20 volt tool battery

[Cammy]

Have Dewalt tools but shudder to consider the cost of replacement batteries labeled Dewalt. For you contractor power users, where do you look for replacements?

 

[np307]

Buy the Dewalt ones and be happy you aren't paying for Milwaukee batteries.

 

[Schaaf]

I usually just wait to buy more batteries until I find a deal on another tool. Usually around Black Friday I can buy a tool that comes with a couple batteries for the same price as the batteries by themselves.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

Have Dewalt tools but shudder to consider the cost of replacement batteries labeled Dewalt. For you contractor power users, where do you look for replacements?

How many do you need to buy? I go brand name to avoid an issues. But if you're buying ten batteries then that changes things

 

[EastTNHunter]

I usually just wait to buy more batteries until I find a deal on another tool. Usually around Black Friday I can buy a tool that comes with a couple batteries for the same price as the batteries by themselves.

This ^^^

Although the larger, higher amp hour battery packs are so much better for some things

 

[Mallardsx2]

Buy the Dewalt ones and be happy you aren't paying for Milwaukee batteries.

Like

 

[ccc23454]

I use Amazon Chinese knock offs with great results for both m12 and m18's, sure there Dewalt copies are same. I can buy 3/4 batteries for price of 1 oem so to me it's worth it, performance ain't much different but I always size up 1 amprage size with the chinas and get simular performance.

 

[Badknees104]

Dewalt is good stuff

 

[Gravelyctry]

I bought Amazon batteries to replace my 18v dewalt. Horrible. Didn’t fit well, didn’t last very long, and in just a few months they no longer held a charge.

I’ll buy oem from now on.

 

[Redmt]

Don't complain until you need a battery for a Stihl chainsaw. It's about $400.00 as I remember.

 

[gouch]

One of the best ideas ever was standard battery sizes. AA, AAA. C, D, etc. Don't understand why they went away from that idea with rechargeable batteries. They could easily make tools to use a standard 20 volt that fits everyone. Even cars could all run on the same batteries. But no.

But I guess they make more money on the batteries than they do on the tools.

 

[Cammy]

Don't complain until you need a battery for a Stihl chainsaw. It's about $400.00 as I remember.

That is why the crap we deal with in CA is such BS! Used gas saws are cheap and can last forever.

 

[Cammy]

One of the best ideas ever was standard battery sizes. AA, AAA. C, D, etc. Don't understand why they went away from that idea with rechargeable batteries. They could easily make tools to use a standard 20 volt that fits everyone. Even cars could all run on the same batteries. But no.

But I guess they make more money on the batteries than they do on the tools.

Or make it so the batteries inside could be changed rather than having to discard the entire case

 

[2rocky]

I bought Amazon batteries to replace my 18v dewalt. Horrible. Didn’t fit well, didn’t last very long, and in just a few months they no longer held a charge.

I’ll buy oem from now on.

Same here. Even tried the Battery CPR method and couldn't get them to take a charge..

 

[Redmt]

That is why the crap we deal with in CA is such BS! Used gas saws are cheap and can last forever.

When your 66 year old wife says she wishes she could help cut firewood, you go through your stash of chainsaws to find one she can start. When that doesn't work it's off to the saw shop to see if she can start one sizable enough to actually cut wood. When THAT doesn't work you look at "affordable" electric saws that have a 3 month life span. THEN you buy a quality Stihl saw that has a crazy price battery that actually cuts wood. We got the Stihl about 3 years ago and it still kicks ass right alongside my 16" Stihl 250 gas saw. It's got nothing to do with goofy CA laws.

 

[Cammy]

When your 66 year old wife says she wishes she could help cut firewood, you go through your stash of chainsaws to find one she can start. When that doesn't work it's off to the saw shop to see if she can start one sizable enough to actually cut wood. When THAT doesn't work you look at "affordable" electric saws that have a 3 month life span. THEN you buy a quality Stihl saw that has a crazy price battery that actually cuts wood. We got the Stihl about 3 years ago and it still kicks ass right alongside my 16" Stihl 250 gas saw. It's got nothing to do with goofy CA laws.

Gotcha. Didn't consider that you would get help from the domestic supervisor. I prefer to keep those tools out of the hands of mine.