Can Lithium batteries use NiCad battery chargers?
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No, Li batteries have different voltage characteristics than Ni-Cd ones. They also do not fit physically Ni-Cd charges.
1605669
NO!!!! the charger must be designed for lithum. batteries. They make a dual charger but must be designed for lithum
2196904
Yes it will charge nicad battery. The older chargers will not charge the newer batteries, but the newer chargers will charge the older batteries. I also noticed that my old nicad battery packs last longer and have more power with this charger. Good luck!
1508355
Lithium ion cells dont have memory like nicds. No need to drain then fully charge. Use it as you want straight out of the box
489220
Scott, Yes according to the manual it can be used on 18V Nicd batteries. The settings allow for charging and discharging, it is also allows you to select amp charge rate.
760397
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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These lithium will work on the older NiCd. 18V. XRP. Tools. They will give you much more battery life.
306087
Per the listed info and the charger label customer photo, NO. This is a NiMH and NiCad charger which can also partially revive alkaline batteries which I have almost given up using due to their well known leakage issues and lousy high current capability. Use alkalines in a $100+ high power flashlight, NO WAY! Unless a charger specifically Lists the ability to charge Lithium Ion batteries then it will not do so. Their high voltages and wide ranging chemistries mean that only a few specific chargers can even handle all commonly available versions of Lithium Ion cells. The XTAR VP2 charger can handle almost all Lithium Ion chemistries and voltages but is not NiMH & NiCad compatible.
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No, you must have the lithium battery charger. If you own a number of Nicd powered Dewalt tools, the lithium batteries are far superior to nicads.No, you must use the lithium charger. It's best to bite the bullet and purchase the lithium battery and charger package. The lithium charger will also charge the old nicad packs as well.
768216
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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As far as I know Dewalt does not make a NiMH battery. If you mean NiCad then the lithium battery will last longer per charge and will hold its charge longer on the shelf. NiCad will get a memory if you do not charge them all the way up and then use them all the way down before recharging, Lithium does not have this problem.
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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 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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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.
459885
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.
760400
I use both the NiCad and LI Dewalt 18V batteries with my DCD760KL; tehy work equally well. There is a difference in the battery performance in that the LI batteries may last a bit linger but stops abruptly when one is exhausted; the NiCads degrade somewhat more gracefully at the end of their charge.
911387
Yes, I have the Li and the NiCad. The Li charger works on both batteries btw. The Li battery really performs
2181069
I do not believe so--while these were bought for my husband by me, he made a big deal about being sure to get the lithium charger and said the Ni-Cd wouldn't work as his Ridgid tools took the lithium batteries. Probably right since I bought the wrong chargers for my black and decker lawn tools and it was for the wrong battery type. I hope this helps!