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bluediesel
02-24-2007 12:54:33
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Re: Makita lithium Ion Batteries in reply to Dale B , 02-24-2007 08:56:23
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Lithium Ion batteries are the hot lash from what I'm told. They are lighter in weight,last longer,but cost more. If converting to lithium, not only do you pay for the batteries, you have to buy a new charger. The price of this makes you buy a new tool to upgrade. A 18 volt Milwaukee (old) is good for 2000 charges, the lithium 4000. I've heard that the reason batteries as a whole don't last, is from heat. The larger the battery the more heat it produces during discharge and charging. It was said to me that a 9.6 will out last a 14.4 or 18, because the 18 produces more heat than a 9.6 while charge/discharge. I'm not talking run time, this has to do with battery life, when the battery gives up and you pitch it. The lithiums run cooler. This is what I've heard, so don't shoot the messenger. I've got three, 9.6 Makitas, the oldest being 1993. It made more sence to buy a new tool, (case, tool, charger, batteries) than to buy a new battery for the price. I did buy a couple of batteries also, through the years. My 18 volt Milwaukee kit (hammer-drill, cir. saw, sawzall, flashlight, radio) batteries lasted two years, almost to the day. The lithium kit (two batteries and charger) to convert is close to $300.00, so I waited all this time for it to come out, just to find out I couldn't afford it. If all a person needed was a drill, the $19.99 on sale "CHEAPY" brand, with a 720 day ,"over the counter" exchange or your money back for a 18 volt tool does'nt look so embarrasing any more.
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