Can you use Porter Cable Lithium ion batteries in these tools and will the charger charge them?
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Yes and NO. The Lithium Ion Batteries will work great in these and all other 18 Volt tools, BUT you need a Lithium Battery charger as the Ni-Cd battery charger will overcharge and potentially create a fire. Lithium is very flammable in air. Special care must be taken when charging these batteries, but they last longer and take repeated recharges.
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You can use the Lithiom Ion batteries as long as they are 18 volt. The charger that comes with the set is a Ni Cad charger so it will not charge the Lithiom Ion batteries.
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Yes you can use them,The charger takes about 1/2 hour to fully charge them back.you get 2 two in The combo.its well worth The buck.
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Yes to the first part, as long as the lithium ion pack is 18 volts, but the charger that comes with that set will only charge nicad packs so you will need to pick up a compatible charger for your lithium ion packs. Porter cable makes a multi chemistry charger that will charge either type of battery for around 35 bucks I believe.
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Javier, the drill and saw work with the lithium battery. The charger is included as is the battery. Buenas suerte!
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I bought a M12 tool which came with the an M12 charger. That's what I used. You may want to check out the vendor's sight.
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Yes, I interchange my batteries between the Sabre saw, impact driver, and saws-all. I love Porter Cable tools.
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I'm not an expert but I'm 90% sure a you need a special charger for Lithium batteries. Remember what happened to that Boen jet. :)
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I do not believe so--while these were bought for my husband by me, he made a big deal about being sure to get the lithium charger and said the Ni-Cd wouldn't work as his Ridgid tools took the lithium batteries. Probably right since I bought the wrong chargers for my black and decker lawn tools and it was for the wrong battery type. I hope this helps!
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I use these batteries in all of my tools without problem. The only limitation is you have to charge them in a lithium ion charger, they won't even fit in a standard charger. I have not tried to install it into the DeWalt radio which is also a charger but I would assume it won't work / charge.
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I have x2 and x3 series tools and it works great on both. You will probably need a battery charger intended for the lithium batteries. So far this is a really good battery. Expensive for a replacement battery but good.
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It is not the same, but they are interchangeable. The PC18BL is a lithium-ion battery and the PC18B is a NiCad battery. They use the same chargers and will work on the same tools. Porter Cable made a fairly large series of tools that will work with all of their batteries of this same physical design.
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Brenda, yes it will. This PCXMVC harges any PORTER-CABLE slide pack NiCad or Lithium Ion battery. The Porter-Cable's factory link is: http://www.deltaportercable.com/cmsPage.aspx?blockid=b204517f-a605-456e-bbe6-570e7799c46d/
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Yes... We have a number of the Max 20 Volt B&D tools and a couple of different battery sizes... All work well with this charger... In fact, we have two of the chargers so that there are always a couple of fully charged batteries availble for jobs that involve more than one tool...
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Yes, you can charge any DeWalt brand NiMH and NiCd (and some Li-Ion batteries) between 7.2-18V. That includes 'XR' and 'XRP' badged batteries. Note that the 'MAX' brand Li-ion batteries will NOT fit this charger, as they are from a different line with their own chargers.
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Yes they do. As with most Lithium Ion type type power tools, always a good idea to charge up be using the first time. There is a higher capacity battery available, but the lower capacity works fine for me. I use the lower of the two settings and it works fine and seems to last for quite a while.
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The kit comes with two batteries and the charger. The charger that came with mine will do both 12v and 18v batteries which works out great if you have some of the older Milwaukee tools.
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You will use the same charger. Your tool will have more power and will last longer between charges.
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I don't know. This charger is designed for batteries used in radio control transmitters and receivers. I don't know if it can be used to charge batteries for power tools.
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The answer to both questions is - YES! I'm a big Porter Cable fan. I have found from using the other major brands that Porter Cable does the best job for me. Battery life is one MAJOR feature I'm in love with. The torque on the drill is beyond excellent and the speed of the saw is outstanding. Both are very well balanced and a pleasure to use. My kit came with two batteries and I bought another as a back up. I haven't used the back up battery out of necessity. Just to keep it charged and working.