- 1.5 Amp Hours
- For use only with Makita Chargers DC18RA;DC18SC;DC24SA
- 5X lower self-discharge keeps battery cells active and ready to use after long period of storage
- Charging at any time will have no effect on the battery
- Battery’s built-in Memory Chip communicates with the charger to maximize battery life
Product Description
18V, 1.5AH Lithium-ion Battery, Built In Memory Chip, Memorizes The Usage History & Communicates With The Charger, Less Weight, Lithium-ion Battery Weighs 40% Less Than Ni-MH Or Nickel Cadmium, Anytime Charge, Lithium-ion Batteries Have No Memory Effect & Can Be Charged At Any Time, Charging Technology Controls Current, Voltage & Temperature To Maximize Battery Life.
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Delivered promptly. Product was as described.
Pleased customer
Mike Koch
Rating: 5 / 5
I recieved two slimpack batteries with my makita drill bought on Amazon two months ago and so far they are working fantastic. I don’t know what’s up with other folk’s batteries dying on them so soon, maybe it was a problem that was fixed since they bought theirs or maybe I just have to wait longer and see what happens with mine. A lot of the guys at jobsites have been switching to these, especially carpenters and cabinet guys, since they are so light, compact and have lots of power. Not to mention the excellent deal Makita has for the white combo kit with the drill, impact driver and light. All the guys I work with who have these like theirs and haven’t had any problems that I know of, I would recommend them to anyone with Makita Lithium-Ion tools.
Rating: 5 / 5
I talked to an engineer about these crap boxes…. according to him the amperage draw from an 18v source and motorized like Makita
would draw WAY too many amps 25-30, to expect anything but rapid burn out of the cells in these 1.5 ah cells. He said it would be EXPECTED that there would be rapid hurt. It correlates to the experiences that people have been having.A stupid mistake by Makita
but the sales might make enough money to turn a blind eye….a lot of people dont bother to get a refund… they just buy a new one. No kidding. The 3.0ah can do better he said but its iffy too. I am returning mine before it gets off the truck and getting the Panasonic which has a bullcrap price but isnt having the troubles…its 14.4v and a better battery. Screw Makita.
Rating: 1 / 5
We tried some Makita tools after mostly buying Dewalt, and having used them for over a year now I feel I can right an honest review. What I am reading from most other users here is right, these batteries have to be replaced very often.
I reckon the problem here is both the Battery and the charger. Makita claims their charger can charge these batteries in 15-30 minutes..which is pretty quick. But I beleive when you charge a batter that quick, you are putting it though a lot of stress and/or heat, which will reduce the overall life of the battery. Place that together with the fact that while this is Lithium battery, it is an ‘older’ formula a lithium (similar to the chemical formula used in cell phones and laptops…items that do not drain the battery as much as a power tool), and these batteries lasted us less than a year. (under the same ammount of use, our one Milwaukee drill had its batter last about 3-4 months longer..and our DeWalt tools with their compact NICAD batteries last about twice as long as this.)
Rating: 1 / 5
I am not sure why all the detractors, but here is my two cents. I have had a couple of these batteries for 4-5 years and they are still going strong. They last longer than I expect and they charge quickly. What else do you want? The drill I use these with and the batteries are my #1 most useful tool (and I own a lot of tools). Now… if you expect a relative inexpensive cordless to perform with the power of a corded drill, you don’t know much about power and electric motors. That’s just unrealistic. That said, again, this cordless has been a workhorse for me.
Rating: 5 / 5
This drill is fantastic, but I can’t afford to keep it in batteries. Bought the drill with 2 batteries. Very occasional use. Replaced an ancient Black & Decker 12V, its batteries still work, a small. About a year after buy, one of the batteries wouldn’t take a charge. The electronic charger just flashed the “terrible battery” signal. I replaced the battery. A few months later, another one conked out. Same problem. Interesingly, I know the battery is NOT terrible, as I could charge one battery, and jumper the charged one to the “terrible” one and the two would equalize. Repeating process gave me a semi-usable battery.
Now the third one has conked out. Same problem.
At $80 a pop, it’s cheaper to buy a new drill..which make no sense. They are TERRIBLE batteries!!