Is this a Lithium battery or NiCad?
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Thanks for your question! According to the manufacturer this is a Lithium battery. I hope this helps!
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This is a Lithium Ion battery. Fully discharging will not improve performance (capacity). That only worked for NiCad cells. Fully charging before the first use is always recommended.
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Believe one is a NiCad and One is a LithIon battery. The LiIon charges much faster and lasts for ages,
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I took a look, it's a lithium CR2032 H 3v maxwell battery currently in mine.
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I'm pretty sure it's a small NiCad battery, the type used on OLD computer motherboards to keep time/date info while the computer was off. I have no idea why this was included with the light.
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It's a Lithium Ion battery but it's a Milwaukee package - there are 2 of them included with the drill
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I use a lipo battery instead of the usual NiCad. Its 11.1v made for transmiterts and lasts a lot longer. I use the same charger for all my lipos, just a standard lipo charger.
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Designed only for NiCad and NiMH. I haven't and won't try lithium or other batteries.
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The 18v XRP lithium ion battery's can be substituted with the 18v nicad battery's. The connection points are the same.
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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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Good question! We've only had this unit a short time but other experiences with lithium batteries proves they really outperform nicd.
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I have two that are about a year and a year and a half old and both are NiCad. The newer ones may well be Li/Ion as the other ones, Dewalt, Porter Cable, etc. are going with Li/Ion.
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Yes. It shuts off when charged. The lithium batteries hold a charge for months though. Not like the old NiCad batteries.
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It could possibly mean that you are using the wrong type of battery. (li-ion vs NIMH)
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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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It's a newer battery that is lighter but holds a charge longer when in use. You get more work time out of it. It also holds a charge much longer than the older NiCad batteries when not in use. They will last years longer before losing the ability to hold a charge.
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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.