will the lithium batteries work in my old nicad tools?
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Lambert, if the batteries are what interest you, Dewalt sells the batteries separately. You don't have to buy the entire package.
1680460
The 18v XRP lithium ion battery's can be substituted with the 18v nicad battery's. The connection points are the same.
26322
NO. The NiMH & NiCD batteries charge differently then the Li-Ion batteries.
827252
Hi, The wording on the outside of the DC390B box (yes it kept it) states "Tool works with Dewalt 18Volt NiCDor Li-ion Batteries". I'm pretty sure based on this and the previous responses that the DC9098 will work.
1813607
I replaced my nicad battery with the lithium, and it worked fine. You do have to buy a different charger for it.
1812135
It should work. I got my tools as a set in 2005 and my old batteries were 9096. These new batteries work perfect for it, last just as long and are about the 1/3 of the weight.
1903681
yes. the same batteries work all 18v Dewalt tools UNLESS you get a tool that is marked for lithium-ion.
2196903
See answer from Alex - he is correct. New charger charges NiCad and Lithium Ion. Old NiCad only compatible with NiCad.
694349
Not really... the Li-on battery has a bit less weight than the NiCD battery, but the stem reduces the weight of the body of the drill. So you still have the heavy base and the lighter top portion. Works great
1084703
The 18 volt lithium batteries will work with your tools that use the yellow batteries but you will need a different charger for the lithium batteries
2241533
Yes, they will work fine, the fit is a bit different does not look like they were made to go together but all works fine. The charger for the NiCd will not work, you must have the Li ion charger, they will last longer charge back faster and are much lighter in weight.
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I'll agree with the consensus.I cannot confirm or deny compatibility with the very old NiCd batteries, and in fact do not recommend it, but I can confirm by experience that NiMH - both "standard" and "long shelf life/pre-charged" - and the iGo batteries both work in this charger.
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All Dewalt 18volt batteries fit Dewalt 18volt tools. The only thing to be concerned about is the charging. DO NOT use a NiCad charger for charging a Lithium battery. The charger will over heat and fuse the battery and charger to become one. You can use a Lithium charger for a NiCad with no effect on the charger or battery. The Lithium chargers are yellow and the NiCad chargers are Black.
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XRP Lithium batteries will work wherever XRP NiCads will and they are not interchangeable with the Dewalts that use the nano type, different interfacere. Some day I may go nano but not until all my XRP tools die.
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The 20v MAX lithium battery will not fit tools that used the 18v NiCad battery. They are both 18v (nominal) battery packs. It would be less expensive the replace the cells in your NiCad pack with high capacity Ni-mh cells.
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also you can use the lithium batterys on the old tools just not old chargers if i didn,t make that clear before sorry long day
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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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Yes. the only thing is they need a Lit ion charger. the old charger will wreck the new packs.the battery cover part of the tool sticks out a bit further then the new batteries.