What type of battery does it come with? NiCd or Li-Ion?
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Hello Glenn. I believe it is a 7.2 Ni-Cad battery. In my opinion, it charges fairly quickly, probably about 3 hours for a full charge, but I have used it without fully charging and it was strong and kept on going! I really like it. The battery pack pops in/out easily as well.
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It is a Ni-Cad battery. Which is one of the reasons it is getting returned.
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It ises a special lithium ion batttey NP-BN. I got a battery and charger from a 3rd party on Amazon.
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DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM. This is a NiCad battery. NiCads are a thing of the past. The best thing that you can do is send your old battery module to a re-cell company and have them re-cell it with nickel metal hydride (NiMh) cells. The NiMh cells hold more energy, last longer and are not as subject to "outgassing" as NiCad cells. (This is probably why your module failed.) Texas Battery and Provisional Battery (in Atlanta) are two that I use. You can Google "battery module recell companies" to find one near you.This is cheaper and easier in the long run...and you get your ORIGINAL battery pack back so you know that it fits.Hope this helps. DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM. This is a NiCad battery. NiCads are a thing of the past. The best thing that you can do is send your old battery module to a re-cell company and have them re-cell it with nickel metal hydride (NiMh) cells. The NiMh cells hold more energy, last longer and are not as subject to "outgassing" as NiCad cells. (This is probably why your module failed.) Texas Battery and Provisional Battery (in Atlanta) are two that I use. You can Google "battery module recell companies" to find one near you.This is cheaper and easier in the long run...and you... » Read More DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM. This is a NiCad battery. NiCads are a thing of the past. The best thing that you can do is send your old battery module to a re-cell company and have them re-cell it with nickel metal hydride (NiMh) cells. The NiMh cells hold more energy, last longer and are not as subject to "outgassing" as NiCad cells. (This is probably why your module failed.) Texas Battery and Provisional Battery (in Atlanta) are two that I use. You can Google "battery module recell companies" to find one near you.This is cheaper and easier in the long run...and you get your ORIGINAL battery pack back so you know that it fits.Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Wow, these comments just made me realize that this is a NiCad battery. Didn't think they made those anymore!
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Yes, it came with the standard NiCad 18v batt. I later bought the 20v lit. Both are amazing tools, the lith running a little faster but not worth the extra buck. I love b&d.;
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I used the nicd battery. it worked fine. This is a pretty good unit for the price. it came with two blades, one fine-toothed for metal and one larger-toothed blade for wood. That was a happy surprise.
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I used the nicd battery. it worked fine.This is a pretty good unit for the price. it came with two blades, one fine-toothed for metal and one larger-toothed blade for wood. That was a happy surprise.
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It is NiCad. On the other hand, it is easy to drop a set of spare batteries in as they are three standard AAA.
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It came with an 18 volt battery and charter, but I think it's NiCad. It works great thoughy and I love it. Barbara
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WHile this is POSSIBLE to replace your NiCd battery, I'm not sure if the bracketry that holds the batteries on will work to hold it in place. ALso you would have to buy a separate Battery charger that is designed for Lithium Ion batteries because your NiCd battery charger is NOT compatible with Lithium Ion batteries. Other than those issues you can always change the TYPES of batteries as long as the Voltage is the same but as you can see, sometimes, you run into other problems while doing so.
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You need a lithium battery charger. You can also purchase a Charger that. will charge both lithium and NiCD batteries . Do not try to charge a lithium battery with a NiCD charger.
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No, you must have the lithium battery charger. If you own a number of Nicd powered Dewalt tools, the lithium batteries are far superior to nicads.No, you must use the lithium charger. It's best to bite the bullet and purchase the lithium battery and charger package. The lithium charger will also charge the old nicad packs as well.
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Yes, I have the Li and the NiCad. The Li charger works on both batteries btw. The Li battery really performs
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Yes, it comes with Li Ion rechargeable power pack and charger for normal operation. The 'batt required' refers to the batt tray option (supplied) that can take NiCad batteries for emergency use (at reduced power) if the normal power pack is discharged.
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As far as I know Dewalt does not make a NiMH battery. If you mean NiCad then the lithium battery will last longer per charge and will hold its charge longer on the shelf. NiCad will get a memory if you do not charge them all the way up and then use them all the way down before recharging, Lithium does not have this problem.
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I am almost 100% sure it shipped with the NiMH battery but the previous model that I still have and had to replace the battery before buying this model ( paid 14.99 for a NiCD battery to make it last another 10 years ) did have the NiCD battery. When I talked to the folks at the factory in Eaglesville, PA who fixed my old streamlight flashlight they say the new model might never need a battery if I keep it on charge 24/7 like I did with the older model. Hope this helps
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The battery type is not indicated on the device itself. However, I own other batter packs from them and those are Lithium Ion. So I am going to assume this are Li-ion.