does the dco 11 radio charger charge nicad and lithium batteries
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It was a gift. He said it charges his Dewalt Batteries` What kind I don't know
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this is the older radio charger and does not charge new lithium ion batteries. the new dco12 does charge both NiCad and li ion batteries. my older radio is on the job, a little beat up but still works.
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The DW911 & DC011 will charge all of Dewalt's batteries from 7.2v-18v NiCd batteries only.
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NO! Your batteries are lithium Ion and most probably need a special charger. The La Cross chargers are designed for NiCd and NiMH rechargable batteries only. The user manual is very emphatic about this, on page 4, warning against modification of the charger for any battery not NiCd or NiMH. Lithiums follow different charging cycles, and need their own type of charger.
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Yes , My kit came with the dc18ra and after 2 years it quit working.( It took a lot of abuse at work though). When I went looking for another charger the dc18ra was a lot more expensive that this one so I looked i up and found the DC18RC. I have had it for a few months now and it works great with 18v batteries. I really can't tell a difference in the 2 chargers other than the color of them.
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I believe that this charger is only for NiCd batteries. I have this charger to charge my BD NiCd 18 V batteries. Lithium batteries have a different charging socket. BD does make a similar fast charger for Lithium batteries (Black & Decker L2ACF-OPE 20V MAX Lithium Ion Fast Charger).
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Drill is backwards compatible with 18 volt nicad batteries. It came with 2 lower capacity (not XRP) Li-ion DeWalt batteries. The charger works for NiCad and Li-Ion batteries. I like the lower weight of the drill and Li-ion battery, BUT I HATE the Li-Ion battery because it cuts off without warning and you cannot squeeze any more out until you recharge. They do it because they don't want a Li_ion battery to blow up with somebody so basically they have protective circuitry built in to monitor each battery cell. But it sucks when you are up on a ladder and have no warning that the battery will give out on the next screw.
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I have used it to charge Riobi lithium and Riobi nicad batteries with great success. I don't know about other brands. My old nicad charger failed really charge the old nicad - I had 2 of them - but the lithium charged both of them! Good luck.
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The amperage of the charger is not important as it only affects the charge rate. What is critical is the type of charger. You can not charge a L ion battery with a nicad charger. So verify on serial panel the type of charger.
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i have not rec'd mine yet so i can't be sure.I have an older charger that will do NiCad and nimh. it takes 13 hours ti do a set of 2 or 4. some batteries can be charged faster than others so I guess some chargers might charge faster than others.
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I have an 18v Ni-Cd battery that charges most of the time and a lithium-ion battery that charges no problem. So, it may be a little finicky with the Ni-Cd batteries, but works fantastic for the Lithium-Ion batteries!
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Short answer is "yes" the lithium ion works the same [but better] than the nicad. Suction-wise, I've got to agree with Michael; The unit is an overall very weak performer. We don't even use the thing; it sits new [used once or twice] under the shop apron brake wholly ignored in favor of ANY alternative. Seriously, do not waste your time with this device.
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Yes. and they can even be Nicad in one side and Li Ion in the other. It will analyze your battery and it seems to have "saved" one NiCad that had a short cycle - now it functions as good as my other 2.
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All Dewalt 18volt batteries fit Dewalt 18volt tools. The only thing to be concerned about is the charging. DO NOT use a NiCad charger for charging a Lithium battery. The charger will over heat and fuse the battery and charger to become one. You can use a Lithium charger for a NiCad with no effect on the charger or battery. The Lithium chargers are yellow and the NiCad chargers are Black.
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Absolutely not..............unless you want to ruin the recharger. This charger is (as it's instructions state) only for the recharging of NiCad and Nickel Metal Hydride batteries.
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The standard charger is designed for nickel cadium batteries, No problem , Lithium ion might have issues
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I know that Milwaukee makes chargers that work for Nicad and v18 LION batteries. BUT, I am not sure if their early Nicad chargers are compatible. What I do know is that the V18 batteries are some of the worst I have seen, and you probably don't want them even if they are compatible with your charger.
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The newer 18volt lithium ion batteries are designed to work with nicad 18v tools
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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.