will these tools operate on porter cable 18v lithium batteries, as opposed to the ni cad batteries?
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Yes, you can use either Lithium Ion or Ni-Cd batteries. You will need to be sure to use either a Lithium Ion or Multi Chemistry battery charger however.
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I'm not sure, I use the 18 volt lithium ion and ni-cad on all my stuff. I know that they interchange. I would say if it fits the tool, it should work. On my worx weedeater, I went to a 20 volt, no problem.
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Michael,No there not compatible with each other. This Porter Cable impact is an awesome tool. I would purchase a combo kit that has the batteries with this impact gun if you want the Porter Cable Brand.Best of luck,Andrew Silvas
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If the 18V battery you have from the UK is a Bosch 18V lithium-ion battery, it will work on any Bosch 18V lithium-ion tool. We put electronics in our batteries that make them forward and backward compatible so you won't have to worry about a battery not working on an old or future Bosch 18V lithium-ion tool.
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If it requires an 18 volt lithium battery if should interchange . That's the beauty of Makita 18 volt cordless tools , one battery fits all (18 volt)
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Yes, Bare Tools come as Tool ONLY.. No Battery. Li-Ions are lighter but much more expensive than Ni-Cad batteries. There are places that will sell and/or rebuild Ni-Cad batteries for much less than OEM, typically $2 / volt. Li-Ion batteries are very dangerous to rebuild so you won't find many if any re-builders. Just Google it. But THIS tool is well worth the price. It's an Excellent tool. I ONLY buy Dewalt 18v tools. They work very well and the batteries hold their charge a long time and are interchangeable between my different tools. YouTube has tool comparisons of the different brands and Dewalt is always at or near the top in performance and value.
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watch this - all Dewalt 18v batteries apparently are designed to work on all Dewalt tools no matter what... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uuT73y_k8o10year old tools and new tools - they will all work interchangeably ... how cool is that?
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From Hitachi's website..."C18DLP4 18V Lithium Ion Circular Saw (Tool Body Only) Features Specifications Covered by Hitachi's Lifetime Lithium Ion Tool Warranty Tool body compatible with all Hitachi Lithium Ion, NiCd and NiMH 18V post-style batteries "http://www.hitachipowertools.com/index/main-navigation/tools.aspx?d=2,20&p;=637This should answer it.Mike
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Sorry, the answer is NO because: The housing base of NiCad battery insert into the drill tool is different style with the Lithium Ion battery.
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Yes. All 18V DeWalt batteries are interchangeable with the 18V tools even the new Li-ion. Except Li-ion batteries need the Li-ion charger which charges the both Li-ion and NICDs.
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18 volt porter cable battery is what the instructions say. I don't have the 18 volt battery. I just plug mine in. It also has a coin cell battery CR 2032 for backup battery for keeping stations.
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No. This tool takes Dewalt's 20 volt batteries, so your 18 volt battery will most certainly NOT work with it. It does come with its own 20 volt battery though. Excellent tool. I like it. -john
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Yes it should take either nicad or lithium. Most all Porter Cable tools accept either. Hope I was helpful.
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All I have is ni-cad but I looked at the X.R.P 18VOLT LI-lon online and it looks like the same hook up. So I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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YES... according to Dewalt any 20v battery will work on any 20v tool.. only difference being how long they operate the tool....
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Yes, the new 18v lithium batteries fit the old 18v nicad equipment pretty nice not having to get rid of all the old tools
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Yes, any Dewalt 18v battery pack from 1996 to present will work in almost all 18v Dewalt devices. There are about 7 devices that will not take the lithium ion battery but they are fairly obscure. I use both Lithium ion and ni-cd packs in my drills and impact as well my saw and other devices.