does this product circumvent the 'chip' problem associated with charging makita 18v lithium ion batteries for power tools? E.G only the first cell is
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I don't know. This charger is designed for batteries used in radio control transmitters and receivers. I don't know if it can be used to charge batteries for power tools.
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oh, i should have mentioned that. NO. it does not. i had received a makita drill with 2 lithium batteries and a charger as a prize. it would cost considerably more to get them. i have a combo pack for craftsman that uses ni-cad batteries. the lithium are much better but much more expensive and all lithium batteries need a seperate charger.
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yes & the first battery has been charged only once (in one year) and it's still powering the drill as well as when first used!!!
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Yep Sure is. They work & charge well for me. They are not Makita "branded" but I really doubt they make their own batteries. They work fine for the price.
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yes it does if it is this battery; Makita BL1815-2 18-Volt 1-1/2 Ah Compact Lithium-Ion Battery, 2-Pack by Makita $210.00 Click for product details Order in the next 20 hours and get it by Tuesday, Dec 3. More Buying Choices $110.99 used & new (12 offers) (32) FREE Shipping Product Features ... no effect on the battery For use only with Makita Chargers DC18RA;DC24SA ...
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Yes it does that's the same batteries I am charging on it. they are batteries that can be used in any black & decker tool that is labeled one source 18v.
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Yes they do. As with most Lithium Ion type type power tools, always a good idea to charge up be using the first time. There is a higher capacity battery available, but the lower capacity works fine for me. I use the lower of the two settings and it works fine and seems to last for quite a while.
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I doubt it because, as the illustration shows, the shape of the charger is triangular and will accept only batteries shaped like the Makita. Hope this helps.
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In my experience the battery life has been more than adequate to complete the job. Like any cordless tool it is a good idea to have a second battery on the charger, though. This reconditioned tool came with a compact lithium battery and a charger. I bought it because I have other 18V Ryobi tools.
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The Makita manual for the 18v cordless tools warning the user *not the run battery down to the point of the tool stopping. The result is a depleted battery with a battery chip full of data that will be rejected by the Makita charger...
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Yes. Although in my case it might have included the WRONG charger, so beware... I have 3 chargers total from 3 different B&D; purchases, and while 2 of them are the correct voltage, one is much too high (appropriate for a 24V pack, not 18V). I think I roasted one of my 4 battery packs accidentally using that one, because I didn't check its output until much later. This was probably a one-time error, but that was my experience, and obviously not a happy one. The saw itself works great, though--I was frankly amazed at how well it works. Drastically exceeded my expectations.
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Sure thing Hoppy-Doodle! I even called technical support at DeWalt earlier today (around 2:45pm CST) and they told me that it will work and will actually fully charge all batteries from 7.2 volts - 18 volts in an hour or less. I can tell you from charging my 9.6 volt batteries that it's amazing how fast I can fully charge both of my batteries and be ready to use them again. So the answer to your question is YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!
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Better in that mine was 4.0 amp hours capacity but was sold as 3.0 amp hour. I tested it and the capacity was better than my Makita batteries. Worse in that the new Makita batteries use cell balancing and draw power from all the cells for the internal chip. These generics do not allow cell balancing and draw power from only two of the cells. And these are a bit tight on the fit to some Makita tools.
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david costa - makita chargers work just fine for this battery. i don't know what "tooldawg" thinks is an "optimal charge" but when i charge these batteries on my makita charger they operate stronger and at least 1.25x longer than makita's biggest 18v batteries. i've been using mine for over a year with no problems.
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Sorry, have no experience with that. All I know is that I installed it and it is still working. For the price paid I think it is probably worth the risk, considering that one battery in the store costs as much as the multi pack you get thru this site.
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It's a cell not a circuit. I use only Li-ion and Li-Polymer 9 volts on about 20 projects that continue to run to discharge with no problems; a smart charger exclusively for these batteries has the circuit that has yet to fail to charge any of these 'over-discharged' batteries. Most electronics stop working at a certain voltage long before the battery is totally discharged. Still, even with current-hungry circuits, none of the 40+ various lithium 9 volts I use for the last year and a half have failed with constant charge/discharge.Can't say the same for NiMH.
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By that I guess you mean ones that this charger was not designed to work with right? Well, that is a little tricky based on what you are trying to charge. If it is a commercial battery for a drill, you can get something similar to this if you just type the drill's name or model. You don't have to worry about typing the specific battery model number or the specific charger model number and you will see a few results for just the charger mixed in with the results. I typed craftsman 19v and found this one. If you are trying to charge something else or another tool or battery by another manufacturer and you don't know exactly what you are doing, you are asking for trouble but I will give you a few tips. 1) Lithium ion batteries are ticking time bombs. They will explode if over charged with too much voltage or current. 2) LiPo will explode if wrong polarity is used. 3) Most of them have protections from the things that make them explode and some even have them per cell. Some of them though rely on the charger to be smart enough not to over charge and have odd terminals so you can't charge it in any other charger. 4) They all operate in series and some, like this one, even charge in series. Thus with a multimeter, find the polarity of the battery you want to charge and the approximate voltage (I.e. if you have a 24 volt battery and it has 4 terminals and per two terminals you find that they are 10 volts each when low on charge then one can assume that you have 2 sets of 12 volt batteries in a series) then just get some alligator clips and clip them to another power source or power adapter of the same voltage and then sawpt them between the series. One time I really needed a device and I forgot the charger and I did this by connecting the alligator clips to my car for 30 mins then I swapped them to the other terminals for 30 mins too and it got me out of trouble. Just be really careful not to overcharge. Hope this helps.