what type of battery does this use? NiCd,NiMh or Lithium???
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Just to clarify, it is in fact an NiMH battery per Shark's page. Part SV1106 is the part: http://www.sharkclean.com/parts/0/all/301/sv1106-144-volt-battery/
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I'm getting it shipped it to India, would it be with a 220V machine. 120V doesn't works in India since USA has 120V option?
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Sorry I don't know. I've never had to replace the battery and I can't put my hands on the user manual at the moment... If you are thinking about purchasing this vac, I suggest Bed, Bath & Beyond where I bought my for $99 and then used a 20% coupon bringing the cost down to $79 :o)
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I have one and it needs another back up battery if you want to use it longer than the regular twenty minutes it seems to last in one vacuuming use. It just shuts off at a certain point. I know it says it needs only 4 hours to charge, but when you read the instructions it says 4-7 hours. It took a full 7 hours for ours to charge. I am taking this vacuum back this Friday on my day off from work. It also does not come with a hose or attachments. So the dust will most likely pile up and be very visible along the floor next to the wall and in the corners unless you buy a separate little device like a dust buster. Then where's the point in buying this little vacuum when additional money needs to be spent. Like I said an additional battery needs to be purchased which is what JC Penny would have rather me do then have me return it, except they only told me about the need for an additional battery when I called to see if it can be returned. The type of battery it runs on as mentioned is a nickel metal hydride battery. They do give information on how to empty the container when it is full after vacuuming. Emptying it is very easy compared to my old Hoover vacuum. That's not enough for me though. I have read similar complaints about the run time of this vacuum online as well, but unfortunately I did not look those up until after I bought the machine.
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I bought the lst1018 lithium trimmer. The lithium batteries don't work in the hedge trimmer and it appears from the contacts on the batteries that the lithium batteries are not interchangeable with the NiCad batteries. The NiCad battery won't slide into the Lithium tool and the Lithium battery slides into the NiCad tool but won't power it.
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I am currently using AAA Energizer Max batteries.I don't know if they are lithium or not.I bought them on Amazon at a pretty good price.
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Lithium only according to booklet. Like the lithium better than ni-cad. Smaller and lighter. They recharge in an hour. The smaller packs that comes with are all right. They last about one hour. Keep your charger handy and the second battery charged. If you are going to use it a lot buy the heavy duty lithium pack. They cost about 120.00 at home depot. Which is a licsened repair for Ridgid tools. Lithium runs at a consistent voltage and amps till the battery get to a point and shuts down. Where the ni- cad runs down continuly losing power through the charge.
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I am using now lithium battery .. So far seems good.... let's see try on weekends for continuous photos and videos... will update you.. For now thanks a lot
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If you look at Joel Miller's review, he has a video where he takes the product apart (and voids his warranty). He points out the battery is a Ni-Metal Hydride. Hope that helps your decision.
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according to their website, here is the Testing capability (battery list): 1.2v NiMH / NiCd rechargeable [AA, AAA, C, D] 1.5v alkaline [AA, AAA, C, D, N] 3v cylindrical lithium [CR123, CR2] 3.6v Li-Ion rechargeable [18500, 17650, 18650, RCR123A] 9v alkaline & carbon zinc This can all be found on their website here: http://www.ztsinc.com/minimbt.html
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NiMH and NiCd are the battery chemistry, the only difference is that NiMH batteries have a higher energy density (higher capacity from same sized cell) Any NiCd charger will charge will charge NiMH.
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Raed all about it here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_metal_hydride_batteryPay special attention to "Low Self Discharge Batteries"
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The battery is Universal Voltage: 100 to 240V~50/60Hz built into the unit. As a user I don't know whether it's ni-cad or lithium ion and haven't owned it long enough to have experienced an issues with the battery. I DO know it works well and I am thrilled with the performance of the unit.
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no nicad and lithium are different here is link to info between 2 types hope it helps you, Mar http://www.diffen.com/difference/Li-ion_vs_NiCad
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For what its worth, the manual says to only use nickel metal hydride (NiMH) type batteries.
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Are these batteries similar to Ni-MH or lithium batteries? I need Ni-MH or lithium. The item description only says the charger will charge Ni-MH, it doesn't say if the ones includes are Ni-MH.
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Terry, I'm not sure if you meant nicon or nicad. To my knowledge there is no such thing as a nicon battery. However there is such a thing as a nicad battery and yes I believe Ryobi makes several different 18 volt batteries for thier tools, lithium, nicad as well as conventional - all rechargeable. They all will work in this tool. Each different type has its advantages, be it price of longevity between charges. The lithium is a little unusual in that it delivers full power until it needs to be recharged. I use all three types in my Ryobi tools. I doubt however you can interchange 18 volt batteries from different brands. Terry, I'm not sure if you meant nicon or nicad. To my knowledge there is no such thing as a nicon battery. However there is such a thing as a nicad battery and yes I believe Ryobi makes several different 18 volt batteries for thier tools, lithium, nicad as well as conventional - all rechargeable. They all will work in this tool. Each different type has its advantages, be it price of longevity between charges. The lithium is a little unusual in that it delivers full power until it needs to be recharged. I use all three types in my Ryobi tools. I doubt however you can interchange 18 volt... » Read More Terry, I'm not sure if you meant nicon or nicad. To my knowledge there is no such thing as a nicon battery. However there is such a thing as a nicad battery and yes I believe Ryobi makes several different 18 volt batteries for thier tools, lithium, nicad as well as conventional - all rechargeable. They all will work in this tool. Each different type has its advantages, be it price of longevity between charges. The lithium is a little unusual in that it delivers full power until it needs to be recharged. I use all three types in my Ryobi tools. I doubt however you can interchange 18 volt batteries from different brands. « Show Less
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This is Govex Commerve. WE see a misleading. It is not a Lithium battery. It's a NiMH batery.
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I use both the NiCad and LI Dewalt 18V batteries with my DCD760KL; tehy work equally well. There is a difference in the battery performance in that the LI batteries may last a bit linger but stops abruptly when one is exhausted; the NiCads degrade somewhat more gracefully at the end of their charge.
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Lithium ion cells dont have memory like nicds. No need to drain then fully charge. Use it as you want straight out of the box