Makita 12V Cordless

[MSLiechty]

two of my battery's gave up the ghost and won't hold a charge so i go looking for a replacement http://www.amazon.com/Makita-193157-...makita+12+volt

for not much more i can get a a complete kit with impact and drill 2 batteries and charger, If i didn't have 3 other 12V Mikita impacts and drills it would be worth dumping them all.

ML

[Tom Bainbridge]

difficult call

my own experience is that in 3 years I killed 6 Makita batteries (plus the two originals)

be careful in your judgement of my experience.......

listen to you're north american collegues as well as what I say

lets say that Makita have a "battery problem" that they recognise

and they are trying to resolve the problem

[jobercian]

I have given up on those batteries. Too bad- I still love the Makita 12v impact driver.

Never had issues with Makita Li-ion batteries.

[WarriorWithWood]

Get the Makita 18v LXT set. It's probably the same weight. You can even get the Impact guns on Amazon as a bare tool for $90.

[newman]

i had the 2.6 nimh 18v makitas and they died quick, I gave up on those too...


if you like the tools, you can always get them rebuilt with nicd cells

[chuckwoodchuck]

The Nimh batteries are very finicky in general and are known to give up the ghost after 2 years or so. This is one reason that Lithium Ion is a much better platform. I would seriously look into getting Lithium technology and moving past the Nimh tool system.

[popawheelie]

I like Li- Ion batteries.

[kevin zale]

I'm in the same situation with batteries all crapping out at once.

thebatterystop.com 55.00 for 3.0 ah nmh. It might be worth a shot. I also have a local battery place that has started advertising rebuilds for c-less tool batteries. Stinks because like many others I loooove my Makita 12v. impacts.

kevin z

[MSLiechty]

Thanks Kevin I may them a try But a lighter weight Li-ion tool would be nice.


ML

[THWagar]

I have 3 or 4 sets of the 14.4 Makita lith-ion (black and white version) and am very happy with them. When a battery goes bad its more efficient for me to buy another set (drill, impact, flashlight and 2-3 batteries depending on deal) for +/- $220 than to buy batteries for $50-100 apiece.

[JNComplete]

I'll have to go check my 12 volt NIMH set. Been in the shed ever since I bouight the LXT set. Great impact gun, clutch is sorta shot on the drill though.

Good luck! The new dewalt 20 volt looks nice. LXT is great though...
JN

[GregBradley]

Dewalt 20 volt is actually 18 volt. Calling it "20 Volt Max" just like when everyone started calling 10.8 volt tools "12 Volt Max".

Black and Decker did the same thing a year or two ago and now continuing that scam to their "pro" line of tools.