ni-CD. This battery is strong. Lets the Roomba run for over an hour on a charge.
1671275
Ryobi's been using the same battery standard for over ten years. They've been through three generations of li-ion and at least one ni-cad in that time, and any tool will take any battery and vice-versa. You may need to buy a charger that will handle the new battery packs, but the entire point of their One+ system, their entire decade-long marketing campaign, is that everything works with everything. The only difference you should notice is that old tools are different colors than your new battery, and that everything works better now. Not a shill, I swear - just an *extremely* satisfied customer burned by discontinued batteries more than I like to think about.
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I must AMMEND my former statement!!! A DUMMY battery is NOT A DEAD one. They are actually sold as dummies by companies and are cheap. I was lucky enough to have been corrected by RbwNY on July 7th. He/she informed me of this and added that pairing a 'dead' battery with the Li-on s can cause damage, etc. to the equipment. I should have known this as I know that pairing even an alkaline with a on-alkaline is NOT recommended. My apologies to everyone out there who has read my former comment. And a BIG THANKS to RbwNY for the help and advice!!!
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You want to go from the Ni-Cd battery to the lithium battery (both 18V). I am unsure if the Lithium battery fits your drill, but if it does (and it should), then you will also need the specific Li-ion battery charger also. As a rule, Ni-Cd battery chargers are not interchangeable with LI-ion ones. The Li-ion battery charges up faster and has less of a memory effect than the Ni-Cd battery - it just works better.
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Ryobi's been using the same battery standard for over ten years. They've been through three generations of li-ion and at least one ni-cad in that time, and any tool will take any battery and vice-versa. You may need to buy a charger that will handle the new battery packs, but the entire point of their One+ system, their entire decade-long marketing campaign, is that everything works with everything.The only difference you should notice is that old tools are different colors than your new battery, and that everything works better now.Not a shill, I swear - just an *extremely* satisfied customer burned by discontinued batteries more than I like to think about. Ryobi's been using the same battery standard for over ten years. They've been through three generations of li-ion and at least one ni-cad in that time, and any tool will take any battery and vice-versa. You may need to buy a charger that will handle the new battery packs, but the entire point of their One+ system, their entire decade-long marketing campaign, is that everything works with everything.The only difference you should notice is that old tools are different colors than your new battery, and that everything works better now.Not a shill, I swear - just an... » Read More Ryobi's been using the same battery standard for over ten years. They've been through three generations of li-ion and at least one ni-cad in that time, and any tool will take any battery and vice-versa. You may need to buy a charger that will handle the new battery packs, but the entire point of their One+ system, their entire decade-long marketing campaign, is that everything works with everything.The only difference you should notice is that old tools are different colors than your new battery, and that everything works better now.Not a shill, I swear - just an *extremely* satisfied customer burned by discontinued batteries more than I like to think about. « Show Less
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That's exactly what I did. Your drill, saw, light, etc., doesn't know the difference between a NiCd or Li-Ion.
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I would check with Hitachi, but it looks like the same battery. Lithium Ion rather than Ni Cad.
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Since the charge time is pretty quick I'm guessing lithium.. You can't replace it without opening the cabinet up.
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I bought a new battery at Radio Shack. Unfortunatley they're around $20. These phones are terrible.
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No. Ni-Cad batteries don't seem to bounce back as well as Li-Ion and once the battery is dead there is no hope for it. I had to replace 2 batteries so I bought two Li-Ion with the required charger and I have been very satisfied with the performance improvement in terms of power and running time.
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Lithium only according to booklet. Like the lithium better than ni-cad. Smaller and lighter. They recharge in an hour. The smaller packs that comes with are all right. They last about one hour. Keep your charger handy and the second battery charged. If you are going to use it a lot buy the heavy duty lithium pack. They cost about 120.00 at home depot. Which is a licsened repair for Ridgid tools. Lithium runs at a consistent voltage and amps till the battery get to a point and shuts down. Where the ni- cad runs down continuly losing power through the charge.
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Hello Glenn. I believe it is a 7.2 Ni-Cad battery. In my opinion, it charges fairly quickly, probably about 3 hours for a full charge, but I have used it without fully charging and it was strong and kept on going! I really like it. The battery pack pops in/out easily as well.
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We are lucky if the rechargeable batteries last 3 hours...so very annoying. I started doing a little research and found that these rechargeable batteries are the best on the market : eneloop AA 1800 cycle, Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries, 4 Pack (discontinued by manufacturer) Anyone have any experience with them?! They have really good reviews. I'm wondering if I do get them if I should get a better battery charger, if it really matters at all?!
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Yeah, and the Lithium is way better, i have both battery types and the nicad's don't hold a charge long and wear out so fast, lithium is the way to go
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It is about a 700 mah ( milliamp hour ) Ni-cad ( nickel cadmium ) battery. If you plan on gettin this for the holidays I would condsider soending a little more for a more decent quality gun that will work better shoot longer and have more quality parts. Some good brands are G&G;, Jing Jong ( J&J; ) or Classic army. ( I'm not compleatly sure I got the third ones name right but it's close to that .
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